Golden Drum

08/21/2026

Unveiling the Temple Body with the Sacred Roses by Ananda Aidê (Brazil)

Tuesday, August 25, 2026
7:00 PM 9:30 PM

Join Ananda for a two-hour experiential workshop exploring the body as a space for awareness, transformation, and deeper connection with ourselves.

Drawing from her many years of spiritual study and body-centered practices, Ananda will introduce the concept of the Temple Body—an invitation to experience the body not simply as something we inhabit, but as a source of wisdom, presence, and inner guidance.

The workshop will begin with a brief introduction to Ananda’s journey and the foundations of her work, followed by a guided body-awareness practice inspired by Core Energetics Body Therapy. Through conscious movement, breath, sound, tension and release, participants will be invited to notice where the body holds patterns of stress, protection, and emotional tension, while creating more space for presence, vitality, and authentic expression.

From this more grounded and embodied state, Ananda will guide participants into the Sacred Roses practice, a symbolic and energetic activation connected to the Pentagram of Venus. The roses represent qualities of beauty, harmony, love, creativity, and the integration of our receptive and active energies.

Rather than approaching these ideas only intellectually, the workshop invites participants to experience them through the body—to listen inwardly, reconnect with their own inner wisdom, and explore what may be ready to soften, shift, or emerge.

The experience will weave together movement, conscious breathing, sound, embodied awareness, guided energetic practice, and moments of integration.

No previous experience is necessary. The workshop is open to everyone who feels curious to explore a deeper relationship with the body, awareness, and their own inner world.

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08/20/2026

Drum Workshop—by Yara Yawora (Brazil)

Monday, August 24, 2026
7:00 PM 9:30 PM

In this 2-hour workshop, I will share knowledge about the Sacred Lineage of Umbanda (an Afro-Brazilian religion), where we will learn more deeply about who the Orixás are and how they work through the elements of Nature.

How to connect with these Orixás (elementals of Nature)

I will also introduce Afro-Brazilian rhythms that invoke the elements of Nature, where each rhythm features a dance, an element, and an invocation of different ancestral forces.

Participants are also welcome to bring their own percussion instruments so we can create rhythms that activate our chakras, thereby awakening our Kundalini.

Bio ✨

Yara Yaworâ

Therapist, musician, singer-songwriter, and daughter of a Pai de Santo (born and raised within the Sacred Umbanda tradition, an Afro-Brazilian religion), an Ogã for over 20 years (an Ogã is a drummer within the Umbanda religion), a practitioner of the Santo Daime Doctrine, a facilitator of Shamanic Experiences with Forest Medicines after more than 20 years of study—including many direct experiences in the forest with various indigenous ethnic groups—and an apprentice of the Mysteries of Life.

Yara has dedicated her life to spirituality since birth, having traveled many paths—through Umbanda, Umbandaime, Santo Daime, and Shamanism—and today she integrates all of these into Universalist energy, uniting the East with the West. She travels throughout Canada, the United States, and Europe conducting ceremonies with forest medicines and facilitating workshops on Drum Medicine (OORUN—The Path of the Sun).

08/14/2026

This November, Golden Drum community members, Brooke Hamre Gillespie D’Aste and Nicole Adriana Casanova launch ARA Healing Arts School’s first Apprenticeship Program.

This year-long 150 hour interdisciplinary program is unlike any healing training out there.

Brooke and Nicole have over 9 years of experience working together as students, practitioners and healers. This curriculum represents a body of knowledge amassed over each of their lifetimes and is designed to give a well grounded foundation into the healing arts for seasoned practitioners and non-practitioners alike.

As students of Maestro Manuel Rufino and an intertribal altar, they have traveled all over the world learning the healing arts through a Universal Initiatic lens.

Enjoy $500 off of tuition for ARA through 9/1. Application and full details at golden drum.org

08/13/2026

Tonight, we come together through rhythm. 🪘✨

Join us for an African Drum Circle with master drummer Abdoul Doumbia of Mali.

Djembe means coming together and going together in peace — and that’s exactly what this evening is about: rhythm, connection, culture, movement, and community.

Whether you’re an experienced drummer or have never touched a drum before, all levels are welcome. Drums will be available, or bring your own djembe if you have one.

🪘 Thursday, August 13
⏰ 7–9 PM
📍 Golden Drum, Greenpoint, Brooklyn

Come find the rhythm. Come be part of the circle. ❤️

08/11/2026

New Moon Meditation with Cassie Luzenski and Adrian DiMatteo Wednesday, August 12, 2026
7:00 PM 9:30 PM

In this Leo season we are invited to go inside and connect with our inner fire. Where do we shine? Where do we want to shine, but are holding ourselves back? This is a time of creativity and allowing for self-expression, cultivating the willpower to dare to be our own unique self. So join us for a sound bath, astrological talk, warm tea and more to connect with your individuality.

Join us for this moment of self-care through conscious connection to the astrological moment, a sound bath, warm tea and more.

Bring a pen, paper, and if you feel called, something to charge under this new moon energy.

08/07/2026

🥁 AFRICAN DRUM CIRCLE • AUGUST 13 🥁

Come gather in rhythm, community, and connection for a special African Drum Circle with Abdoul Doumbia of Mali.

A master of the traditional djembe, Abdoul will share the traditional rhythms, history, and cultural wisdom. This is a rare opportunity to learn directly from a master drummer with decades of experience and deep roots in the musical traditions of Mali.

✨ All levels are welcome — from complete beginners to experienced players.
✨ Drums will be available, though you’re encouraged to bring your own djembe if you have one.

📅 Thursday, August 13, 2026
⏰ 7:00–9:00 PM

Come feel the rhythm. Come learn. Come play. Come be part of the circle.

07/27/2026

Cacao Ceremony in Honor of the Elder Brother, José Manuel Estrada, with Maestro Manuel Rufino and Dream Seed

Tuesday, July 28, 2026
7:00 PM 10:00 PM

Join us Tuesday, July 28th, for a very special, heart-opening cacao ceremony guided by Maestro Manuel Rufino & Dream Seed. We will dedicate this ceremony to honoring and celebrating the life, dedicated service, and birthday of the Elder Brother, Sat Guru Dr. José Manuel Estrada. The Elder Brother is a teacher in the lineage of Maestro Manuel Rufino, the visionary guiding the Golden Drum.

The cacao ceremony is a sacred gathering in which participants come together to connect to their hearts and experience new life through the healing qualities of cacao.

A plant revered by the indigenous people of the Americas, cacao has received widespread recognition through its usage as the key ingredient in chocolate. For the Mayan people, cacao is utilized as a rebirthing medicine, helping people get rid of negativity, release emotional suffering, and experience universal love.

Join Us 🤍

07/24/2026

Discover nine timeless spiritual books that have shaped seekers across cultures and generations, from the Bhagavad Gita and The Dhammapada to Autobiography of a Yogi and The Four Agreements. Carefully selected by the teachers of the Golden Drum community in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, these works offer practical wisdom to deepen self-awareness, cultivate inner peace, and support a lifelong spiritual journey.

Discover nine timeless spiritual books that have shaped seekers across cultures and generations, from the Bhagavad Gita and The Dhammapada to Autobiography of a Yogi and The Four Agreements . Carefully selected by the teachers of the Golden Drum community, these works offer practical wisdom t

07/23/2026

Dream Seed is back at Golden Drum next Thursday, July 28th. Join us from 7-9pm to reset your vibration and clarify your mind.

Please enjoy this Sound Healing we created last year to honor the waters of the Earth, starting in our own backyard.

07/13/2026

Info Session for Dream Seed Sound Healer Training 2026-2027 - Online Via Zoom (FREE)

Tuesday, July 14, 2026
7:00 PM 8:30 PM

A 90-minute live online informational meeting to share about what participants can expect in the Dream Seed Sound Healer Training Program which starts October 2026. Come ask questions!