08/05/2026
There are moments when something enters your life and you just feel it deep in your body, your bones, your spirit. This is one of those moments for me.
I feel so incredibly blessed to now be the guardian of this beautiful Grandmother Drum that is on her way to me.
A few months ago I had a dream where I was singing in my native tongue and playing a grandmother drum with other women. I’ve been wishing, longing, and quietly praying for it for some time. Spirit even guided me to collaborate with a beautiful Sister to share spanish and medicine songs for the Temazcal next month, but little did I know what was coming.
By what felt like pure coincidence (nothing is by the way) a Grandmother drum was offered to me by my retiring frame drum maker who made and cared for her for years.
A Grandmother Drum is more than just an instrument.
Traditionally, these large, shared drums are played by a group of people sitting around them, each person with a be**er, each heartbeat joining as one. The drum represents the heartbeat of Mother Earth. She is steady, rhythmic, unifying. The name “Grandmother” speaks to her spirit. She is wise, ancient, nurturing, and deeply grounding.
These drums have roots in many Indigenous cultures including my own, where drumming and song are central to ceremony, healing, and community connection. She will become a centre point of our circle. Not just something we play, but something we gather with to share and unite. She invites us to soften, to find our voice, and to remember we are not singing alone.
She’ll now be joining all of our future drum circles, and ceremonies. I can’t wait for you to sit with her, sing with her, and feel what unfolds when we come together in her rhythm and receive her medicine.
I'm still smiling that spirit sent her to me, to be her guardian.
