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About Michael Drake

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Welcome to my Lulu store. My books and music are also available at Amazon, iTunes, and CD Baby. To look inside my books, read reviews, or listen to music samples, please click on the links to my online stores located below in the left navigation pane. I founded Talking Drum Publications in 1991 in order to publish information related to shamanic drumming. Shamanic drumming is considered one of the oldest methods for healing and accessing inner wisdom. Practiced in diverse cultures around the planet, this technique is strikingly similar the world over. Shamanic drumming uses a single, repetitive rhythm played at a tempo of three to four beats per second. Although sounding quite simple and redundant, the unique connection between the drum and the shaman gives this drumming great power, richness, and depth. To learn more, please visit my website Shamanic Drumming.com.

 

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Talking Drum Publications
The Shamanic Drum: A Guide to Sacred Drumming (Paperback)
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Shamanic drumming is an ancient approach that uses rhythm as a vehicle for healing, consciousness expansion, and community... More > building. Trained in the Mongolian shamanic tradition, Michael presents the first practical guide to applying this ancient healing art to our modern lives. Included are step-by-step exercises and chapters on sacred drumming, journeying, power practice, and healing the earth. Whether you are an accomplished percussionist or a total beginner, this user-friendly book will help you utilize the healing power of drumming. Recent studies demonstrate that drumming is a valuable treatment for stress, chronic pain, cancer, stroke, trauma, addictions, mental illness, emotional disorders and a wide range of physical disabilities. The therapeutic effects include relaxation, healing, more energy, greater mental clarity, enhanced creativity and deeper self-awareness. Print and Adobe PDF download. < Less
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I Ching: The Tao of Drumming
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In this user-friendly interpretation of the I Ching, Michael Drake presents drumming as a revolutionary way to approach the... More > ancient Chinese oracle. A synthesis of shamanic drum ways and Taoist philosophy, I Ching: The Tao of Drumming provides for the first time the rhythmic structure of the 64 hexagrams or potential human situations. Drum patterns derived from the hexagram images render the essence of each archetype of experience into sound, giving it physical, mental, and spiritual impulse. Through the natural law of resonance, the drummer then embodies the qualities and attributes necessary to effect change or harmonize with change in any given situation. With clear and practical explanations of each of the 64 hexagrams along with useful exercises and illustrations, the author demonstrates how drumming these simple rhythm archetypes brings the essential self into accord with the pattern or way of cyclical change, and that way is known as Tao. Print and Adobe PDF download. < Less
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The Shamanic Drum: A Guide to Sacred Drumming
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Shamanic drumming is an ancient approach that uses rhythm as a vehicle for healing, consciousness expansion, and community... More > building. Trained in the Mongolian shamanic tradition, Michael presents the first practical guide to applying this ancient healing art to our modern lives. Included are step-by-step exercises and chapters on sacred drumming, journeying, power practice, and healing the earth. Whether you are an accomplished percussionist or a total beginner, this user-friendly book will help you utilize the healing power of drumming. Recent studies demonstrate that drumming is a valuable treatment for stress, chronic pain, cancer, stroke, trauma, addictions, mental illness, emotional disorders and a wide range of physical disabilities. The therapeutic effects include relaxation, healing, more energy, greater mental clarity, enhanced creativity and deeper self-awareness. EPUB Format for Adobe Digital Editions, Stanza, iPad, Sony Reader, Blackberry, iPhone, and other eBook Readers. < Less
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I Ching: The Tao of Drumming
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In this user-friendly interpretation of the I Ching, Michael Drake presents drumming as a revolutionary way to approach the... More > ancient Chinese oracle. A synthesis of shamanic drum ways and Taoist philosophy, I Ching: The Tao of Drumming provides for the first time the rhythmic structure of the 64 hexagrams or potential human situations. Drum patterns derived from the hexagram images render the essence of each archetype of experience into sound, giving it physical, mental, and spiritual impulse. Through the natural law of resonance, the drummer then embodies the qualities and attributes necessary to effect change or harmonize with change in any given situation. With clear and practical explanations of each of the 64 hexagrams along with useful exercises and illustrations, the author demonstrates how drumming these simple rhythm archetypes brings the essential self into accord with the pattern or way of cyclical change, and that way is known as Tao. < Less
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The Shamanic Drum: A Guide to Sacred Drumming
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Shamanic drumming is an ancient approach that uses rhythm as a vehicle for healing, consciousness expansion, and community... More > building. Trained in the Mongolian shamanic tradition, Michael presents the first practical guide to applying this ancient healing art to our modern lives. Included are step-by-step exercises and chapters on sacred drumming, journeying, power practice, and healing the earth. Whether you are an accomplished percussionist or a total beginner, this user-friendly book will help you utilize the healing power of drumming. Recent studies demonstrate that drumming is a valuable treatment for stress, chronic pain, cancer, stroke, trauma, addictions, mental illness, emotional disorders and a wide range of physical disabilities. The therapeutic effects include relaxation, healing, more energy, greater mental clarity, enhanced creativity and deeper self-awareness. Hardcover edition. < Less
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I Ching: The Tao of Drumming
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In this user-friendly interpretation of the I Ching, Michael Drake presents drumming as a revolutionary way to approach the... More > ancient Chinese oracle. A synthesis of shamanic drum ways and Taoist philosophy, it provides for the first time the rhythmic structure of the 64 hexagrams or potential human situations. Drum patterns derived from the hexagram images render the essence of each archetype of experience into sound, giving it physical, mental, and spiritual impulse. Through the natural law of resonance, the drummer then embodies the qualities and attributes necessary to effect change or harmonize with change in any given situation. With clear and practical explanations of each of the 64 hexagrams along with useful exercises and illustrations, the author demonstrates how drumming these simple rhythm archetypes brings the essential self into accord with the pattern or way of cyclical change, and that way is known as Tao. EPUB Format for Adobe, Stanza, iPad, Sony, Blackberry, iPhone, and other eBook Readers. < Less
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I Ching: The Tao of Drumming
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In this user-friendly interpretation of the I Ching, Michael Drake presents drumming as a revolutionary way to approach the... More > ancient Chinese oracle. A synthesis of shamanic drum ways and Taoist philosophy, I Ching: The Tao of Drumming provides for the first time the rhythmic structure of the 64 hexagrams or potential human situations. Drum patterns derived from the hexagram images render the essence of each archetype of experience into sound, giving it physical, mental, and spiritual impulse. Through the natural law of resonance, the drummer then embodies the qualities and attributes necessary to effect change or harmonize with change in any given situation. With clear and practical explanations of each of the 64 hexagrams along with useful exercises and illustrations, the author demonstrates how drumming these simple rhythm archetypes brings the essential self into accord with the pattern or way of cyclical change, and that way is known as Tao. Print and Adobe PDF download. < Less
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The Shamanic Drum: A Guide to Sacred Drumming (eBook)
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Shamanic drumming is an ancient approach that uses rhythm to promote healing and self-expression. Trained as a ceremonial... More > drummer in the Mongolian shamanic tradition, Michael presents the first practical guide to applying this ancient healing art to our modern lives. Through a series of simple exercises and lessons, he teaches the basic shamanic methods of drumming. The focus is on creating sacred space, journeying, power practice, power animals, drum therapy, drum circles and the therapeutic effects of drumming. Whether you are an accomplished percussionist or a total beginner, this user-friendly book will help you harness the power of drumming. Recent studies demonstrate that drumming is a valuable treatment for stress, chronic pain, cancer, stroke, trauma, addictions, mental illness, emotional disorders and a wide range of physical disabilities. The benefits include relaxation, healing, more energy, greater mental clarity, enhanced creativity and deeper self-awareness. Adobe PDF Format. < Less
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