Shamans Rest

14/04/2026

🌌 The Truth About Starseeds (And Why You Feel Different)

Do you ever feel like you don’t quite belong here?

Like you see the world differently…
Feel things more deeply…
And struggle with surface-level conversations or everyday life?

You’re not alone.

A lot of people are now calling this being a “starseed”…
but what if the truth is something far more grounded… and far more powerful?

I’m thinking of running a small workshop in Lichfield exploring:

🌿 Why you feel different
🌿 What’s really behind that feeling
🌿 The connection between you, nature, and the wider universe
🌿 And how to turn it into something positive and purposeful

This won’t be fluffy or fantasy-based.
It will be real, practical, and something you can actually use in your life.

There will also be a short guided sound experience to help you connect properly — without “floating off somewhere else”.

👉 If this speaks to you, comment YES below or message me
and I’ll send details if I go ahead with it.

Andrew 🧙
Shaman’s Rest – Where Spirit & Nature Align

13/04/2026

GONGS IN YOUR GARDEN 🌿
A Private Sound Bath Experience at Your Home

Would you love something completely different with friends or family… without leaving the house?

I’m now offering private sound baths in your own garden — bringing the full Shaman’s Rest experience directly to you.

Imagine this…
Soft evening light…
Friends gathered…
And the deep, powerful vibrations of gongs and sound flowing through your space.

This isn’t just relaxation…
It’s a shared experience you’ll remember.

✨ Perfect for small gatherings
✨ Birthdays or special occasions
✨ A unique alternative to a night in

I bring everything — gongs, bowls, instruments — you just provide the space.

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💰 Pricing:
☀️ Weekday daytime: £80
🌅 Weekday evenings: £120
🌙 Fridays: £130
🌿 Weekends: £140–£150

📍 Lichfield & surrounding areas
👥 Small groups (4–8 ideal)

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👉 Comment “GARDEN” below or message me to check availability

Let’s bring something a little special into your space 🌙

— Andrew 🧙
Shaman’s Rest – Where Spirit & Nature Align

10/04/2026

COMING SOON — ANDREWELSON.COM

This isn’t just a website…
It’s everything I’ve been building, brought together in one place.

From the cellar of Shaman’s Rest
to the shop at Dreamcatcher Gifts
to the teachings within Dreamcatcher Academy

And now expanding further through my work with Centre of Excellence…

Everything connects here.

🌿 The teachings
🔮 The stones
🌲 Courses at Nellie’s Wood
🔥 The journey

Including something new…
🌿 Sprigite — a stone of the land, shaped by water and time,
from the energy of Nellie’s Wood.

Over the years, I’ve guided thousands of people through sound journeys, workshops, and courses…
Now it all comes together.

⚡ AndrewElson.com — launching soon

A place to learn
A place to heal
A place to reconnect

To everyone who has supported, attended, shared, or believed in what I do…
You’ve helped build this journey.

Thank you 🧙

09/04/2026

Discover a powerful blend of ancient shamanic wisdom and modern crystal practice. This course guides you through the energetic, spiritual, and practical methods of working with crystal allies to support healing, protection, balance and inner transformation.

04/04/2026

There’s been a real shift lately…

So many people walking into the shop are saying the same thing —
“I feel overwhelmed… tired… not quite myself.”

Because of that, I’ve opened up a small number of 1-to-1 sessions this week in the cellar.

These aren’t rushed or surface-level…
They’re a chance to properly reset, clear your head, and reconnect with yourself again.

Some people come for clarity
Some for emotional release
Some just to feel calm again

You don’t need to be “spiritual” — you just need to feel ready.

I keep these sessions limited so each person gets the space they need.

If you feel drawn, just message me “SESSION” and I’ll send you the details 🙏

Andrew
Shaman’s Rest

04/04/2026

TUESDAY NIGHT SOUND BATH – TUDOR CELLAR ✨

Step down into the stillness of our 515-year-old Tudor cellar and experience a deeply grounding shamanic sound bath designed to calm the mind, release stress, and restore balance.

This is a small, intimate session — just a few people, candlelight, and powerful sound vibrations from gongs and instruments that work on both a physical and energetic level.

🕯️ Tuesday – 7:00pm
📍 Tudor Row, Lichfield
⚠️ Only 3 spaces remaining

These sessions often bring:
• Deep relaxation
• Emotional release
• Better sleep
• A reset for mind, body & spirit

If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, tired, or just need time to reconnect — this is your space.

👉 Booking is essential via the link below

Once it’s full, it’s full.

— Andrew
Shaman’s Rest
Where Spirit & Nature Align

With Andrew Elson at Shamans Rest Every Tuesday | 7:00 PM – 8:PM | Step into the sacred and begin your week in alignment…

02/04/2026

April at Shaman’s Rest — Step Into Stillness, Sound & Spirit ✨🌿

As we move deeper into spring, April brings the perfect time to reconnect… slow down… and realign with yourself.

I’ve opened a small number of intimate sessions and experiences this month — each designed to help you reset, ground, and reconnect.

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🔔 Tuesday Night Sound Baths (Tudor Cellar Experience)
📍 Candlelit 515-year-old Tudor cellar
🕖 7:00 – 8:00pm
👥 Limited to just 4 people per session

Dates:
• April 7th
• April 14th
• April 21st
• April 28th

👉 A deeply immersive sound journey using gongs and instruments to calm the mind, release tension, and restore balance.

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🥁 Monthly Drumming Circle
📅 April 27th
🕖 7:00 – 8:00pm

👉 A grounding, rhythmic journey connecting you back to the earth, your body, and the steady beat within.

No experience needed — just come and feel it.

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💎 Half-Day Introduction to Crystal Healing
📅 April 26th

👉 A hands-on, experiential course where you’ll learn how to:
• Connect with crystal energy
• Ground, protect, and balance yourself
• Begin working with crystals in everyday life

Includes crystals, workbook, and certificate.

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✨ All sessions are small, personal, and held in a safe, supportive space.

Spaces are limited and tend to go quickly.

👉 Message me directly to book or ask any questions.

Follow the link below for bookings and more details

Shamans Rest | Sound Baths, Shamanic Drumming Circles & Spiritual Retreats in the MidlandsEvents are provided by Andrew Elson: Spiritual Teacher, Healing Practitioner and Nature Guide, Founder of Shamans Rest, Dreamcatcher Academy, and Dreamcatcher Gifts.Shamans Rest hosts sound baths, shamanic drum...

30/03/2026

✨ 1,000 Souls Strong ✨

A huge heartfelt THANK YOU to every single one of you who has followed, supported, shared, attended, and believed in Shaman’s Rest 🌿

We’ve just reached 1,000 followers… and that’s not just a number — that’s a growing community of people reconnecting with nature, spirit, and something deeper within themselves.

From sound baths in sacred spaces…
To woodland journeys and drum circles…
To quiet moments of healing and reflection…

You’ve all been part of this path 🙏

This is only the beginning.
Something powerful is building here.

If you’ve ever felt the call… now is the time to step in.

Shaman’s Rest — Where Spirit & Nature Align 🌲✨

27/03/2026

Shamanism today sits between two worlds… and most people don’t realise they’re experiencing both.

On one side, you have modern approaches—often influenced by Michael Harner—that offer structure, rhythm, and a way in.

On the other, you have traditional practices—rooted in land, spirit, and lineage—where the work is lived, not taught.

Both matter.

But they are not the same.

Most people begin with technique…
But what they’re really searching for is connection.

And that’s where things start to shift.

At Shaman’s Rest, we stand between these two worlds

Not choosing one over the other—
but bringing them into relationship.

Using structure as a
doorwayRespecting tradition without imitating it
Grounding everything in real, lived experience

Because the truth is…

It’s not the method that matters most.

It’s what happens when the method falls away.

🌌 That’s where the real work begins

Not in repeating a rhythm…
But in responding to what’s actually there.

Not in learning about spirit…
But in being in relationship with it.

If you’ve ever felt like there’s more to this path than what you’ve been shown…

You’re right.

And you’re not alone.

— Andrew Elson
Shaman’s Rest
Where Spirit & Nature Align

26/03/2026

There’s something quietly powerful about Darwin House — and especially the hidden gem behind it… Dr Darwin’s Herb Garden

Most people see a garden.
A shaman sees a living apothecary… a conversation between earth and spirit.

This garden, once connected to Erasmus Darwin — physician, philosopher, and grandfather of Charles Darwin — holds more than history… it holds memory.

Each plant here carries a purpose:
• Healing the body
• Calming the mind
• Opening the spirit

Long before modern medicine, these herbs were our teachers. And from a shamanic perspective… they still are.

When you walk through a herb garden like this, you’re not just looking — you’re listening.

👉 The scent of rosemary sharpening awareness
👉 The grounding pull of sage clearing energy
👉 The quiet whisper of lavender calming the nervous system

This is plant spirit medicine.

Not separate from science… but the roots of it.

Erasmus Darwin himself understood that nature was intelligent, interconnected, alive — something shamans have known for thousands of years.

And places like this remind us…

We don’t need to go far to reconnect.
The old ways are still here.
Growing quietly… waiting to be remembered

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If you’ve ever walked through this garden, pause next time.

Don’t rush it.
Feel it.

Because you’re not just in a garden…
You’re in a living field of ancient knowledge.

— Andrew Elson
Shaman’s Res

25/03/2026

Spring Equinox Gratitude – Arbor Low & Nellie’s Wood ✨

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us for the Spring Equinox at Arbor Low and then into the heart of Nellie’s Wood 🌿

There was something truly powerful about standing together on that ancient land — feeling the balance of light and dark, the turning of the seasons, and the quiet shift into new beginnings.

From the stones of Arbor Low to the flowing energy of the woodland stream, you could feel the connection… not just to the land, but to each other.

These are the moments that remind me why this work matters. Not just the drumming, not just the sound… but the shared experience, the grounding, and the space we create together.

Thank you for your energy, your presence, and your openness. You all helped make it what it was.

We move now into the lighter half of the year — a time of growth, action, and stepping forward 🌱

I look forward to seeing many of you again soon, whether in the wood, the cellar, or at the next circle.

Much love and respect to you all,
Andrew

Shaman’s Rest

25/03/2026

Shamanic Drumming: What It Really Does to Your Brain 🥁

Shamanic drumming isn’t just “relaxing music”…
It’s one of the oldest technologies for shifting human consciousness.

For thousands of years, shamans used the drum to enter altered states — to journey, to heal, to connect.

But here’s the interesting part…

👉 Modern science is now catching up with what ancient traditions already knew.

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🧠 The Scientific Side

When you listen to a steady drum beat (usually around 4–7 beats per second), something powerful happens in the brain:

• Your brainwaves begin to synchronise with the rhythm (called entrainment)
• You shift from normal waking Beta state into Theta brainwaves
• Theta is the same state linked to:
– Deep meditation
– REM dreaming
– Creativity
– Emotional processing

This is why people often say:
“I felt like I went somewhere…”
“I saw things…”
“I released something…”

Because neurologically… you actually did.

The drum literally helps guide your brain into a state where healing and insight become more accessible.

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🌌 The Spiritual Side

From a shamanic perspective…

The drum is not just sound — it’s a heartbeat.

• The heartbeat of the Earth
• The rhythm of nature
• The pulse of life itself

When you sit with the drum, you’re not just listening…
You’re remembering.

Entering the space between worlds.
Where guidance, ancestors, and inner truth can be accessed.

This is why drumming has been used for:

• Journeying
• Soul retrieval
• Emotional release
• Spiritual connection

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✨ Why It Feels So Powerful

Because both are happening at once:

👉 Your brain is shifting into a deeply receptive state
👉 Your spirit is opening into a deeper layer of awareness

That’s where the magic is.

Not in belief…
But in experience.

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🌿 At Shaman’s Rest, we don’t just play instruments…
We create a space where your mind slows down, your body softens, and something deeper begins to move.

Because sometimes…
Healing isn’t about thinking.

It’s about rhythm.