Ceremonial Music

CEREMONIAL MUSIC

"In the ancient Egyptian language, all music - whether in the temple, the palace, or the street - was termed "hy" which meant 'joy'. Therefore the symbol for joy was a woman playing a round frame drum."

(Layne Redmond - "When Women were Drummers")

The art of creating ceremony has always been rooted in music-making.

Jana has been a performer for over 40 years and her primary focus is to facilitate ceremonial music workshops and events. Ceremony is a spiritual practice which involves EVERYBODY in the process of CREATION with our voices and drums - whether or not you feel you can sing and keep rhythm! Jana's teaching method is a simple one: together we make a WHOLE CIRCLE, from which we grow stronger, more confident and more attuned to divine energies in our lives.

In practicing the rhythms, chants and drum meditations that Jana teaches, you will be guided into a deeper understanding of how to create beautiful ceremony for yourself. With focus, discipline and an open heart, you will learn to expand your spiritual energy body.

And while I stood there

I saw more than I can tell,

And I understood more than I saw;
For I was seeing in a sacred manner
The shapes of things in the spirit,
And the shape of all shapes as they must
Lve together like one being.

Black Elk

WHEEL OF THE YEAR:

You can celebrate each of the eight fire festivals of the year.

For more information about the Wiccan Wheel of the Year,

go to the Pagan Federation.

YOUTUBE VIDEOS OF JANA'S CEREMONIAL DRUMMING:

Here are links to two Youtube videos of Jana and other drummers,

'Drumming in the Sun' at Beltane on May 1st, 2009 on Glastonbury Tor:

PART 1

PART 2