The event is receiving international attention with drum circles planned in Gulfport ( with Jana Broder at 9:00 am), Satellite Beach (6:00 to 8:00 pm), Jacksonville Beach (7:00 to 8:30 pm), Miami (6:00 to 8:30 pm), Royal Spings (2:00 pm), Siesta Key (7:00 pm), Clearwater (Steve Turner at 3:00 to 4:00 pm), Gandy Bridge in St. Petersburg (6:00 pm), and Treasure Island (7:00 pm to 10:00 pm) in Florida; Big Spring Park in Huntsville (3:30 pm until ?), Alabama, Great Neck (3:00 pm) in New York; Columbia, Missori (Courhouse Square 3:00 pm); Los Angeles and Oakland in California; Boulder in Colorado; San Antonio (7:00 pm), Texas, and a special event at the FloydFest on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia (with Greg Whitt and Scott Swimmer at 2:00 pm to 2:30 pm)!
Buddy Helm will be drumming with us in Santa Monica, California with a LIVE webcast at 2:00 pm EST/11:00 am PST which will be available right here on Drum Circle Magazine! Tune in and drum with Buddy to Heal the Planet!Thank you Buddy for doing this with us!
"Hello everyone in the Bay area! I will be in Santa Monica, California streaming along with all of you (justin.tv/buddyhelm) and drumming a healing prayer for the Gulf. I have been streaming a healing drum prayer for the gulf since the beginning of this spill. The first one originated from Nagoya, Japan two and half months ago. Keep the groove going. I will be down there in September to help out." - Buddy Helm
We are proud to be hosting this event in Gulfport! Come out and do something for the Gulf of Mexico, and yourself!
NOTE:If you are coming from out of town, we suggest you stay at the beautiful Sea Breeze Manor B&B and enjoy all that Gulfport has to offer!
The purpose of the Heal the Planet Drum Circle is described by Drum Circle Magazine below:
"Drumming is known to provide a healing environment for people around the planet, from primitive tribes in remote locations to high-tech communities in modern urban areas, from hippies who live moment-to-moment to corporate executives who rarely take time out from work to relax, from infants not yet walking to seniors who have not had warm hands in years until drumming, and so on. Perhaps the drum beat is a wonderful gift for humanity from our Mother Earth which lives and breathes by her own beats and rhythms. In times when the Earth needs to heal, we should drum a healing beat for her, with her. That's what this event is all about. In fact, we all have been stressed, scared, and sick over the Gulf oil spill. We humans as well as the Earth need a healing drum circle without anger, blame, finger pointing, and most importantly, stress. We need a drum circle that relieves stress, one that frees the mind to focus on healing ourselves and our Mother"
"On July 25th, from sunrise to sunset, we encourage you to drum in groups large and small, or alone, for the sole purpose to release all the negative thoughts and feelings we have had, and to focus on healing ourselves and our planet. We invite everyone who is able to visit the Gulf of Mexico, its bays and waterways to do so with your drums and participate in a drum circle that will touch as much of the Gulf as possible. Whether you are with a hundred people drumming together in circles on beaches or a single person drumming while looking at the Gulf of Mexico from the shore, be conscious of the purpose we are drumming; to heal Mother Earth, and ourselves."
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