Raven Drum Healing Circles (Continued): Transformative circles for empowering and awakening individuals working through life transition, crisis and recovery. Activities include Creative Visualization, Subtle Energy Healing, Movement, and Drumming.
Raven Drum Community Circle (Continued): Raven Drum Circles are directed and supported drum circles with specific intentions of healing and empowerment. There is time for introspection and silence as well as energetic rhythms. All circles follow a specific format for healing that is supported and directed by the facilitators that include principles of intention, rhythm, breathing and visualization so participants may be led into an experience of self and others.
Raven Drum on Tour (Continued): Backstage Drum Circles, Backstage Meet &Greet’s with Our Donors, Meet & Greets with Wounded Warriors, Community Drum Circles, 5000 Veteran Ticket Give Away
Raven Drum Ensemble: Drum Ensemble was a 6-8 week program that taught the cultural art form of traditional West African drumming and gave incarcerated teens the experience of working together toward a successful performance goal. Students learned artistic skills and receive positive mentoring in the process. Important principles such as respect, cooperation, mental focus, precision of action, and discipline were imparted in the old manner of apprenticeship.
Raven Drum Council: Empowerment and education through guidance, group sharing and drumming. This program delved deep into behavioral, spiritual, and communication skills that supported at risk youth and incarcerated teens. A Rites of Passage Program which culminated in a community supported initiation into adulthood.
Wisdom Keepers Program: Elder/Youth Mentorship: The foundation sponsored elders from cultures around the world to council and provide emotional support to at-risk youth. This program developed an awareness of multi-cultural spirituality and education, created the inner awareness that the youth are truly cared for, and fostered an understanding of the value of elders in the community.
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Wounded Warrior Project Odyssey Retreat - Park City, UT
Pt. Mugu U.S. Navy Military Base - Oxnard, CA
Veteran Affairs Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center - Los Angeles, CA
Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center, Vet Center Women's Group - Los Angeles, CA
Audie L. Murphy Veterans Hospital - San Antonio, TX
An Integrated Approach to Trauma Intervention Conference
Scherer Institute of Natural Healing - Santa Fe, NM
Rhythm is Cure Workshop with Allessandra Belloni
Haven House (Women and children surviving domestic violence.)
Malibu High School Special Needs Program
Earth Day Festival - Thousand Oaks, CA
Chumash Interpretive Center - Thousand Oaks CA
Fogo Es Fuerza: Children's Wellness Program – Drum circles for terminally/chronically ill and physically-challenged children, community drum circles, teachers workshop - Monterrey, Mexico
Fogo es Fuerza Children's Wellness Program - Saltillo, Mexico
Mercy Corp: Community Empowerment, Teachers Workshop, Community Drum Circle - New Orleans, LA
Big Heart Ranch Equine Therapy Program - Malibu, CA
Camp Kilpatrick Boys Detention Center, Probation Department - Los Angeles, CA
The Simonton Cancer Center - Santa Barbara, CA
Weston Park Hospital/Cancer Care -Sheffield, England
Ventura County Juvenile Facilities Detention Center - Oxnard, CA
Children's Lifesaving Foundation- Los Angeles, CA
LA's Best Enrichment Program, Unified School District - Los Angeles, CA
Painted Turtle: Summer Camp for children living with life threatening illness - Lake Hughes, CA
Rowdy Ridge Gang Camp and the Scott Newman Center, Program for families recovering from drug addiction and survivors of spousal abuse - Torrance, CA
