# DCFG Store ## Posts - [Retraining the Drum Circle Facilitator's Mind](https://dcfg.activat.io/retraining-the-drum-circle-facilitators-mind/): – by Robert Lawrence Friedman, Ph.D. As a drum circle facilitator and stress management trainer for many decades, I’ve taught many techniques and strategies to help audience members learn to relax. One of the first steps in learning to manage stress involves retraining your mind.Retraining your mind means consciously changing the way you habitually think, interpret, and respond to experiences. Most of us develop mental habits over time – patterns of thought shaped by our upbringing, culture, repeated habits, and stress. Some of these habits are beneficial, such as being optimistic or developing resilience, while others are limiting, including negative […] - [Slowing Down to Feel: Rhythm, Time, and Emotional Healing through Music](https://dcfg.activat.io/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 and as the music quietens, ask one more time for the group to focus on their collective tempo; to hold their rhythm steady and try to avoid speeding up. Not an uncommon scenario for many musical facilitators and certainly not for me in my regular work with young people and adults impacted by trauma and struggling with emotional regulation, but in this instance, I was working with a group of professional counsellors and psychologists who similarly were struggling to hold […] - [Keepers of the Circle: A Poetic Tribute to the Sacred Art of Drumming](https://dcfg.activat.io/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 each other with purpose through the beating of our hearts the exhilaration in our bodies and the knowing in our spirits understanding that connection comes when we share our most authentic selves with those in circle drumming singing dancing There is no greater way to live than to listen to the circle with love and embrace what comes in each moment to the person right in front of us There is no sound greater than the sound of sacred silence […] - [How It All Began: The First Gathering of Drum Circle Facilitators](https://dcfg.activat.io/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 was strong among us. The DCFG was in its infancy. Founded by the “Three Musketeers” – Jonathan Murray, Jaqui MacMillan & Ken Crampton – it had only a few dozen registered members. Back then, there were only two opportunities for a large group of veteran DCFacilitators to meet: the annual Seattle Percussion Festival and the annual Hawaii DCFacilitators Playshop. Our DCFacilitators community would meet online through the Yahoo drum circle dialogue list. There was a constant call on that list […] - [Cultivating Connections—and Rediscovering Myself](https://dcfg.activat.io/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 to…cultivate and deepen our connections to this work (of facilitating drumming experiences)and each other,” I can say with certainty that many other connections happened for me! Thank you for providing a medium where exponential growth could happen. And I saw it all around me! Honestly, the most notable connection I made at the conference was to myself. There were endless opportunities to learn from so many other like-minded individuals-a virtual smorgasbord of delicious bites of interactive rhythm play, that I […] - [Filling the Vessel: Winter Reflections on Rhythm, Connection, and Conference](https://dcfg.activat.io/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 it with your heart, your spirit, your beat. On the other hand, it fills you — with peace, with connection, even with revenue. In fact, for more than fifteen years now the drum has been my primary source of income. Income — not livelihood. My livelihood, my vitality, that’s different. It comes from you: my fellow members of the Drum Circle Facilitators Guild. At the end of winter each year I emerge from the cold and darkness and I do […] - [Celebrating Our Journey, Envisioning Our Future: My DCFG Conference Experience](https://dcfg.activat.io/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 Wednesday, February 26, 2025 I left my hometown of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada to embark upon an experience I was not sure what to expect from. I held intentions of meeting other facilitators from around the world, learning new skills, having great conversations, and creating ripples of rhythm over the weekend and beyond. All of these intentions became a reality over the following 5 days. The 20th Anniversary Conference in Myrtle Beach was the first DCFG conference that I’ve attended, […] - [Late Night Lessons Learned: Why One Groove Doesn’t Fit All](https://dcfg.activat.io/late-night-lessons-learned-why-one-groove-doesnt-fit-all/): “Late Night Lessons Learned”-by Mary Tolena“The experiment failed, but we learned so much more. At the 2025 DCFG Conference, Arthur Hull, Jim Boneau and I proposed wading into new territory to explore the notion of “Late Night” more fully. Late Night is DCF jargon for circles that happen “after hours.” No one takes the facilitator role. The music evolves organically as the group plays. Each groove has its own beginning, middle, and end, and sometimes loops around through different moods and tempos and textures. Peak Late Night experiences are when the music reaches a transcendent musical flow, when everyone is […] - [Boom Taki Tak: Rediscovering Humanity Through Rhythm and Community](https://dcfg.activat.io/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 some time to reflect on the incredible experience I had at the DCFG conference this past March—and I couldn’t let the summer go by without sharing just how much it meant to me. Attending the Drum Circle Facilitators Guild conference was a turning point. From the moment I arrived, I felt the heartbeat of something much bigger than myself. DCFG is more than an organization—it’s a living, breathing community of changemakers who bring rhythm into spaces that need it most. […] - [Breaking Every Chain: The Healing Power of Choice in Rhythm](https://dcfg.activat.io/breaking-every-chain-the-healing-power-of-choice-in-rhythm-2/): Christopher Karow’s article after the first DCFG Connect online meeting! “I provide therapeutic drum circles at Devereux, Georgia, a level-6 psychiatric facility for adolescents near Atlanta. I serve five units of male, female and self-assigned survivors of modern slavery, mostly from the United States. These children, aged 10 to 18, have been sex trafficked, sexually abused, or forced into gang labor as early as 6 or 7 years old. One of their first opportunities to make their own choices comes through our chosen practice as drum circle facilitators. Playing their own rhythm, the rhythm that they choose, on any drum […] - [The Transformational Power of Drumming: Connecting, Healing, and Growing Through Rhythm](https://dcfg.activat.io/20-years-of-rhythm-celebrating-the-dcfg-20th-anniversary-conference/): Drumming is more than just making music—it’s a universal language that transcends cultural boundaries, bringing people together in an organic and powerful way. Whether played in a community setting, a therapy session, or a professional drum circle, drumming has the ability to heal, connect, and transform. At the Drum Circle Facilitators Guild (DCFG), we recognize the immense potential of rhythm to change lives. Let’s explore how drumming serves as a tool for healing, personal growth, and deep connection. 1. Drumming as a Healing Practice Scientific studies have shown that drumming has profound therapeutic effects. 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