Many of you know that I have done extensive training with Malidoma Somé and in my work with him have learned a lot about creating a space of fun and welcoming for the ancestors. When we do ritual, it’s usually in a very festive atmosphere. Good beverages, oftentimes a cigar, and always drumming! I recently [...]
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Full Moon Ceremony: Part 2
I love the comments that I received from my first posting about our full moon fire ceremony that took place this past July. Since then I have had the opportunity to do several sessions on those who were present for that electric experience. It is amazing to me even after all these years how powerful [...]
A Night of Drumming
Some of the time here on the island spontaneous occurrences present themselves. One night, my friend Terry Kingen was visiting me with his daughter, Tori, and she spotted my drums lined up along the wall. Being very curious about this, she asked to hear what they sounded like. What came from that was about 3 [...]
Interview with Toby Christensen, Part 3: The Healing Drummer’s Influences
Nechema Robinson, director of KinderWorld Tracks, recently spoke with Toby about his life and healing gifts. The following is the final excerpt from this three-part interview. Toby’s Influences & Heros Nechama: I’d be interested to hear who your childhood heroes were, [and] who do you look up to now? Toby: My first and most profound influence, musically, [...]
Vibrant Energy in The Healing Drummer’s Homecoming LP
I am pleased to present Homecoming, a celebration of dance and joy. Inspiration for my LP Homecoming came following a reunion with my dear friend and brother Malidoma Somé. We spent many years separated from one another, walking our separate paths. Our reconnection after all that time sparked great joy in my life, rekindling an energy that [...]
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 [...]
Ceremony and Ritual
Only one side of the story In my previous postings, I have shown you aspects of my travel, accommodations, and activities that I participated in on my recent adventure to Africa. What I want to do now, is to address an aspect of the culture that I found to be very powerful and helpful for [...]
My Adventure to Burkina Faso – Part 1
Traveling from Ouagadougou to the Bush I just returned from an amazing adventure in Burkina Faso West Africa. On my trip, I encountered a very different experience than I had when I visited twelve years ago. The video in this posting was taken while riding out of Ouagadougou, the capital city of Burkina Faso, into [...]
An Interview With Malidoma
Finding Cool Information I was Surfing the web and avoiding more important things when I stumbled upon this interesting article which is an interview with Malidoma. I’m good looking forward to co-facilitating some workshops with him in 2011 so I thought I would pass this along. I hope you enjoy. An interview with Malidoma Some [...]
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