2. Healing Drummer Workshops

1. 5 Element Rituals and Drumming

2. Healing Drummer Sound Healing Certification Level 1

3. Discovering Shamanism: The Shamanic Journey

4. Down The Rabbit Hole! Year Long Shamanic Training

5. Healing From Grief: The Ritual Of Release and Restoration

6. Interactive Concerts

7. Organizational And Community Work

 

1) 5 Element Rituals and Drumming: Ready to turn your obstacles into pathways of power? Ready for balance and happiness?

“All together now!…”—The Beatles “Rhythms and Ritual For Transformation & Change” 

Overview: Change your rhythm and change your life is the fundamental promise of Toby’s work. This workshop will change your life!! In this workshop you will learn the powerful 5 Element drum rhythms and how to apply these rhythms to overcome difficulties and set the course of your life in alignment with your life’s purpose. You will also learn the fundamentals of ritual and ceremony to complement the energies of each of the elements and apply them in a way to further empower your life’s purpose.

Objective: To understand and apply the powerful 5 Element Drumming System to bring balance and happiness into your life. Regardless of your drumming experience (none is necessary) you will walk away from this workshop with the proficiency to play and apply these rhythms to achieve powerful transformation and focus in your life. The objective is to teach you the fundamentals of ritual and a way to create meaningful ceremony in your life so you can reduce stress and flow more easily towards the life you desire!

Results: This event will create a compelling and moving influence in your own life where you can bring about the physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional changes you need and desire. These practices changed Toby’s life helping him discover his purpose and mission in life. They will yours as well!

In this intimate and powerful setting, the circle creates a powerful intention and force for change. Each person will receive a drum healing from Toby.

Schedule your workshop today!

To prepare for your 5 Element drumming experience click here to order your 5 Element Drumming DVD/CD combo and learn the rhythms in advance!

 

2) Healing Drummer Sound Healing Certification Level 1

“Where the Soundship goes, everybody goes. To refuse to drum is to refuse to travel. To forget how to drum is to forget how to feel.”

—Malidoma Some’

Overview: Your job got you down? Ready for a career with purpose, fulfillment and fun? Join Toby for this dynamic workshop where you will learn the fundamentals of Sound Healing. Get your Level I certification! In this workshop you will learn how to incorporate different sound instruments into your healing practice, helping you to provide immediate and permanent balance and realignment to the chakras and etheric body of you and your clients. There will be skill development, information gathering, shamanic journeying and intention setting practices along with other teachings to get you ready for a new vocation!

Objectives: You will learn at least 2 techniques for each of the Five Element Sound Healing tools we will be working with, Drums, tuning forks, rattles, and the voice! You will develop skills in information gathering, shamanic journey, and intention setting. You will learn a treatment protocol to effectively and systematically apply the techniques acquired.

Results: Upon completion of this course you will have a fully established protocol and appropriate knowledge of sound healing to begin a basic practice as a Sound-Healing practitioner. You will also qualify to participate in the Level 2 Sound Healing Certification and then move on to the “Mastery of Sound Healing” where you will then qualify as an instructor for this course.

To learn more about sound healing and the way the drum can be used, click here to order your 5 Element Drumming DVD/CD combo and learn the 5 Element system in advance!

 

3) Discovering Shamanism: The Shamanic Journey

“I’m trying to free your mind, Neo. But I can only show you the door. You’re the one that has to walk through it.”

—Morpheus

Overview: Are you ready to walk through this door? Ready to go to the worlds of your ancestors? In this workshop you will learn a safe and accurate way of accessing information, guidance, protection, and wisdom of the ages. This technique has been utilized throughout history by indigenous people worldwide, and has proven with a 40,000-year-old history to be a tool of great efficacy.It will become your most valuable of your spiritual life!

Objective: To learn to maneuver skillfully through the “non-ordinary” world of the shaman in a safe, and empowering way. You will firmly grasp the concepts of working from your “power spot,” learning to journey to the upper and lower worlds of the shamanic universe with skill, ease, and safety.

Results: You will have a full and complete format to use this technique for problem solving, receiving healing, and clarity. You will also have the ability to expand your knowledge through the application of this technique for life situations and greater connection to the magical world of energy and spiritual guidance.

When you sign up for the shamanic journey course, make sure and also purchase Toby’s The Shaman’s Journey CD. This will be a valuable tool as you apply the techniques you will learn at this workshop.

 

Watch a Short Video of Scenes from Toby’s Drum Workshops & Circles

 

4) Down The Rabbit Hole! Year Long Shamanic Training

“You take the blue pill, the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill, you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.”

—THE MATRIX

Overview: Are you longing for a greater sense of purpose? Don’t know where to turn? Step into the extraordinary! Toby’s one-year shamanic training course is gaining rapid popularity from people of all spiritual and metaphysical disciplines. The course consists of 4 weekends throughout a year where you will be given tools and training to enhance your connection to the unseen world as well as instruction that will enhance personal power, help to connect you to your highest destiny and life’s purpose.

The training consists of practices of “Core Shamanism” with specific rituals, ceremonies, and processes from West African, Native American, and South American tribal traditions.

Objectives: To master the procedures necessary to safely and consistently access information and power from the shamanic realm. Engage in the rich exploration of ceremony, ritual and healing that will expand your horizons and skill level. Experience the timeless traditions of the indigenous. Take your personal practice deeper and more effective.

Results: You will have the skills necessary to begin a practice as a Shamanic Practitioner, healing techniques to help yourself and others, a deep connection to the Ancestors and “other worldly beings” for assistance and healing, a well established “Circle of Power,” established guidance for problem solving and energy transformation, an expanded point of view to see the world from a place of deep compassion

Click here to submit your application for this program. No previous experience is necessary. Program schedule and locations can be found here.

To prepare yourself for the adventure ahead experience the magic of Toby’s work by listening to his Dancing Fire CD.

 

5) Healing From Grief: The Ritual Of Release and Restoration

“Unlike people in the West, the Dagara believe it is terrible to suppress one’s grief. Only by passionate expression can loss be tamed and assimilated into a form one can live with.”

—Malidoma Some

Overview: Have you experienced loss or trauma that you just can’t shake off? Are you paralyzed with depression, sadness, or chronic misfortune? In this workshop you will learn the process of healthy grieving that will bring you full circle to a place of comfort, strength, and hope.  You will gain the understanding that grieving is a natural process, though often ignored in our modern culture. You will also learn how the expression of grief honors your loss, but more importantly it readies you to release the pain and tension you may be experiencing so you can be restored to peace, hope, and joy.

Objective: Learn to use ancient practices and rituals to help guide you through a process were you can acknowledge, experience, and finally release your sadness and grief. Experience a journey of self-discovery and self-mastery creating a sense and perspective far greater and deeper than what you had before. In this group setting you also experience the compassion and support of community as you move from grief to comfort, strength, hope, and joy.

Results: The results from this positive experience are freedom from chronic grief and sadness, release from depression and hopelessness, freedom from thoughts and experiences of the past that have kept you imprisoned. Freedom, joy, and hope!

To begin the healing process, purchase Toby’s Four Doors Open CD. This 15 minutes of drum healing sessions will really help!

 

6) Interactive Concerts

“An Evening of Energetic Healing Music and Joy”

Overview: Let yourself be swept away by the evening of life-changing music, dancing, and drumming conducted by Toby Christensen, The Healing Drummer. This well-known healer, shaman, and musician will lead you through a joyful and interactive experience of passionate rhythms and powerful music.

Toby is an internationally recognized healer and musician who is sweeping the country with his blend of African, Aboriginal, and Native American drumming traditions combined with energetic modern music. Toby and special guests will create a unique and joyful evening and invite you to participate. So come and bring your drums, your instruments, and your voices. Get ready for “Energetic Transformation!”

Objective: To be part of a profound and life changing event and feel the energy and power of a crowd of like-minded people joining together in a celebration of music and spirit.

Results: You will be a part of a wonderful communal experience that will change the rhythm of your life.

Schedule Toby for your conference or community event NOW!

Click here to order Toby’s latest CD, World Groove. Enjoy!

 

7) Organizational And Community Work

“Each and every one of us is born a genius. It is my job to acknowledge and support the genius that resides in each and every one of you! Let me help!”

In addition to his healing practice and music, Toby also works with organizations and groups in various communities.

From speeches and corporate team building to out-reach programs for youth and the elderly, Toby brings his teachings and drumming to a wide variety of individuals and programs including:

•Yoga Classes & Seminars	•Youth Groups	•Physicians Groups
•Corporate Team Synchronization	•Holistic Healing	•Hospice
•Labyrinth Events	•GLBT Groups	•Nursing Homes
•Psychiatric Facilities

BOOK TOBY NOW!

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