This wonderful retreat will open with a rhythmic ritual around the bonfire led by Tommy Brunjes on the Wednesday.
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday we’ll be working on Middle Eastern style tambourine and the tar in the standing and knee positions and including Brazilian candomblé trance rhythms.
For advanced students Tommy will hold
special sessions focusing on learning to improvise with frame drum and teaching his personally developed techniques for pandeiro
and kanjira.
Therapeutic rhythmic techniques will be taught, helping drummers develop a powerful sense of time.
Each evening there will be a special event.
Another evening we will focus on Sound Rituals from ancient transformational practices.
A third evening will be a movie night ! Excerpts from Layne’s newest film Axé Orixá (shot in Salvador, Brazil) will be shown, featuring the amazing festival of Iemanja, the festival of Omalu, and much more!
Sunday will be marked by a ritual. While thinking mythically and working ritually, we will create a closing ceremony using the many tools worked on during these five days.
This event is held in the Prama Institute, near Asheville, North Carolina. It is quite the building:
For further details, see Layne Redmond's website ( layneredmond.com) under "Schedule".