Rhythmic Path of “Fire and Purification” 2009 with Layne Redmond

Friday Layne Redmond presented, When The Drummers Where Women Slide presentation and the path of the Bee Goddesses associated with the frame drum:  Aphrodite, Demeter, Artemis, Persephone, Cybele and Bridgit -- to name a few.  We learned bhramari, the buzzing pranayama called the Bee Breath and introduction to rhythmic integrative meditations.

Saturday & Sunday were spent taking students on a  Rhythmic Path of  “Fire and Purification” journey.  Brigid Goddess of Sacred Flames and Healing Fire and purification will be an important aspect of this gathering. The lighting of candles and fires represents the return of warmth and the increasing power of the Sun over the coming months.

Chanting, overtone singing, and humming sacred sounds to the rhythms of the frame drum is an ancient technique for directly synchronizing the mind and body, creating conditions for psychological, physical, and spiritual healing.
*    Bridgit was connected to the bodhran, so we will learn rhythms on the “ knee position” as well as the middle eastern tambourine.  
 Layne Redmond