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Healing Rhythms: “Call of the Ancestors” Energetic and Spiritual

I’ve recently released a new album called Tribal Medicine. This CD features healing rhythms that are intended to restore listeners’ hearts and souls as the sensations of the healing drum infuses the body. Tribal Medicine offers inspiration through tribal connections. I’ve been told over and over again that while experiencing the album, a sensation of [...]

By |2016-11-10T10:01:38-05:00June 20th, 2011|HealingDrummer CDs|2 Comments

Fire Ritual to Bring Your Dreams to Reality

There is always something you can do to change your life, to bring about the life you’ve always wanted. I’ve found following rituals central to the West African culture to be quite powerful in bringing about change. These rituals can help you realize how to bring your dreams to fruition and how to live by [...]

By |2016-11-10T10:01:39-05:00April 15th, 2011|Shamanism|0 Comments

Ritual and Renewal: The Element of Water

In the song “Rock Star” by Nickelback, there are a couple of lines that hit home with some things I’ve heard from others and, quite frankly, some things I feel from time to time. The song is about a guy who wants to change his life but feels it's too late, so he's asking for [...]

By |2016-11-10T10:01:39-05:00April 13th, 2011|Shamanism|0 Comments

Toby Christensen My Adventure to Burkina Faso part II

On To Dano On the next leg of our adventure, we headed from Ouagadougou to Dano the village where Malidoma was born. For those of you who have read the book "Of Water and the Spirit", this is the village where Malidoma's grandfather lived, and the prophesy of Malidoma's life was given. It [...]

By |2016-11-10T10:01:39-05:00December 20th, 2010|Indigenous Traditions|0 Comments

Toby Christensen My Adventure to Burkina Faso part I

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 12 years ago. The video in this posting was taken while riding out of Ouagadougou the capital city of Burkina Faso out [...]

By |2016-11-10T10:01:39-05:00December 15th, 2010|Indigenous Traditions|0 Comments
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