A Ceremony of Spirit, Integration & Rebirth
With Phil Whitefeather & Julie Gregory
Saturday 7th March in Torquay.
Before it was a drum, it was life.
It ran beneath the sky.
It breathed the air.
It felt the Earth beneath its hooves.
We do not make drums.
We birth them back into sacred service.
Through prayer, gratitude, and intention, the spirit of the animal is honoured.
The tree that once stood rooted in the soil is remembered.
Earth and animal are reunited.
And through your hands — reborn.
This is Drum Birthing.
A rite of passage.
A remembering.
A returning.
When we gather in ceremony, hide and wood are consciously transformed into a living shamanic healing drum — not an object, but an ally. A keeper of rhythm. A bridge between worlds.
Each drum carries a heartbeat.
Your heartbeat.
And the ancient heartbeat of Mother Earth.
During This Sacred Day You Will:
Birth Your Own Medicine Drum
Choose your drum size (16”, 18”, or 20”) and your hide (horse or other hides available). Through guided ceremony, you will honour the spirit of the animal and tree, awakening your drum as a sacred ally for healing, ceremony, and spiritual connection.
Craft Your Personal Beater:
Create your beater using materials provided, or bring foraged wood and meaningful fabrics to infuse your tool with your own story and intention.
The Path of Integration:
This ceremony is held in a way that honours both ancient earth-based traditions and grounded therapeutic understanding.
Transformation does not need to be dramatic to be profound.
Healing does not need to reject the modern world to honour the old ways.
What to bring:
Food to share
Clothes pegs
Spoon and bowl
Big towl
Cusion
Sacred Object for the alter
Phil Whitefeather has been holding Drum Birthing ceremonies and birthing drums for well over 15 years, alongside more than 20 years as a psychotherapist and shamanic practitioner.
He is a:
• Sweatlodge Pourer
• Energy Healer
• Kambo Practitioner
• Plant Medicine Holder
• Psychotherapist
His work bridges the spiritual and the psychological — ensuring ceremonies are safe, ethical, embodied, and well-held.
Julie Gregory is a Shamanic Practitioner, Energy Healer, Reiki Practitioner, and Medicine Plant Facilitator. She brings intuitive presence, compassion, and balanced feminine wisdom to the circle.
Together, Phil and Julie create a container that is both spiritually deep and safely anchored.
What May Awaken Within You:
• Reconnection to nature and ancestral memory
• Emotional release held within safe, supported space
• Strengthened intuition and inner authority
• Grounding and nervous system regulation through rhythm
• Renewed creative purpose
• A lifelong sacred companion for healing, ceremony, and personal practice
When you birth your drum, something within you is also brought into alignment.
The rhythm regulates.
The rhythm clears.
The rhythm unites body, mind, and spirit.
Nourishment (vegan soup) will be shared.
Drinks available throughout the day.
Plenty of parking by the venue.
If the drum is calling you,
it is already part of your path.
Contact me or Julie directly for further information.
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