November 2019 Drum Circle Facilitation Training

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We are very excited to be offering our fourth year of drum circle facilitation training to you all!

Participants will learn key tools that can be applied to personal development, community and business. The Drumming Sounds methodology of facilitation is based on ancient tribal technologies of holding ceremonial space. This practice is about transforming oneself as much as it is about transforming the community.

About Trainer:

Andrew Ecker born from the Apache born to the Irish has been a bridge for community for 21 years. He is the owner of Drumming Sounds, a drum circle facilitation company, Wellness Sourcing LLC, as well as an author and a public speaker & has been facilitating community building and developing engaging events for over 2 decades. Andrew specializes in drum circle facilitation, motivational speaking, corporate team building and wellness programs. As a trained Healthrhythms facilitator Andrew has been able to work with many nations, churches, businesses, festivals organizations and individuals and is currently facilitating 1 to 5 drum circles a day in Phoenix AZ. Some of the groups Andrew has brought his message of community to are the following: The Havasupai Nation, The Navajo Nation, The Hopi Nation, The Yaqui Nation, The Gila River Indian Community, The Tohono O’odham Nation , United States Veterans Administration , The Area Agency on Aging, City of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Baha'i Faith, Phoenix First Assembly of God, Neotribal the Gathering, Lucidity Festival, Symbiosis Festival, McDowell Mountain Music Festival, Blue Star Gate and many many more…

Andrew has been a presenter for some of the largest and most influential groups in the state of Arizona including; The Arizona Senior Center Association, The Arizona Therapeutic Recreation Association, Arizona Activities Coordinators Association, Assisted Living Federation of Arizona, The AZTEC awards and many more. He will be passing on 21 years of experience in personal development community building and drum circle facilitation. Andrew has received mentorship from some of the best drummers, drum circle facilitators and ceremonialist in the world including Arthur Hull, Christine Stevens, Dr. Barry Bittman, Mamady Keita, Ted Begay, and Linda June Rettinger,

Whether you are interested in new career, just a fun weekend or have desire to transform yourself and your community this 3-day training is for you!

Friday November 29 2019- 10am-6pm:

10am-10:30am- Registration and meet and greet:

You have time tell yourself 10am is on time lets connect.

10:30am-11:15am- Sacred Circle/Ceremonial Space and open jam:

Beginning our process together in ceremonial intention opens the senses and gathers the mind. This is a time for connecting to the heart and opening the container. This is about you letting go of the distractions and stepping into your optimal self. Best way to do that is with the drum.

11:15am-12:45pm- Drumming Sounds Facilitation Experience:

Andrew Ecker will facilitate an approach to drum circle facilitation that will incorporate his years of experience and training into a 1.5-hour experience that you can use as a template for your own drum circle facilitation practice. This is an example of a simple step by step process that will give you as a professional, or beginner facilitator and deeper understanding into the technologies of the drumming sounds approach. This foundational experience will help to establish a grounding for the rest of the training.

12:45pm-1:45pm- LUNCH BREAK

1:45-2:45pm- The Spiral

Delineating the energetic and spiritual possibilities of a drum circle this is the foundation of the Drumming Sounds approach and really is about a way of viewing life. This process of energetic manifestation and displacement is at the core root of possibility and resonates in a space of serving yourself and all of your relations. This begins the class journey into the deeper big picture of what is going on in a drum circle from a metaphysical observation point.

2:45pm- BREAK

3pm-4pm- The Circle:

Holding space, creating a sacred container for people to embrace the empathetic challenges of connection. How that looks inside the capacity of a drum circle; overcoming the linear and stepping into infinite. The practice of holding circle as a social, spiritual and community experience has been the catalyst for many tribal communities and is a part of the foundation for a drum circle. Learning the key ways we approach circle is vital to understand how to use this profound energy. One of the basic tools of facilitation is empowering the collective and maintaining the focus, this class will help us define the group container and dynamics within this process.

4:00pm- 5:30pm- 4 Offices of Facilitation:

Understanding the 4 offices of a facilitator; dictator, leader, servant leader and facilitator. As you learn the dynamics of each office your role will be clear and the group will share in this process. This class will equip you to create a safe container for a group and help to identify your roles inside the circle.

5:30pm-6pm Download Sharing Circle for the Day

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Saturday November 30, 2019- 10am-6pm:

10am-11:30am: 4 Basics Foundations

There are four foundational components of a drum circle that have been the catalyst for Drumming Sounds creating meaningful experiences around the country. Learning how to incorporate these 4 foundations into your practice will give you tools to enhance the experience of any drum circle.

11:30-12pm- Share Download

12pm-1pm- LUNCH BREAK

1pm -2:30pm- Basic Facilitation Tools:

There are some key fundamental tools that will equip you to facilitate a drum circle. We will go over these in a workshop type environment in which everyone will be challenged to participate in using these technologies.

2:45pm 3:00pm- BREAK

3:00pm-4:30pm- Drumming Basics:

Drumming basics will teach you a simple base for building a musical experience. This class will define for you the process of entraining a group to a rhythmic agreement point. We will learn a simple rhythm as a group that will help you as a facilitator to have one in your tools. We will look at the teaching opportunities inside of the container of teaching a rhythm in a drum circle and the broader metaphor.

4:30pm- 5:30pm- Open Drum Circle

5:30pm- 6pm- Downloads Share Time

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Sunday December 1, 2019- 11pm -7pm:

11:00pm-11:30pm- Open Share

1130am-1pm- Vibration Programming (Sound Healing):

Learn the key steps to increasing the energetic displacement and manifestation inside the container of sacred space through the use of gongs, didgeridoo, Native American flute, Tibetan Singing Bowls, drums, rattles gourds and songs. This experience this will be great place to spend a Sunday.

1pm- LUNCHBREAK

2:00pm- 2:40pm- Hands on Sound Healing Experience: use of gong bowls and chimes in a learning environment

2:40pm-3:30pm Drum Circle Tools:

Learn tools that can be applied to all aspects of a circle. This will give you a practical approach to maintaining the group focus whether it be on music, social, spiritual or corporate level. Maintaining any group focus can be a challenge learn some reallyhelpful tools for creating a safe place for people to connect.

330pm 430pm- Community Development:

(Marketing drum circle and sound healing sessions)

Learn the language that has transformed the Drumming Sounds brand to one of the most active drum circle facilitation companies in the country. These concepts of marketing through experience, strategic planning, strategic alliance and brand fortification are all part of the platform that will be discussed. Beyond the flow of currency this class will leave you inspired to go out and create a better future for yourself, family and community.

430pm 530pm-DINNER

530pm-630pm- Community drum circle open invite to friends and family this will be a life changer and great way to share your powerful new tools with the community.

630pm-7pm Closing Ceremony

Each participant will receive a certificate of completion after successfully completing Drumming Sounds Facilitation Level One. This will be something special as it will be the first class of many please invite friends and family to wish the best on your completion.

***certificates of completion will be given at end****