Welcome to you, oh wild wanderers on the road of wonder, you who know you are bigger than your worries, bigger than your envies, bigger than your fears. Welcome, seekers after the heartbeat of the deep. Oh open-armed lovers of the pulse of life, welcome. To you, of the immense tribe of the Spiritual But Not Religious, and to you who seek to love this awesome earth, who want beauty even more than you want money, welcome! And welcome to you who yearn to live your days drawing on a source of love, curiosity and wonder rather than fear and obedience. Welcome, welcome to you who ache to learn the next verse of “Oran Mor,” the “great song” of the universe. Welcome one and all to Drumming The Soul Awake.
Drumming The Soul Awake meets at First Universalist Church, 34th street and Dupont Avenue South in stupendously spiritual Uptown, Minneapolis. In St. Paul, we meet at the cosmically stimulating St. Paul Area Council of Churches building, 1671 Summit Avenue (two blocks west of Snelling). Drums are also held sometines at the UU Church of Minnetonka is at 605 Rice Street E, Wayzata.
Drumming starts at 7 PM. Don't stress over being a little late. There are all kinds of drums in the room from all kinds of traditions. We welcome all drums, rattles and wahoo-makers, all drummers and all experience levels! Sometimes people show up with melody instruments, and that brings happiness. If you'd rather dance than drum, come and dance, because that brings happiness too. It's not a wide open drum jam - I facilitate lightly, suggesting rhythms and teaching whatever needs to be taught. But, the core of our drumming is that we allow the spirit of the drum to come and sweep us away, and "play through us." So I only step in when I need to.
The drumming lasts for about 90 minutes or, as I like to say "until we are ready." We take a short break for snacks and conversation with fellow drummers, then the second part of the evening is more directly ceremonial, meditative, prayerful, or shamanic - whichever word you wish to use. We include the break between the two parts so that those who want the drumming but don't want the ceremony may exit without feeling they are put on the spot. The best way to understand what happens at these drumming events is to come and try it out, or read some of Jaime's blog posts here.
Questions? Want to receive email reminders a few days before the next drum? Send Jaime an email: drummingthesoulawake@gmail.com
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Welcome to you, oh wild wanderers on the road of wonder, you who know you are bigger than your worries, bigger than your envies, bigger than your fears. Welcome, seekers after the heartbeat of the deep. Oh open-armed lovers of the pulse of life, welcome. To you, of the immense tribe of the Spiritual But Not Religious, and to you who seek to love this awesome earth, who want beauty even more than you want money, welcome! And welcome to you who yearn to live your days drawing on a source of love, curiosity and wonder rather than fear and obedience. Welcome, welcome to you who ache to learn the next verse of “Oran Mor,” the “great song” of the universe. Welcome one and all to Drumming The Soul Awake.
