Glenn Stewart Coles, 9251 Yonge Street, Suite 8-924, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada, L4C 9T3
Text Box: There are three aspects of Reiki drumming to consider, with each aspect dependent upon the number of participants. In any of these scenarios, the same basic concepts apply. The intention is create a rhythmic pulse of sound, and to channel Reiki energy through the drum, allowing the sound waves to carry and amplify the healing pulse. The first level involves drumming alone, and learning your own harmonious vibration. Begin with the heartbeat sound (lub-lub, lub-lub) and continue at an even pace. The speed of the beat should be adjusted until it feels right, and until the drum carries a constant humming vibration. When played properly, a drum makes more sound than just the drumbeat. As you drum, relax into a meditative state and find your balance. The second level involves applied healing through drumming, and learning how to direct healing energy to a recipient. Once the first level has been practiced and absorbed, the healer will easily move into healing mode at the suggestion of the drum. At that point, he/she learns how to send Reiki energy out through the drum, and this can be directed at a recipient, just like any other Reiki session. The recipient is encouraged to relax by the rhythmic sound of the drum, and is also presented with enhanced healing energy to absorb as desired. Level three involves drumming in a circle of Reiki practitioners, and learning to create a harmonious energy pulse. The initiator (I prefer this term to ‘leader’, as all in a drum circle are equal) starts with a steady rhythm, and the others join in when they are ready. Soon, the group will be drumming a consistent beat, and though the individual strokes may not be exact, a harmonious sound is created. Most drummers find their energy increased as harmony occurs, and they drum even more enthusiastically. Once group harmony has been achieved, try walking clockwise in a circle as you drum, creating a vortex of sound and energy. Practice in any of the levels enhances work at all of the levels. One does not graduate and leave knowledge behind, but instead incorporates skills and feelings into future activities. We all carry a drumbeat within, and Reiki drumming allows us to enhance that drumbeat and send it to the world. © Copyright Glenn Stewart Coles, 2005 First Published January 2, 2005

 

The intention is to create a rhythmic pulse of sound, and to channel Reiki energy through the drum.

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Levels of Reiki Drumming