2025 Dates:

Sat/Sun May 3rd/4th

Venue:

Yoga of Sound Nature Retreat & Holistic Academy
Ballyhooly, North Co.Cork

Nestled in the picturesque foothills of the Nagle Mountains and the Blackwater valley, less than 100 metres from an ancient and sacred woodland.  An abundance of spiritual pilgrimage sites at the doorstep.

Day 1 :

Forest Edition Certified Sound Bath Professional w/- Shaman Drum Journey

Discover the healing power of Sacred Earth Medicine working with sound bath and sacred drum including how to work safely and effectively with trance states for the deep inner relaxation of sound journey meditation with groups or individuals as a spiritual practice for deep rest, relaxation and stress reduction necessary for homeostasis and complete mind body health & wellbeing.

Topics covered will include:

• Traditional welcome ceremony
• A History of sound healing with drum
• Biofield Therapies & Energy Healing
• Introduction to natural laws and energetic safety
• Cultivating reverence and respect for sacred space
• Types of drums including shaman drum, bodhrain, handpan
  
• Connecting with the spirit of your drum
• Drum Sound Healing – introduction to rhythms and protocols for healing individual and groups
• Working safely and effectively with trance states
• The 3 steps of preparation for a sound healing session
  
• Drum sound healing supervised practice
  
• Experiential forest drum journey
• Intuitively discover your message from the Spirit Animal
• Working with spirit of the rattle
• Making your own rattle.
• Introducing popular sound therapy instruments for a complete sound bath / sound journey meditation experience including sacred gong, himalayan singing bowls, crystal singing bowls, chimes and more
• Design & planning a sound bath / sound journey meditation
  
• Conducting a sound bath / sound journey meditation for groups or individuals.
  
• Deliver a sacred sound bath / sound journey meditation – practical supervision.
• Closing ceremony to bless your rattle and set your intentions for the sacred Celtic season ahead

and much more.

Certificate of Completion awarded in sacred ceremony at the end of day 2.

Day 2 :

Grá Na gCrainn Earth Spirit Forest Bathing© Leader Certificate
w/- Drum Sound Healing & Celtic Ogham

mA unique fusion of ancient Celtic traditions, neuroscience and indigenous nature spirituality from Australia.

Building on the teachings from day 1 as you discover how to safely lead groups to forests and outdoor places of natural beauty for connection to the spirit of the trees and narture for spiritual practice and deep rest, relaxation and stress reduction to encourage homeostasis and complete mind body health & wellbeing.

Topics include:

• Life force energy and the universal consciousness
• History & Benefits of the emerging field of Forest Therapy
  
• The psychology of sacred space
• Drum Sound Healing – more work with the rhythms and protocols for healing individual and groups
• The spiritual practice of deep inner listening from the Ancestors of the native Earth Spirituality of my homeland Australia and it’s application to the art of Earth Spirit Forest Bathing© in the Celtic tradition.
• Connecting with our friend the trees for self-healing & Spiritual growth
• Cultivating reverence and respect for the forest and the natural world
  
• Traditional and modern use of the Celtic Ogham
  
• Celebrating the seasons and the Celtic Wheel of the Year
• Creating your own forest welcome ceremony
• Working with groups outdoors – planning & preparation
• Choosing the best forests to work with
• Health & Safety
  
• Insurance compliance
• Forest Drumming experience – Experiential journey with Shaman Drum – chakra energy cleanse.  Experience this yourself then discover how to facilitate this for others

and much more

Required Equipment (both days)

You will need to bring your own shaman drum.  Synthetic skin is recommended for working outdoors as they don’t go out of tune due to the humidity of the Irish climate like the traditional animal skin drums oftendo.

You will find a great selection of recommended shaman drums available to buy online on our sister website Irish Academy of Sound Therapy from the following link:

Enrolment Fees

2-days €495 booking deposit of €95 to confirm your place.

Previous graduates of Wisdom of Danu 1.0 at any level, can avail of an upgrade scholarship rate for a limited time.

Accommodation

Private double, twin and single ensuite rooms are available in our 5-bedroom guest house – subject to availability.   Campervans are welcome in our private carpark.  Bathroom facilities are available for campervans.

If our guest house is booked out there is a selection of BnB accommodation in nearby Fermoy (11 minutes) or Mallow (22 minutes)