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Drum Making Retreat with Horses Nov 15-17th Glenreagh NSW
Deep in the lush embrace of Glenreagh, on sacred lands where the wind still whispers the ancient names of the stars, a quiet transformation is unfolding. Here, beneath the expansive skies and among the dreaming stones of an activated stone henge, we are calling in the seekers — the rememberers — to gather for a workshop unlike any other.
This is not just a drum-making workshop. It is a healing pilgrimage. A return.
Guided by Rae Brady, Star Lore Wisdom Holder and Gaian Midwife, and Jo Sheval Iskra, Creationist, Artist, Healer, and Equine Therapist, this sacred gathering is an invitation to remember your original rhythm — the one that connects you to the Earth, the stars, and the deep lineage of ancestral knowing.
Led on this journey by the healing energy of horses — sentient beings who carry the medicine of freedom, strength, and deep emotional wisdom — participants are invited to craft their own sacred drum, each strike of the hide and frame resonating with the beat of Mother Earth’s heart.
But the creation doesn’t stop there. From the fallen branches and sticks gathered on the farm, each participant will also handcraft their own drum beater — a process as meditative and intentional as the drum itself. These beaters, like wands, hold the memory of the land and the spirit of your own journey.
Throughout the workshop, you’ll be nourished in more ways than one. Wholesome, nutritious food prepared with love will support your body as you journey through emotional and energetic transformation. You'll also be immersed in healing sound baths, held at sacred intervals during the experience. These sound journeys will help recalibrate your energy, deepen your connection to the Earth, and open your heart to the higher frequencies of spirit and star.
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Throughout the workshop, we will weave together the physical and the cosmic. As hands stretch hides and shape frames, we will speak of the galactic womb of Mother Earth — the infinite void from which all life emerges — and the universal drumbeat that pulses through it. We will sit in circle, learning how our stories connect to those of the stars, how our voices carry echoes of the Dreaming, and how our instruments become vessels of healing not only for ourselves, but for our ancestors, our descendants, and the Earth.
This is a time of remembering. A time of listening. A time of crafting tools of power and peace.
You are not just making a drum.
You are reclaiming your place in the great cosmic rhythm — guided by horse, by star, by stone, and by song.
Join Rae and Jo in sacred Glenreagh.
Come walk the spiral path. Come home.
Craft your own sacred healing drum
Create your own Drum beater
Connect deeply with horse medicine
Learn star lore & walk the Song lines
Sit in ceremony within an activated stone henge
Reconnect with the galactic womb of Mother Earth
Experience Sound baths throughout the retreat
Enjoy nutritious food made with love
$888 investment.
Food & Camp style accommodation included. All materials included. For more information email Jo on enquiry@holisticequitation.com.au or mobile: 0478711180
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Your Drum Making Experience
As you stretch the hide and lace the frame, you are not only crafting an instrument—you are attuning to your cosmic gate. This is the portal where your soul’s rhythm meets the pulse of the cosmos. Each knot, each pull, each heartbeat of the horses nearby aligns you with your star code —the place where your voice, your medicine, and your cosmic lineage converge.
Each of your drums has its own unique voice and vibration. Get to know yours through knowing your unique signature guided by the symbolic codes each person will bring through.
The sacred circle represents balance, equality, wholeness and connection.
Shamanic drumming, as distinguished from other types of drumming, usually refers to the use of sustained, repetitive drumming rhythms. You will Find the rhythm that connects you to your Star clans and open up to cosmic womb gate.
HEALING WITH HORSES
Equine Therapy
Experience the Transformational, Healing Energy and Wisdom of Horses.
Equine Therapy is now a proven method of therapy that is known to assist people dealing with emotional and physical trauma. The premise of equine therapy is that interacting with a horse under the supervision of a professional can complement traditional treatments to best support ones recovery. Like dogs, and dolphins, horses are keenly tuned into peoples thoughts and emotions. Interacting with Horses helps the participant build confidence, improve their social capacity, create more resilience and bring about a sense of peace and calm.
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Sound Healing
Given that everything has a vibrational frequency, including ourselves, it makes sense that sound frequencies impact our bodies. In fact, it is an archetypal language, instinctively recognised by every cell in our body. That's why certain types of music often bring about specific types of emotions. Sound healing, which is an ancient healing practice, uses tonal frequencies to bring the body into a state of vibrational balance, healing and harmony.
Sound healing works by activating the parasympathetic nervous system – the opposite of the stress flight or fight response, it slows down your breath rate, your heart rate and even your brainwaves, putting you into an almost trance-like state.
Jo has witnessed some of the most profound healing and esoteric experiences in her clients after a sound healing.
Jo is a certified Sound Healing Practitioner, specialising in Gongs. Jo sees herself as a Frequency Facilitator. She facilitators the frequencies of sound, light and nature.
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FIND YOUR INNER BLISS
Equine Assisted Art Therapy
Jo and Emma are qualified NEUROGRAPHICA Specialists, and Emilie is a transpersonal art therapist. Our Team have an extensive history and many years experience in multiple modalties along with lived experience.
Why art therapy? When words are not enough, we turn to images, colours and symbols to tell our stories. In telling our stories through art, we can find a path to healing, recovery, and transformation. Emotional distress may be calmed by relieving the energy and emotions onto a canvas or any art medium. Art is a mindful and meditative process that helps us grow as human beings, keeping us rooted and in touch with our inner self, instilling peace and patience. It relieves anxiety and depression and helps to calm a busy mind. When art is combined with the presence of our horses, our creativity is expanded as we access deeper parts of ourselves.
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FINDING THE GENEROUS PRESENT MOMENT
Mindfulness sessions with horses
Studies suggest that focusing on the present can have a positive impact on health and well-being. Mindfulness-based treatments have been shown to reduce anxiety and depression. There's also evidence that mindfulness can lower blood pressure and improve sleep. It may even help people cope with pain.
Jo studied a Level 3 Diploma in Mindfulness and then created her own style of finding the present moment with animals, aptly named the Pillar of Peace.
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LEADERSHIP AND TEAM BUILDING
Corporate & Group Workshops
Our team at Holistic Equitation are very experienced at running workshops, groups, team building and tribal gatherings.
We tailor workshops and events for groups based on the needs and desired outcomes.
Our programs include art therapy, clay therapy, equine therapy, mindfulness activities, sound healing, drumming, team building, boundaries and more. Jo has also been a guest speaker and teacher at many international and local events.
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