SACRED WOMEN'S DRUM CIRCLE FACILITATOR TRAINING (accredited course)

Sacred Women’s Drum Circle Facilitator Training (accredited course)

It is with great joy that you are welcomed to this transformative training. We are now in the 5th year of this course. Two courses run per year.

Below you will find information on the course (dates, cost, venue and content) and information on how to pay in full or your deposit. Instalment plans are available.

This training was born after many years of working with women in women’s circles,
healing spaces and drum circles. Essentially it skilfully merges all of these and enables the
participants to land in a safe space to fully access their authentic expression as well
as bringing about deep healing for those in attendance and in the wider world.

The training has continued to deepen and the space these circles hold is profound.

This work is vital for the new world we are beginning to inhabit. In a place of division and separation, it brings people together, creates community and connects deeply into the earth and the sky. It calls to the beauty of gathering in person, to be held and heard in community.

It enables travel between worlds, raises our vibration, lets us remember who we are and brings us always back to the heart.

It is sacred.

It is ancient.

It is needed.

Details of the training are as follows:

There are 2 courses in 2027 and 2028 dates are now out.
July 2-5th 2027 (this listing is for july)
Sept 24-27th 2027.

We begin at 9am each day and we will work until around 5:30pm each evening.

Camping is free and recommended to make the most of the extensive space. Camper hookups are available and hot showers and a full kitchen is provided.
*There are cabins and a yurt available to book direct through the Clophill centre if required.

Price of the training is £850 Early bird.
This rises in Feb 2027 to £950. Save £100 by booking now.

The Venue is:

The Clophill Centre, Shefford Road,Clophill,Bedfordshire,MK45 4BT

This glorious earth based centre will hold us throughout, we get an opportunity to walk a labyrinth and spend time in the underground earth chamber, a space dedicated to the divine feminine, and visit an altar to Pan and the masculine and we will work in a round house with an extensive outdoor kitchen and the forest.

We have exclusive access to our part of the site and so evening walks, drumming, ritual, ceremony, labyrinth walking and more is welcome.

Content:

Across this training you will be immersed in the Sacred Women’s Drum Circle method, developed over 13 years and 1000’s of drum circles!

You will drum, share, sing and create your own ‘Leader Drum’ to start your circles with.

You will be given all of the theory around opening safe space when drumming, creating the right conditions for participants to feel safe, developing intentions for drumming, encouraging free self-expression, understanding the way drumming changes the brain, what people experience when drumming, when and how to intervene, contraindications for drumming and how to shift the activities in the circle for the optimum benefit of attendees.

You will learn how to gauge the space and provide all that the energy of the time and the people attending require.

Once the in-person training is complete you will be asked to submit 6 case studies on circles that you have held and a reflective essay on the impact of Sacred Women’s Drum Circles on participants using evidence from your own practice.

Dont worry, templates and examples will be provided. This is more about self reflection than academia!!

There will be 12 months to complete this.

During this time you can practise as a student.

Once these are complete you will be awarded an Accreditation as Sacred Women’s Drum Circle Facilitator and your certificate will be posted to you.

Closer to the course dates I will send information on what to bring including: things for drum making, food across the course (not included but we bring shared food for lunches) , instruments you may already have etc.

I will also send you a student information form to fill in and return to me.

There is an opportunity to purchase low cost drums for your circles also.

What have participants said?:

I came into this space an onion hoping to shed a few more layers and left as a Goddess! Thank you Thank you Thank you, those 4 days and all who shared it are forever in my heart.
Rachael Pearson

I still have no words. I'm in my exquisite magnificent bubble and processing what did just happen to my life? Thank you a million times this will stay in my dna for lifetimes.
Julia Leighton

' I feel honoured to have spent time with such wonderful, honest, authentic, kind, caring, supportive and funny women. so many memories from the 4 day course. @thedrumwoman is an amazing space holder, leader, teacher and so much more. Her ability to allow such freedom and let space develop as it should and her generous sharing of knowledge and time is without rival.'

Sarah Broome

' I booked onto Melonie's Facilitator training last minute and quite intuitively...and WOW! The way Melonie held the space, the depths we reached together and the power and healing that came through 4 days of our drumming together was beyond what I could have imagined. It was one of the best 4 days of my life and I truly cannot recommend it enough. Melonie creates a truly safe, devotional space for you to fine your inner medicine woman and drum with her and let her rebirth you into a facilitator of this magic! Thank you so much. I will always treasure these days in my heart.'

Farah Orths

Payment:

A deposit of £150 or the full course cost secures your space. Deposits are non refundable and transferable only to the next course.

You can pay with a monthly standing order ending the month before your course begins or in 3 payments spaced out equally from the date of deposit. Melonie will contact you to arrange these.

Payments become non refundable 10 weeks before the course start date as travel, materials, venue etc will have been paid for. If there is a waiting list Melonie will try and sell your ticket for you.

If you need anything else or have questions feel free to contact me.

With love, and gratitude,

Melonie