I trust you are having an awesome day! This is the third in a series of five videos on the 5 Elements. This series focuses on the power of the drum and the rhythms that represent each of the elements. Listen to the rhythms in the videos and let your mind and body absorb them. [...]
I trust you are having an awesome day! This is the second in a series of videos on the 5 Elements. This series focuses on the power of the drum and the rhythms that represent each of the elements. Mineral is about communication and stories. The Dagara people who created this cosmology do not have [...]
I hope your day is going well. This is the first in a series of videos on the 5 Elements. This series focuses on the power of the drum and the rhythms that represent each of the elements. Earth is first, it represents nurturing, abundance, welcoming and home. As the days get shorter and the [...]
I had a great question come in from a HealingDrummer enthusiast from the DC area. "What keeps magic from happening? I need more magic in my life!" She recently made a huge effort to fight the traffic and crowds to see Pope Francis. She waited for hours on a crowded sidewalk with tens of thousands of people and guess [...]
I was at a party a while back and someone took a photo. They came running over and proclaimed: "There is an orb floating above Toby's head, I think!" We scanned the photo and there was something... Here is a story about an "orb" that was undeniable! This is another video about a real occurrence [...]
Happy Today ~~ Here is a piece about how our frame of mind can alter our ability to experience magic! How limited is your thinking? Can the mind really be "over matter"? "I am here to testify..."as the Rev. would say, that magic is alive and well. This is another video about a real occurrence that [...]
Happy Today! ~~ Today rekindle the magic in your life! Many of us as kids saw magicians and illusionists and really believed in magic. As we got older we were made aware of the trickery behind the "magic" and our belief in the real thing evaporated. "I am here to testify..."as the Rev. would say, that [...]
I hope you are having an awesome day! The element of Earth is about nurturing, abundance, welcoming and home. It is the element that makes a place for everyone and the element that holds all the elements together. We all carry this energy but people who's birth year end in the numbers 0 or 5 [...]
How's your week going? Great, I hope! As I work with many different people around the globe, one question often comes up: "Toby, how on Earth did you get started?" So, I decided to create a short video and my answer might surprise you. https://youtu.be/eBdK7wzlcOM
“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’, African Elder Facing The Challenge My father was diagnosed with Emphysema, Congestive Heart Failure and Lung Cancer. As his health deteriorates [...]
