Shamanic Activations Academy

25/06/2026

Birth Your Own Shamanic Frame Drum

Some things are bought.

Some things are brought into being.

Join us for a full day of creating your own traditional shamanic frame drum using natural materials and time-honoured techniques. From preparing the hide to lacing and tensioning the frame, you'll be guided through every stage of the process.

As your drum takes shape, so does your connection with it. By the end of the day, you'll leave with a completed drum, a handcrafted be**er, and an instrument that is uniquely yours, created by your own hands.

Whether your drum becomes part of your meditation, drumming practice, sound journeys, ceremony, or personal reflection, it will carry the story of the day it was born.

📍 Swansea - Saturday 26th September - 10:00am to 6:00pm

📍 Bletchley - Sunday 29th November - 10:00am to 5:00pm

Places are limited for both workshops.

👉👇Book now via the link in our bio / comments

20/06/2026

And so it begins… 🔥

Today we gather to honour the Summer Solstice, around the fire, within community, and in the space between challenge and possibility.

The fire has been lit, intentions are being set, and the journey is underway.

Over the next few hours we’ll explore courage through arrow breaking, face our fears through firewalking, and finish the day with a deeply restorative soundbath.

A day of reflection, connection, and remembering just how much we are capable of when we step beyond the stories that hold us back.

More photos to follow throughout the day, including our soundbath space as it comes to life. ✨

🔥☀️🙏🏻

17/06/2026

Celebrating the Summer Solstice and our connection to the fire element 🔥

06/06/2026

06/06/2026

One of the things I love most about sound is playing with combinations that shouldn't work... until they do.

Today was all about curiosity.

A bit of gong, a bit of voice, a flumie, some technology, and a lot of experimentation to see what happens when different sounds start talking to each other.

Sometimes the voice sits on top of the sound.

Sometimes it disappears into it.

Sometimes a strange overtone appears from nowhere and makes me grin like a child who's just discovered a new toy.

Not everything works, and that's half the fun.

Behind every workshop, soundbath, and performance is a lot of playing, listening, and occasionally making noises that would probably alarm the neighbours.

Thankfully, the neighbours haven't complained... yet. 😄

Always learning. Always experimenting. Always fascinated by what sound can do.

31/05/2026

Is the Amygdala the Key to Unlocking Trauma in Therapy? 🧠✨

In the journey of healing, we often talk about "processing" emotions… but what if the brain’s "alarm system" is blocking the way?

In my latest video, I explore a speculative theory on the amygdala: that small, almond-shaped nucleus in our brain responsible for detecting fear and managing strong emotions.

The Theory: From Fear to Flow 🌊 When someone survives violence or sexual assault, the amygdala can become overactive or functionally "blocked." This can lead to dissociation, memory loss, and a disconnect from the body - what we might call a functional lesion in our emotional processing [Schirmer & Adolphs, 2017, p. 221].

How we can bridge the gap:

Bottom-Up Regulation: By using practices like Heart Coherence, Breathwork, and Sound Healing, we may be able to reduce the "fear-bias" of the amygdala.

Safety through Sensation: High-quality vocal prosody (sound) and safe, "benign human touch" (activating C-tactile afferents) are known to promote bonding and trust [Schirmer & Adolphs, 2017, p. 218].

The Neuroplastic Window: Once fear is regulated, we can access the "higher-order" emotional processes - such as mental state inference - that are essential for effective Psychedelic Therapy and neuroplasticity [Schirmer & Adolphs, 2017, Box 1].

Why this matters: By "calming the alarm," we don't just feel better in the moment; we create the neurological conditions required to re-organise traumatic memories and repair emotional blocks. We move from mere survival to a holistic understanding of our feelings [Schirmer & Adolphs, 2017, p. 216].

Watch the video to dive deeper into how we can use these modalities to facilitate deeper healing and neuroplasticity.