Slowing Down to Feel: Rhythm, Time, and Emotional Healing through Music
“Time, Rhythm, & Harmony (Social & Emotional)”-by Simon Falkner I lower the volume with a signal from my descending hand…
Keepers of the Circle: A Poetic Tribute to the Sacred Art of Drumming
Keepers of the Circle”by Toni Austin-Allen “From the deepest caves the darkest forests and most desolate deserts we walk toward…
How It All Began: The First Gathering of Drum Circle Facilitators
Planting the Seeds for the DCFG Conferencesby Arthur Hull“By 2005, the potential for building a community of drum circle facilitators…
Cultivating Connections—and Rediscovering Myself
Scholarship Essay, remembering DCFG Conference 2024, Cultivating Connectionsby Kim Lea“About Cultivating Connections: While your expressed goal was to “create an opportunity…
Filling the Vessel: Winter Reflections on Rhythm, Connection, and Conference
Winter Words from Greg” –by Greg Whitt Some say the drum is a vessel. On the one hand, you fill…
Celebrating Our Journey, Envisioning Our Future: My DCFG Conference Experience
Scholarship Essay-by Sara Neufeld“Celebrating Our Journey – Envisioning Our Future in Rhythm Drum Circle Facilitators Guild 20th Anniversary Conference ReviewOn…
Late Night Lessons Learned: Why One Groove Doesn’t Fit All
“Late Night Lessons Learned”-by Mary Tolena“The experiment failed, but we learned so much more. At the 2025 DCFG Conference, Arthur…
Boom Taki Tak: Rediscovering Humanity Through Rhythm and Community
“Dear DCFG, Now that my head is finally above water after a whirlwind of school, work, and life, I’ve had…
Breaking Every Chain: The Healing Power of Choice in Rhythm
Christopher Karow’s article after the first DCFG Connect online meeting! “I provide therapeutic drum circles at Devereux, Georgia, a level-6…
The Transformational Power of Drumming: Connecting, Healing, and Growing Through Rhythm
Drumming is more than just making music—it’s a universal language that transcends cultural boundaries, bringing people together in an organic…
