Accredited Training in Sound Therapy
Eagle Spirit School of Sacred Sound is a registered Training College with the Complementary Medical Association, giving you reassurance that I offer outstandingly high quality training in the field of sound therapy, in a calm and supportive way.
I have been teaching and training for 3 decades in corporate settings, have facilitated drum healing workshops and sacred ceremony work for very many years, and am a qualified Lifelong Learning Tutor. It is my passion to share knowledge with patience, compassion & light heartedness - when I teach, I also learn.
These days, I choose to offer most of my training on an individual and small group basis by arrangement only from my country cottage in a peaceful village in the South Downs National Park. I offer a calm sanctuary in which to do this work.
Occasionally and when guided to do so, I may offer a workshop from one of my collaborators, with whom I have built relations over many years.
Gong Workshops
I offer the following gong training workshops:
- A 1/2 day (4 hour) Introductory "taster" workshop in Sound Therapy, which includes tuition in gongs, himalayan singing bowls, & the shamanic drum. No prior experience necessary;
- A 1 day Beginners workshop in Sound Therapy. More in depth than the 1/2 day, with more time to explore the gongs & other sacred instruments, No prior experience necessary;
- A 2 day Way of the Gong workshop. This training can lead to accredited practitioner status should you choose to achieve certification through post-training case study work, which I support you with. Suitable for beginners and those with some experience;
- A 1 day advanced gong practitioner training. This is available only to students who have graduated as accredited practitioners with the Eagle Spirit School of Sacred Sound.
Learning the gong is a deeply esoteric and spiritual experience born of complete surrender and leading to the cultivation of gong consciousness. Gong consciousness is the permissive, non-egoic state of total acceptance of "whatever is, simply is". This yogic state, known as Turiya, connects us to the Source of Creation.
Learn more about this training on my Workshops page. I offer this workshop on an individual and small group basis by arrangement.
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Shamanic Drumming Practitioner Training
"Drum sound rises on the air, its throb my heart. A voice inside the beat says - I know you are tired, but come. This is the way"
Rumi
The shamanic medicine drum takes us into our heartspace. As a foetus in our mother's womb, it is the first sound we heard, and also its voice is the beat of Mother Earth.
In my shamanic drum practitioner teachings, you will work in a deeply ceremonial way to birth your own drum. We will build a Medicine Wheel together in the tradition in which I have been taught - there are many, none are right or wrong, its about our spiritual intent.
In birthing your own drum, you will form an understanding of its anatomy, and over time develop the deepest, intimate connection with this powerful tool,. You will also learn the fundamentals of shamanic journeying, ceremonial drum circles, and the application of the drum to sound therapy, enabling you to offer this as a therapy for others. If you choose to progress towards practitioner status, you will be mentored in your case study work.
Learn more about this training on my Workshops page. I offer this workshop on an individual and small group basis by arrangement.