To The Beat Of My Own Drum

Once I started using Reiki energy regularly in my life, I had a very strong desire in my heart to learn more about Shamanism. Shamanism is not a religion. It is a method, a practice, a way of life that requires humility, reverence towards Nature, and self discipline. I bought several books about combining Reiki with Shamanism in a Reiki practice. I studied them, and I loved the idea of using the two modalities together, and I have been on a quest ever since to learn as much as I can about it in this lifetime. In Dec of 2013, I had a sudden, deep desire to get and use a drum in my life, and healing practice. I found a Reiki drumming class online and immediately signed up without questioning what I was doing. I remember thinking how out of character this was for me to desire a drum. Yet, there was no denying the call of it to my wildly, passionate heart. Drums are living, and they contain the spirit of the animals and wood they are made from in addition to the special spirit medicin...