Through my travels and discussions with different people about shining the light in the world, I’ve encountered a common concern. Many people I talk with say they find it hard to get together a big group of people. I also hear, “It’s hard for me to be in front of a large group of [...]
Those of you who follow me on Facebook and Twitter are familiar with my updates and tweets about the Djembe Heart Meditation CD I listen to every morning. This is a powerful healing CD inspired by a good friend of mine who carries very strongly the energy of healing through compassion. I find this album [...]
Every Human is Born a Genius. My dear friend Malidoma Somé shared some wisdom of the Dagara people of West Africa: they believe that each and every human being is born a genius. We each bring a unique and special gift to the world. It is our job as members of this community on [...]
Time For an Update I figured it was time that I post an update on what's happening with my new CD! Those of you who listened to my interview on the John Holland show in January heard one of the cuts front it. I have been having so much fun creating this new music I [...]
This part of the journey, resulted in a time of great reconnection. Reconnection to the people that I had met before, and reconnection to new shining faces, to the youth that will be the next generation to carry on the ancient wisdom of Dagara. As we walked through the countryside it was apparent [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Intention and Sound Energy Hi, this is healingdrummer Toby Christensen. Intentional drumming part three is about Magic and Transformation. The power of this rhythm helps to transform aspects of our lives outside of laborious process and traumatization. The idea is that we let the sound energy of the drum shift the patterns of energy that [...]
"It is always a blessing to hear positive things about my work" says Toby Toby Christensen, The Healing Drummer, is a recognized expert and innovator in the field of healing music. Toby uses sound energy from the drum to create a force that disrupts unhealthy patterns and then combines elemental rhythms to restore and realign [...]
Sound Healing: Jonathan Goldman Style In my travels, I run across people who have studied other forms of sound healing. One of my recent experiences have been with some people who have learned vocal toning with a gentleman by the name of Jonathan Goldman. Mr. Goldman, is a pioneer in vocal sound healing and has [...]
