Full Moon Meditation
Feb
1

Full Moon Meditation

This Pisces season we connect with the energy of the Full Moon in Virgo. A special time of connecting to how we balance the principles of science (Virgo) and spirituality (Pisces) in our lives. Under the Virgo moon we may become very analytical of our emotions, giving us the opportunity to see why we react to things rather than being ruled by our reactions.  This full moon gives us the opportunity to examine our beliefs, and realign with our spiritual truths.

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Sound and the Elements: A 5-Hour Workshop presented by the Dream Seed Sound Healer Training Program
Mar
28

Sound and the Elements: A 5-Hour Workshop presented by the Dream Seed Sound Healer Training Program

Dive deep into the elemental healing expression of sound. This course will guide participants on how to structure a sound bath in relation to the medicine wheel and the four elements: air, fire water, and earth. Our intention is to teach sound practitioners how to create a ceremonial sound journey that draws upon the invocation of the elemental forces, weaving sonic expression into a cohesive narrative, guiding listeners towards a state of peace and harmony. We draw upon teachings passed directly to us by elders from various indigenous traditions, whose healing practices are focused on sound and music. We will also explore constructing a ceremonial four elements altar for healing work. This is a great course to understand the mythology of sound in ceremony and how modern day practitioners can work with these teachings in their own work.

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Sound Healing Practitioner's Weekend: A 2-Day Retreat in the Catskills presented by the Dream Seed Sound Healer Training Program
Apr
11
to Apr 12

Sound Healing Practitioner's Weekend: A 2-Day Retreat in the Catskills presented by the Dream Seed Sound Healer Training Program

Dive deep into the elemental healing expression of sound. This course will guide participants on how to structure a sound bath in relation to the medicine wheel and the four elements: air, fire water, and earth. Our intention is to teach sound practitioners how to create a ceremonial sound journey that draws upon the invocation of the elemental forces, weaving sonic expression into a cohesive narrative, guiding listeners towards a state of peace and harmony. We draw upon teachings passed directly to us by elders from various indigenous traditions, whose healing practices are focused on sound and music. We will also explore constructing a ceremonial four elements altar for healing work. This is a great course to understand the mythology of sound in ceremony and how modern day practitioners can work with these teachings in their own work.

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ARA Healing Arts School Year Long Apprenticeship & Launch
Apr
21

ARA Healing Arts School Year Long Apprenticeship & Launch

Golden Drum is pleased to announce the launch of ARA Healing Arts School, guided by community members Brooke Hamre Gillespie and Nicole Adriana Casanova. ARA Healing Arts honors and integrates the sacred traditions of humanity that support awakening, consciousness, and holistic healing. Brooke and Nicole bring over twenty years each of dedicated study and practice in traditional healing arts and spiritual lineages.

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Prayer Carriers - Women’s Cacao Ceremony
Jan
13

Prayer Carriers - Women’s Cacao Ceremony

This January, under the steady and wise influence of Capricorn, we’ll gather in circle with sacred cacao, held in the warmth of sisterhood. Through prayer and shared presence, we’ll invite courage, strength, and grounded determination into the year ahead - so that our steps in 2026 may be renewed, empowered, and peacefully aligned with our truth.

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Afro-Roots Rhythm & Song with Kevin Nathaniel - Presented by the Dream Seed Sound Healer Training Program
Jan
10

Afro-Roots Rhythm & Song with Kevin Nathaniel - Presented by the Dream Seed Sound Healer Training Program

Tap into the African music tradition, filled with inspirational songs, sounds and rhythms that have spread across the globe and influenced many other genres of music. Kevin’s approach to teaching is an experiential, collaborative, and group experience where participants will literally be feeling, moving, and singing the rhythms they are learning -- the class is a ritual in itself.

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Full Moon Meditation
Jan
3

Full Moon Meditation


Align your energy with the powerful influence of the Capricorn season and the Cancer full moon. This is a beautiful time to ground in the structured and focused energy of the Capricorn season under the nurturing and intuitive Cancer full moon.

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Dream Seed x Anahata Sessions
Dec
29

Dream Seed x Anahata Sessions

Dream Seed invites you for an immersive evening of healing and transformation in a collaboration with Anahata Sessions. Participants will create intentions for the coming New Year, we will have a candle meditation and vision practice to begin our sonic journey with Dream Seed, and Dream Seed will provide transcendental sound while participants receive personal healing, designed to foster deep relaxation, expand consciousness, and support personal growth and renewal.

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Wind Instruments For Sound Healers, A 5-Hour Workshop presented by the Dream Seed Sound Healer Training Program
Dec
13

Wind Instruments For Sound Healers, A 5-Hour Workshop presented by the Dream Seed Sound Healer Training Program

Learn to play many different types of healing wind instruments including flutes, jaw harps, om wands, the didgeridoo, and the harmonica. The majority of the wind instruments used in this workshop are of an intuitive nature so no prior music experience is necessary to attend this program.

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Prayer Carriers - Forgiveness Prayer
Dec
9

Prayer Carriers - Forgiveness Prayer

You are lovingly invited to gather in a sacred circle on the day of 8 Ajmak, a potent moment to honor the spirit of forgiveness, restore harmony in our relationships, and offer prayers for healing across time and lineage. Ajmak reminds us that to err is human - and to forgive is divine. It is the thread that weaves compassion through our stories, allowing us to release burdens and walk forward with grace.

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Prayer Carriers - Remembering the Sacred Ways 
Nov
18

Prayer Carriers - Remembering the Sacred Ways 

As part of Golden Drum’s 15-Year Anniversary, Prayer Carriers is deeply honored to welcome and present esteemed elders from the Haudenosaunee and Lakota traditions. These wisdom keepers will share sacred stories, ancestral experiences, and the ceremonial practices their traditions use to honor the cycles of life.

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15 Year Anniversary Celebration + Cacao Ceremony
Nov
15

15 Year Anniversary Celebration + Cacao Ceremony

This November 14th and 15th we celebrate 15 years since the Golden Drum first opened its doors to New York. Born from a community vision that was guided by our elder, Maestro Manuel Rufino, we gathered collectively to create an oasis where indigenous elders and their wisdom can unite together.

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Heart of the Earth Drum Making Ceremony
Nov
8

Heart of the Earth Drum Making Ceremony

The drum is a sacred instrument that speaks a universal language. Its rhythmic heartbeat is at the center of ceremonies held by people all over the world. The shamanic drum is used to communicate with the Spirit and to connect our hearts with the heartbeat of the Earth. It is a powerful medicine that heals the body, heart, mind, and spirit. In this workshop, we will come together in a sacred space to create our own ceremonial hand drum and learn a hand drum-tying technique. 

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Dream Seed: A Journey Through Sound
Nov
7

Dream Seed: A Journey Through Sound

Dream Seed is a sound healing ensemble created by members of Golden Drum, Sacred Arts Research Foundation, and Didge Project. Shamanic chanting, mantras, overtone singing, Native American songs, indigenous music, didgeridoos, crystal singing bowls, bells, gongs, harmoniums, tuning forks and other overtone-emitting instruments are used to create an environment conducive to deep relaxation and inward investigation. 

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Day of the Ancestors Cacao Ceremony with Dream Seed and Golden Drum
Nov
1

Day of the Ancestors Cacao Ceremony with Dream Seed and Golden Drum

Come and harmonize with your ancestors, heal old relationships and make peace with the ones that came before us. Our annual Day of the Ancestors ceremony is an opportunity to forget, forgive, and let go.  Together we will build a beautiful flower mandala altar celebrating those that came before us, and we will pray with the sacred medicine of cacao and allow the transcendent music of Dream Seed and the Golden Drum community to carry us into our hearts.

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Sacred Song School Presents: Heartsongs with Guitar featuring Shola & Brooke
Oct
23

Sacred Song School Presents: Heartsongs with Guitar featuring Shola & Brooke

In celebration of Golden Drum’s 15 year anniversary, Shola & Brooke dive into their favorite repertoire of songs for this special 3 hour workshop! Experience the unifying force of a group singing and playing guitar together. This class is available In-person and on zoom! 100% of the proceeds will be donated to support fundraising efforts of our 501-c3 Non-Profit Organization, M.A.I.S.C

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Dream Seed Sound Healer Training Program, 2025-2026
Oct
18

Dream Seed Sound Healer Training Program, 2025-2026

This 9-Month, 120-hour in-person and online multi-cultural training course is designed to give participants a hands-on approach to facilitating sound healing sessions and using sound for personal enrichment. By bridging the fields of sacred music, energy work, and healing traditions, participants will strengthen their capacity as sound workers and will walk away with the skills and knowledge to be able to incorporate sound into healing sessions and meditative environments.

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Dream Seed: A Journey Through Sound
Sep
30

Dream Seed: A Journey Through Sound

Dream Seed is a sound healing ensemble created by members of Golden Drum, Sacred Arts Research Foundation, and Didge Project. Shamanic chanting, mantras, overtone singing, Native American songs, indigenous music, didgeridoos, crystal singing bowls, bells, gongs, harmoniums, tuning forks and other overtone-emitting instruments are used to create an environment conducive to deep relaxation and inward investigation. 

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Mapuche Lafkenche Cultural Talk with Panchita & Calfín
Sep
26

Mapuche Lafkenche Cultural Talk with Panchita & Calfín

The Mapuche Lafkenche nation lives at the gateway to Patagonia in southern Chile. Despite colonization, they have preserved their traditions over time—protecting their land and keeping alive their prayers and ways of honoring the spirits. They are a nation of the moon, with silver as a symbol of their water lineage—beings guided by lunar cycles. Their lives revolve around these cycles, carrying messages about the feminine, the role of women, and the balance of the human lineage.

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