Well it was awesome; the power the drum has to help heal and the way it can be slowed down to speak to the wave of energy that is the Universal Consciousness. But this power has to be wielded carefully, with correct intent through an ethical practitioner that also has physiological awareness of the implications of the work being done without ties to the outcome as long as it is for the highest good.

In the process, realization that all your experiences have compounded to create the person you are today and that you have the power to release the pain that shaped the stories of your past and re-write them in a less painful way and moving forward as the beat goes ever onward, learning the lessons and accepting the new parts of you from those experiences.

The most valuable lessons of the day:
There is a spark of light in everyone, appeal to it, if not the person.
Less is more.
The Universal energy does not judge, it just is and keeps going.
Your belief system is your past, it can be changed. In the process you can evolve.
Slowing down goes against our ingrained fight or flight instinct, but is the best way to create new patterns.
Don't stop drumming, there are no mistakes within the beat.
Suggest the first phrase for the client, then let them suggest the rest.
The psychic laundromat is important and even more so in groups (think raki or cranio-sacral energy cleansing and balancing)
It all started with the heartbeat and to that essence is where we return time and time again.
Finally, through it all the beat goes on...

It will be a while before I use this new healing certification because I need to dig a little deeper into the psychological studies of the drum on brain patterns and build my inventory of resources from which to answer and refer other professionals, since this deals on such a level of consciousness that changes people immediately and with long term affects.

My intentions and actions will have an affect on this process so I need to make sure they can be self monitored in order to become a conduit for the highest good, not manipulation of the Universe just to see if it works. You see it does work and my belief system says to respect that and not use it for pure manipulation.

I think my next step is going to be raki and learning to become a vessel for the healing energy that is out there for the use of everyone. That and self learning more about the healing modalities of the East (India and China) so that there is a deeper understanding of this power so that eventually I'll become a servant to others through the drum with a deeper understanding and more awareness of its affects on others.

This is not something to be approached lightly, but it does work.