The drumming and dancing continued during that wonderful evening! The sun began to set, but while there was still light we were going to continue to drum and dance and honor the ocean and sacredness of the beautiful island of Kuaui. The colors begin to take their place in the clouds, and the rhythms shifted [...]
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Drumming and Dancing: Part I
This summer’s Advanced Shamanic Training Workshop was about combining the shamanic technique of drumming and journeying with the beautiful nature that was present on the island of Kauai. First Time Drummer One afternoon, we went to a beautiful pavilion located right beside the ocean. There were lava rock cliffs just beyond the pavilion that made [...]
Adventures in Hawaii
As I browse through my photos of my summer experiences, fond memories fill my mind. I have been home for just a few days and miss the island terribly. On my last evening on Kauai we had a traditional going away party, typical of how I conclude each of the workshops that I facilitate. Or [...]
Tribal Connections Inspire Latest Album by The Healing Drummer
I’ve recently released a new album called Tribal Medicine. This CD features healing rhythms that are intended to restore listeners’ hearts and souls as the sensations of the healing drum infuses the body. Tribal Medicine offers inspiration through tribal connections. I’ve been told over and over again that while experiencing the album, a sensation of being [...]
What Zombies Taught Me About Transformational Drumming Part III
People say the kindest things… I thought you might enjoy reading (or just scanning) a sampling of the warm words people send me. The comments are from private sessions, drumming workshops, performances, and from people listening to my music CDs. “I closed my eyes and took a few deep, full breaths as the drumming began. [...]
What Zombies Taught Me About Transformational Drumming Part II
So now you know how things got started I would like to answer a few commonly asked questions. If you can think of anything you would like to know that I don’t cover here feel free to make a comment and ask. I’ll be happy to get back to you. “Are Healing Drummer Private Sessions [...]
What Zombies Taught Me About Transformational Drumming
People ask me all the time, “How did you get into doing what you do?” I was recently on HayHouse Radio on John Holland’s Show and it came up again so I’d like to share with you a bit of my story…I call it… What Zombies Taught Me About Transformational Drumming Toby Christensen, here. In [...]
Build Energy For The New Year!
Here is your music clip for the month of January. As many of you have read on the blog, I reunited with some old friends this past year who I used to play music with. This clip is a remix of track 1 of my Four Doors Open CD. Terry Kingen has laid some beautiful [...]
World Unity – Wake Up
This blog is the operations central for the HEALINGDRUMMER WORLD PEACE PARTY that will take place December 20th. For the past three years I have ended every event with a few minutes of DRUMMING FOR PEACE. What I mean by peace is summed up in the statement below. I’m not asking anyone to change their [...]
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