Wiltshire Sacred Sites Drum Birthing and Land Connection Journey

'My heart is full of gratitude for the experiences I have had this weekend. The memories I will treasure forever. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.' (S - 2023 Participant)

Come and walk with me on the land of the ancestors.

Arrive at Sacred Springs, connect with ancient chambers, feel into hilltop earth energies and pyramidial mounds and walk the ancient pathways into Avebury.

This is more than a drum birthing retreat - this journey is about connecting to the land and its energy, feeling in to what it is sharing with us and how we can work with it, and the drums we are bringing into the world, for the greatest good of all.

We arrive at 12pm on Friday 16th August 2024 near West Kennet Long Barrow. Here we will begin our journey - opening with a sacred circle and setting our intentions, meeting our hide and hoops and visiting 3 powerful earth energy centres.

Later we check in to our hotel - single board accommodation is included with breakfast for 2 nights - and should you wish, you can join us for dinner in the hotel restaurant (at your expense).

On the Saturday we rise and meet over breakfast, travelling this time high on to White Horse hills to connect to the land and feel its energetic presence, drumming together as we land deeper in this sacred landscape.

Then we move into woodlands to cut the lacing for our drums and perhaps be blessed with a beater stick before travelling down into Avebury, with time to visit the shops before sitting within the ley line energy and birthing our drums.

We end the day with a meal together - with main meal and first drink included, before retiring for the evening.

On the final day we rise and meet over breakfast, taking our drums to The Sanctuary - to connect in with its special energy and open our final day together. We add crystals and finalise our drums before moving down to the Avenue and ritually walking with new drum in hand along the avenue of stones and into Avebury. We will drum round the circle, meet the Tolkien trees and land at the Cove, creating our beater before activating our drums on the ley line energy, witnessed and welcomed by our journey brothers and sisters.

We end at 4pm on Sunday 18th August 2024.

This is a wonderful event, a time to connect with sacred landscapes, to be reverential as we step into places used and honoured by the ancestors and to invite that energy to infuse our hides and hoops - creating a mighty drum, a powerful drum, a drum linked to these special lands.

No experience of drumming or drum making or land based work is required. This retreat is open to all.*

What is included:

2 nights single occupancy accommodation

Breakfast on Saturday and Sunday

Saturday night main meal and drink

Drum making materials and guidance

Car Park payment at Avebury

All guidance at sacred sites

Drums to borrow when walking the land

What is not included:

Lunches - packed lunches for each day will be required - a supermarker is near the hotel

Water and other drinks when out each day

Travel to Wiltshire (having your own vehicle is preferred, however lift shares can be arranged for the duration of the journey and train station collection is available from Swindon or Pewsey on Friday 16th and drop of on Sunday 18th)

Dinner on Friday

How Much is it?

Early Booking price - £550

A deposit of £150 can be paid to secure your space and the balance will be due 1st June 2024.

You can pay in full here or contact Melonie web@thedrumwoman.com to arrange a deposit. Or to pay without Eventbrite fees.

Prices rise on 28th February to £625.

Please note that deposits become non refundable after May 1st 2024 and no refunds will be given after 1st July 2024 as all hotel and materials will have been paid for.

*Things to note:

This retreat takes place outside and we will continue in most weathers. Appropriate clothing is required.

Moderate fitness and mobility is also required as we will be walking uphill and around Avebury etc, however this is not a fast paced rush uphill!