REIKI DRUM & Sacred Sound Inspirations

09/12/2025

I always love the process of birthing the drum. The work involved with making a Dhol is quite intensive compared to a frame drum.

09/12/2025

Always good to have a digital detox...

A recent study published in PNAS Nexus found that simply blocking mobile internet access on smartphones for two weeks led to significant cognitive improvements, including better focus and mood, comparable to reversing a decade of age-related cognitive decline, with participants engaging in more real-world activities like socializing, exercising, and hobbies.

▶️Key Findings of the Study
📑Cognitive Rejuvenation: Participants showed improved sustained attention, with results similar to being 10 years younger cognitively.
📑Mental Health Boost: Life satisfaction increased, and depression/anxiety scores decreased, with effects even stronger than some antidepressant studies.
📑Behavioral Shift: Without constant digital distraction, people spent more time in person with others, outdoors, exercising, reading, and resting, note the researchers.

▶️How It Works
📑Reduces Cognitive Overload & Multitasking: The internet, especially social media, bombards the brain with rapid-fire information and constant task-switching (multitasking), which taxes attention and executive functions. Disconnecting reduces this overload.
📑Improves Sustained Attention: Removing digital distractions allows the brain to practice focusing on one task, strengthening sustained attention—a skill often diminished by digital habits.
📑Boosts Real-World Engagement: Without internet access, people naturally spend more time socializing in person, exercising, and enjoying nature, all of which offer different, richer forms of cognitive stimulation than screens.
📑Enhances Sleep: Less screen time, particularly before bed, leads to better quality and longer sleep, which is crucial for cognitive restoration and memory consolidation.
📑Lowers Anxiety & Improves Presence: Digital detoxes decrease anxiety and stress, helping people feel more mentally present and in control

09/12/2025

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08/12/2025

We have had a new baby in the family this year, and I've been introducing aspects of sound when it's possible, such as toning and Oming when they cry, Himalayan bowls etc. It's profoundly effective.

A baby’s brain reacts a mother’s singing voice like medicine by activating areas for emotional regulation, memory, and language, fostering bonding and reducing stress through familiar rhythms and voice, which releases calming hormones like oxytocin in both mother and baby, creating a powerful, natural early brain training and mood stabilizer. It’s a synchronized, soothing experience that builds neural pathways and promotes overall well-being, acting as potent emotional support and cognitive development tool.

🗂️How it works in the womb and after birth:

📑Auditory Stimulation: The fetus hears the mother’s voice as early as 18 weeks, building familiarity and recognizing patters, which aids language development later.

📑Hormonal Release: Singing triggers oxytocin (the “love hormone”) and serotonin in the mother whilst pregnant which crosses the placenta which calms the baby and reduces stress and stabilizes heart rate. These same hormones are released directly by the infant if the woman sings both during and after pregnancy.

📑Brain Development: Rhythmic singing stimulates brain regions for memory (hippocampus) and emotion (amygdala), forming richer neural connections and enhancing plasticity.

📑Emotional Regulation: Familiar melodies from the womb soothe newborns, lowering crying and syncing the baby’s arousal levels (measured by sweat) with the mother’s calm state.

📑Bonding & Mood: This familiar sound strengthens the mother-child bond and improves the infant’s mood, acting as powerful, free “medicine” for mental well-being.

🗂️Brain areas activated by music (including singing):

📑Amygdala: Emotional response.
📑Hippocampus: Memory formation.
📑Cerebellum: Movement.
📑Corpus Callosum: Synchronizes brain hemispheres.

08/12/2025

Water has a memory. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DR6_o3wkrtp/?igsh=eWd1cXZpd2huaTFu

08/12/2025

If life throws me challenges, I often do a practice where I remind myself with affirmations on a daily basis that I am a being of light, and it always makes the challenge seem less significant.

08/12/2025

To all the empaths. Since sharing
The Akasha Process, I have met countless empaths who have had the empath/narcissist relationship and been wounded by it. The work we do during the process facilitates deep healing of these wounds, so the empath can go on to shine brighter than ever before, with additional tools so you can love others without losing yourself. Our next workshop takes place 6-9 June. Four days of drumming and sacred ceremony. Get in touch if of interest.

08/12/2025

Oubaitori....

桜梅桃李 (Oubaitori)
Meaning: This Japanese phrase refers to four types of trees—cherry (桜, sakura), plum (梅, ume), peach (桃, momo), and apricot (李, uri)—each of which produces distinct flowers and fruits. The concept behind oubaitori is that these trees do not compete or compare with one another; instead, they each bloom in their own unique way, symbolizing individuality, diversity and non-comparison.

十人十色 (Juunin Toiro)
Meaning: This phrase means "ten people, ten colors," signifying that everyone has their own preferences, characteristics, and way of being. More commonly used in Japanese culture, this phrase celebrates human diversity and acknowledges that everyone is unique.

08/12/2025

When I introduced Reiki Drumming through personal guidance to the UK, I faced all sorts of negativity from naysayers. I can tell you lots of stories! So wonderful to see, 19 years later, that it is practised widely with lots of practitioners not only around the UK but around the globe, and it goes from strength to strength. I've faced the same with the Akasha Process, and because I understand its power, I hold the vision that it too will find its place in the coming years. If you want to drum with us in 2026, we currently have a few opportunities.

30th/31st May - In-person Reiki Drum Practitioner Training (2 places remaining)

6th-9th June - The Akasha Process

September-October Online Reiki Drum Practitioner Training via Zoom

https://www.instagram.com/p/DR9kFhlDJ7r/?igsh=MWc3dW9yZmdvbGl1cw%3D%3D

08/12/2025

Although Yule is just around the corner, we’re already looking ahead. We’re now taking bookings for our sonic Imbolc celebration. Join us in welcoming the first stirrings of the light and new beginnings, a sacred time to sow the seeds of your becoming for 2026.

Imbolc, marks that hopeful moment in the year when winter begins to loosen its grip and the first signs of spring start to appear. After the rest and hibernation of the winter months, our sonic session is a chance for you to reset, reflect, and set fresh intentions, a new year reboot before life gets busy again. It’s a time to focus on creativity, wellbeing, and new beginnings, honouring the slow but steady return of light and energy. While the sounds hold you in a suspended moment of quiet, the dreamscape of the gongs invites you to dream up something magnificent for the months ahead.
This event takes place on Thursday 5th February at Epping Hall. Arrival 19:45, ends 21:15 £21.00 per person. Book tickets at link in Bio.

Alongside our amazing Paiste Nickel Silver Symphonic and Planetary gongs, we also have Himalayan & Crystal Singing Bowls, drums, chimes, rattles and many other instruments to support the session.

Reiki Drum & Sacred Sound Inspirations

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08/12/2025

The role of the lightworker, teacher, healer... https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRoz-NMjjY2/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

07/12/2025

I love this... If people understood the unseen world of nature, the world would be a different place indeed.

Iceland has a long tradition of respecting folklore and the hidden world, and this belief still influences modern planning decisions. Some landscapes are left untouched because locals insist they might be home to elves, gnomes, or other hidden folk.

Whether taken literally or symbolically, these protections reflect Iceland’s deep respect for nature, culture, and the mysteries tied to its land.