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If you would like to add or change information about a drumming circle in your area to this page, please send information to rachel@shamansociety.org. These listings are free to all members.

Please also refer to www.shamaniccircles.org or to www.shamanportal.org to find a more comprehensive list of local drumming circles. We encourage you to add your circle info to the Shamanic Circles website by contacting jordinelli@earthlink.net.

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ALABAMA

1st Sundays 1:00pm - shamanic drumming circle for exploration and personal growth
3rd Sunday 1:00pm - shamanic drumming circle for healing

Contact:
Jeffrey Rich 
Huntsville, Alabama
256-337-1699
jeffrey.rich@gmail.com
for locations

 

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ARIZONA

I host a Sacred Drumming Circle every first Friday of the month.

Contact:
Leelja Baur-Davidson
info@condormatrix.com

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Drumming Circle - Flagstaff AZ every first Thursday of the month from 5:30 til 7:00 pm.

Contact:
Karen@spiritdrum.org
928-606-4611

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Journey/Drum Circle - Phoenix, AZ
Third Saturday of every month from 2pm to 4pm
Prerequisite: Foundation for Shamanic Studies Basic

Contact:
Melissa Dawahare, NMD, RN
shamanism@drmelissa.com
480-993-8249


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CALIFORNIA

Northern California

The Mount Shasta shamanic drum circle at Spiritwalkers meets the first Friday of the month at 7 pm.
A second drum circle meets alternating days and evenings Saturdays and Sundays.
Spiritwalkers Retreat - 1520 Shasta Acres Road, Mount Shasta, CA 96067.

Contact:   
Della Clark                         
530-926-5133
hidella@aol.com
www.spiritwalkersretreat.com


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The Earth Caretakers drum circle meets the first Thursday of each month in Sonoma.

Contact:
Meg Beeler
Megbeeler@earthlink.net

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Shamanic Drumming For Peace
Drum for peace and the earth in the Sierra Nevada foothills.

Contact:
Donna M. Guyot
530-559-5057
diag@fscalifornia.com

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Monthly Shamanic Journey Circle, 3rd Friday, 7-9 pm, Auburn, CA. For experienced journeyers only.  Advance reservations required.

Contact:
      
J.P. Tindell
Auburn, CA
916-296-8232                     
jptindell@yahoo.com                                                     
www.shamanichealingcollective.org

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Drumming Circles held every solstice and equinox in San Francisco, California

Contact:
Foundation of the Sacred Stream
info@sacredstream.org
415-333-1434
www.sacredstream.org

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Monthly shamanic practice circle in San Mateo, now in third year, open to newcomers, seasonal/elemental themes. Contact for more info:


Contact:

Daniel Foor
650-248-8917
danielfoor@yahoo.com

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We meet at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at San Francisco State Downtown Campus, 835 Market Street, 6th Floor, San Francisco, CA. The circle meets on the 4th Monday (March 24, April 28, May 27 [in lieu of Memorial Day], June 23, 2008) from 2 - 4pm. Bring a rattle or drum, eye covering, gift for the altar and journal. Visit our website for dates.


Contact:

Debra Varner
415-694-9015
www.cel.sfsu.edu/olli/
debra@purplemedicinewoman.org

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Southern California

The San Diego shamanic group meets quarterly.  

Contact:
         
Gretchen McKay              
gcmckay@cox.net

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Victoria Lynn's drumming group meets the 4th Saturday of each month from 7:00 - 9:30 p.m. at the Fair Plaza Community Room, 35 W. Clover Street, Woodland, CA.

Contact:

Victoria Lynn
530-661-3307
ShamanicSpiritHawk@webtv.net

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CANADA

Monthly Shamanic Drumming Circles in Nanaimo BC: This is a time of ceremony, community and sharing. We gather to honour our Earth and each other through the journey process. The drumming supports the Shamanic Ceremony as we open to the divine wisdom of Spirit. All who wish to be part of this process are welcome! Bring drums, rattles, didge's or just yourself!

Contact:
Deborah Hollins
deborah183@shaw.ca

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Drumming Circle in Grand Forks, B.C. Canada. We meet every New Moon at my place. It's not always on the exact day of the New Moon, but as close as can be managed by me. On weekends it's usually held at 2 pm, but during the week 6 pm is more likely. For exact times and days please call.

Contact:
Gisela Ko
250-442-2391
gixel@telus.net

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The Vancouver Community Healing Circle meets twice a month and is open to new members. We meet with the intention of strengthening our Core Shamanic skills and providing healing for ourselves, the community, and each other.

Contact:
Angela Prider
westcoastshamanic@shaw.ca
www.westcoastshamanic.com

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Bracebridge community Drum Circle

- - Year round
- - every Tuesday evening 7.00 to 9.00 pm
- - free, open to anyone, all types of drums and percussion, all skill levels,
- - beginners welcome!
- - facilitator: Mi-shell Jessen ph: 705 645 4167
- - June to September: Bandshell, Memorial park - downtown Bracebridge, Ontario
- - Sept to June: indoors at 459 Willson's Falls road --> or call Mi-Shell

Contact:
Mi-Shell Jessen
bearpaw@muskoka.com
705-645-4167

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The Healing Drum - Shamanic / meditative Frame Drum Circle

- - every first Monday of the month
- - oriented towards frame drumming, soft percussion, meditation and healing work
- - traditional chants and songs are taught and shared....
- - drums are provided
- - free ! ! !
- - 2520 Fraserburg Road, Bracebridge

Contact:
Mi-Shell Jessen
bearpaw@muskoka.com
705-645-4167


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CIRCLE OF HOPE
Last Thursday evening of each month near Broadview and Danforth in Toronto.

Contact:
Jeannette McCullough R.N.
416 686 2297
www.shamansong.ca

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BECOMING THE MEDICINE
Based on Sandra Ingerman's Medicine For The Earth Work. One Sunday morning each month near Broadview and Danforth in Toronto.

Contact:
Jeannette McCullough R.N.
416 686 2297
www.shamansong.ca  

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CONNETICUT

Shamanic drum circles afternoons on the 3rd Saturday of the month and evenings on the Monday closest to full moons.  Open to anyone who knows the shamanic journey.  Our aim is to deepen our core shamanism skill and to journey for the healing of each other, the community and the land in which we live.  

Contact:
Maria Gharakhanian
Guilford, CT
SunsMoonsWithin@gmail.com
http://sunsandmoonswithin.googlepages.com/shamanism
203-464-0153

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HAWAII

Women's Native American Drum Circle every Thursday, 6:30-8pm. Come sing and pray around the drum, Call Robin for information and directions. $10 suggested donation.

Contact:
        
Robin Youngblood
Haiku, HI 
     
808-573-2784

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IDAHO

I am forming a drumming circle out of our weekly men's group. If you are interested, please contact me.

Contact:
Owen Marcus
208-265-8440
owen@shamaniccoach.com

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INDIANA

Hollow Hills Shamanic Drumming Circle
First Tuesday of every month

Contact:
Maire Quilter
812-988-1730
maire@sacredfire.net
www.hollowhillscircle.org

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KENTUCKY

I have a shamanic drumming circle that meets on the first Saturday evening of each month at 7 pm. We meet at my house: 3540 Salisbury Drive, Lexington, KY 40510. We do welcome beginners and try to do as much teaching and service work as possible.

Contact:
Dave Peck
recoveringscientist@hotmail.com
859-225-9924

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MARYLAND

Open journey group meets on second and fourth Saturday afternoons in Adelphi, MD. Beginners welcome.

Contact:
Mary (Tyrtle) Rooker
tyrtle@ShamanicSpring.com

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MASSACHUSETTS

I recently moved to central Massachusetts and am looking to connect with other shamanic practitioners in the area. I would love to get involved in some kind of drumming/journey circle.

Contact:
Crissy Palmieri
clpalmieri@yahoo.com
      

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Northampton Shamanic Drumming and Journeying Circle is held every second Thursday of the month at 16 Center Street, Suite 523, Northampton, Massachusetts, from 7 PM to 9 PM. A prerequisite is a basic knowledge of shamanic journeying. The group is open to new members. The requested fee per session is $5.

Contact:

Michael Verrilli, DO
413-584-5921
apuausangate@hotmail.com
www.theshamanspath.com

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MISSOURI

Drum Circles in the wilds of nature around fire under the stars from April through November.

Contact:
Pat Tuholske
Grubville, MO
k9ally@netzero.com


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NEW JERSEY

Monthly drumming and journey circles in Monmouth County and Mercer County. New members welcome.

Contact:
        
      
Elaine M. Egidio              
info@dancingwindstherapy.com
www.dancingwindstherapy.com

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The Northern New Jersey circle, the Shamanic Compass Drumming Circle, meets monthly on a Sunday.

Contact:

Anne Wennhold
201-947-9295

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2007 Shamanic Journeying Circles
Thursday nights; meet at 7:30 PM


Contact:
Elise Cummiskey
14 Cherry Street, Chester, NJ 07930
www.ravenwalk.net

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At Serenity House, in Manchester, NJ, Circles are held approximately every 6 weeks in correlation to the equinoxes and solstices as well as the betwixed and between solar/lunar holidays. In the spring and summer as well as early autumn, drumming circles are held under the stars around a fire. 7 - 9 pm

Contact:
Rev. Karen B McCann
http://serenityhealingandministries.com
serenity_house@msn.com
732-323-9507


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Our circle meets quarterly at the equinox and solstices festivals, and also in late October to honor our ancestors and descendants.  We meet at Wellspring Center for Yoga and Health, 19 N. Centre St., Merchantville NJ.  Please join us in community for healing, visioning and journey work as we honor Mother Earth and all that vibrates.
 
Contact:
Susan Rossi
msrossi@ comcast.net
856-216-1859 for information or directions.

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NEW YORK

Northeast drumming circle.

Contact:
      
Cecile Carson              
ccarson@aol.com              

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Tom Cowan              
cowanwoods@aol.com

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I have a weekly drumming circle every Tuesday from 7-9 in the Ithaca, NY area.

Contact:
Pat Floyd
447 Tupper Road
Newfield, NY 14850
607-279-0444
dancingdrumha@aol.com
www.dancingdrumha.com

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New and full moon drumming circles with Mama Donna Henes - Urban Shaman. All welcome. No experience necessary.

Contact:

Donna Henes

cityshaman@aol.com
718-857-1343

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The Healing Harmonics drumming circle in Vestal, NY meets the first Thursday of each month. We have been meeting monthly for the past 15 years and are open to new members.

Contact
:
Colleen Kiley
607-785-2180
colleenkiley@stny.rr.com

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Sweet Water Shaman Circle:  Monthly shamanic and drumming circle in Lower Westchester, New York (just 25 miles north of mid-town Manhattan).  We meet in Mamaroneck, New York,  which is only 35 minutes by car and 45 minutes by light rail commuter train from Manhattan; we are also 10 minutes south of Connecticut, and it is very easy to get to us.  Our gathering is called Sweet Water Circle and it is FREE and open to all.  We are creating a fun, friendly and loving community as we strive to heal ourselves and our planet.  Our monthly circles utilize practices and processes that source from all True Lineages of Light.

Contact:
Barbara Rhoades
Lower Westchester, NY
(914) 698-3934 (home)
(212) 309-1221 (office)
bzrhoades@cal.berkeley.edu

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NORTH CAROLINA

For information on the drumming circle in Durham North Carolina:

Contact :
Mara Bishop
Durham, NC
mara@wholespirit.com
919-419-1074

 

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OHIO

Windsong Healing Arts Drumming Circle - We are a journey and healing drum circle located in Beavercreek, Ohio (near Dayton). We meet every other Wednesday evening from 7:30 - 9:30pm.  Please come at 6:30 if you have no experience in shamanic journeying.  
Please email at windsonghealing@sbcglobal.net or call for further info.

Contact:
1552 N. Central Dr.  Beavercreek, Ohio
937-901-1624
windsonghealing@sbcglobal.net
www.windsonghealingarts.com

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OREGON

Eugene Shamanic Drumming/Healing Circle
Open to all. Sunday nights 7-9 pm. We meet the first Sunday night of the month in the Eugene area and sometimes more often depending on the needs of the group. We also meet for special occasions, full moon ceremony, Solstice, etc. For more info and location, please call.

Contact:
Leia
541-844-2805
info@leiahart.com
www.leiahart.com

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4th Wednesday of each Month 7-9 pm: Cedar Mountain Drums Shamanic Journeying Circle, 2239 E. Burnside St. Portland, OR 97214 (above our store) Donation $10.00

Contact:
Patrick
503-235-6345
patrick@cedarmtndrums.com

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PENNSYLVANIA

Karen Dugan has a drumming circle in Harrisburg that meets on the new moon.
Our group is currently working with Alzheimer's patients in nursing homes raising energy and healing.

Contact :
      
Karen Dugan              
ladyhawk@pdt.net

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Earth Healers Journey drumming circle is a diverse group who meets the 4th Saturday of each month to practice core shamanic drumming.

Contact:
The Sage Center
Dawna Joy
724-561-3446
djkelderhouse@gmail.com

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TEXAS  

Madre Azul Shamanic Drumming Circle meets every Full Moon and New Moon @ 7:30 pm at Maria Elena's house.

Contact:
Madre Azul Drumming Circle
Maria Elena
Full Moon
2901 W. 45th Street
Austin, TX 78731
512-453-1391
shamaria@grandecom.net

The drumming circle meets every other week at NiaSpace, 3212 S. Congress Ave, Austin . We start at 7:30 pm.

Contact :
      
Gerry Starnes
512-586-2736
gerry@gerrystarnes.com
www.gerrystarnes.com/drumjourney.html

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VIRGINIA

We meet the 3rd Monday of every month May to October in Charlottesville VA, 7pm.

Contact:
Shirley Paul
434-297-3934
worldtree@cstone.net

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WASHINGTON

This is a monthly drumming/journey circle - Second Saturday Shaman, 2:00-4:00.  Pot Luck to follow.  Suggested donation $12.00.  Bring drum or rattle, dish to share, scarf, blanket, pillow, etc.  Typically there are two journeys with drumming rotated among myself and participants.  Good converation, food and community.  Sedro Woolley Washington location.  

Contact to RSVP:
Sandarah Amun
sandarahamun@gmail.com
360 855-2269

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I have an ongoing drum circle open to all ages and abilities (Native American, African, etc.). It meets on the first Wednesday of each month at Unity Church, 2900 S. Bernard Spokane, WA from 7 - 9 pm.   Offered on a love offering basis.

Contact:

Richard V. Dalke, MS
rvdalke@deerhawkenterprises.com
509-326-4163

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Shamanic Journey Circles with Christine Marie Wallace
At the monthly journey circles we actively explore our own healing and that of our local and global communities. We will gather once a month on Monday evenings  in Seattle. This is an open circle by donation only, and no one is turned away for lack of funds. Suggested donation: $20-$25. Please bring a drum and/or rattle; a journal and pen; and a sense of adventure. The only prerequisite is experience with shamanic journeying.

Contact:
Christine Marie Wallace
206-736-2446
info@christinemwallace.com

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There is a 24 hour Drumming for Peace Vigil which happens on the last Saturday of each month in Olympia, Washington. The event starts at dawn on Saturday; people may come and drum for 20 minutes or 20 hours. Drums are provided, or you can bring your own. The event is located on Percival landing along Olympia's waterfront, near the kissing couple statue. The street location isthe NW corner of 4th and Columbia.

Contact:
Barbara 360-866-7687
bkrul@juno.com
Janet 360-352-9009
jpartlow@aol.com

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WASHINGTON DC

Open journey group meets on second and fourth Saturday afternoons in Adelphi, MD. Beginners welcome.

Contact:
Mary (Tyrtle) Rooker
greentyrtle@gmail.com

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UNITED KINGDOM


Cambridgeshire Shamanic Drumming Circle

The East Anglia region of the UK has been a centre for mysticism and spirituality for millennia and we are carrying on this tradition in the heart of rural Cambridgeshire, 6 miles from the city of Cambridge. We are an open group, so you are welcome to come and drum and journey with us!

Contact:
<For more information>
Michael Meredith
Email enquiry form:
www.sunflower-health.com/forms/enquiry.htm

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The London Open Drumming Group

The group is open to anyone who has done an introductory course in core shamanism. We meet from 12noon - 6pm on the Second Saturday of the month and new members are welcome. Participants should have done an upper and lower world journey and journeyed on behalf of someone else. Cost £5 towards hire of venue and hot drinks.
For more information go to http://www.shenoah.abelgratis.co.uk/London_open_drumming.html

Contact:
Shenoah Taylor
shenoah@abelgratis.co.uk
+44 (0) 20 8993 8392
+44 (0) 794 154 4961

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Warrior in the Heart
No experience necessary - all welcome!

Glastonbury - Fortnightly on Friday evenings with Mark Loman
West London - Monthly Saturday half-day gatherings with Howard & Elsa Malpas

Contact:
www.shamanicwarrior.com
warriorintheheart@tiscali.co.uk       

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England, Cornwall
Drum and Journey Circle
Last Saturday in the month 2pm - 4.30pm
All are welcome, novice and experienced who would like to join a circle and explore the world of the shaman.

Contact:
Degs
01566 785192
info@healingtree.org.uk

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Derbeyshire, UK
Meetings are twice a month. Once in  Derby and the other at Belper in Derbyshire.
Beginners are welcolme, no experience needed.
Drumming for journying , meditating, healing or just for the rhythm.
We invite people to bring their own instruments. Some may be borrowed for the evening.

Contact:
Tel 01332 880984
dunnwooddrums@live.com
www.dunnwooddrums.com

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Fortnightly in Brecon, Wales
Other events on special days
Beginners welcome to learn the ways of the Shaman

Contact:
Sarah Howcroft
spirit@shamanism-wales.co.uk
www.shamanism-wales.co.uk

     
 
     
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