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Welcome
to the therapy
office
and medicine lodge for Miriam Lieberman, MA, LPC!
The name Drumsong Sanctuary for the Soul came to
me in a dream years ago before building a home and office here. I
knew it was a significant dream and took note immediately. This is
precisely what the land here fosters, the ability to take note of
what is significant and essential in life and build on that. I work
with people to heal what no longer serves them so they can devote
their attention to what they wish to do with their lives. Like the
forest, our lives are often cluttered with dead wood and debris that
needs to be cleared out.
We can do
this ceremoniously by choice or we can be taken by storm
with a lightening strike that blazes before us. The land
here serves as a place to learn how to work with nature,
including our own, rather than against it.
Drumsong Sanctuary is located on a wooded ten-acre lot within a 250
acre corridor of minimally developed land. It is a 15 minute stroll
from the Haw River, in the southwest corner of Orange County, North
Carolina.
This is precisely what the land here
fosters, the ability to take note of what is
significant and essential in life and build
on that. I work with people to heal what no
longer serves them so they can devote their
attention to what they wish to do with their
lives.
It
is a 20 minute drive through the countryside from Chapel
Hill, Hillsborough and Mebane respectively. From Durham
or Pittsboro (depending upon which end and route taken)
it is a thirty or forty minute drive; and just under an
hour from Raleigh.
I have always felt that reconnecting to nature is an important part
of the healing process for people with our fast paced, over extended
and fragmented lifestyles. For this reason I have maintained a
private office with close proximity to the natural world where we
can tangibly feel our roots, look out the window at the
hummingbirds, gardens in bloom, or fall leaves fluttering by. For
some, the inner work may even take place outside. Children often
benefit from strolls in the woods while working on their issues for
example. Many a bereaved person has found solace, grounding and
support sitting at the base of one of the grand beech trees found on
the land. In this private setting freedom of expression is
encouraged and aided by the non-judgmental spaciousness and comfort
of the natural world. Time seems to be altered when we allow the
beauty of nature to hold us in her healing embrace.
On the land here we have a sweat lodge, women’s moon lodge, medicine
wheel and fire circle for ceremony and drumming.
See PicturesThere is a creek
that meanders through the ten acres and
walking trails. The
perennial gardens are in their glory through spring and summer
attracting songbirds and butterflies. Deer may cross your path while
approaching, please drive slowly.
Sometimes we hold healing retreats here for people to come together
on the land in ceremony, workshops, and gatherings all pitching in
to create and experience a healing community. This rejuvenation,
fresh perspective, and deep connection is then carried out into our
lives and larger communities.
Feel free to call Miriam Lieberman, MA, LPC for an appointment for
counseling, to request a ceremony, or to attend one of the group
healings or ceremonies here at Drumsong Sanctuary for the Soul.
Drumsong
Sanctuary
for the Soul
1920 Western Trail
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
(919) 304-5754 email
Calendar of
Events
2012
See the
Newsletter for more information
Bi-Weekly Shamanic
Teaching Circle is now
Every Other Thursday 7:15 pm -9:30 pm Dates for
2012 May 3, 17,31;
June 14, 28; July 5, 19; Aug 2, 16, 30; Sep 13, 27;
Oct 11, 25; Nov 8, 29; Dec 13, 27 Explore the world of your dreams and partner with
your spirit helpers to trek deep within and become a
spiritual warrior on the path of peace. Each week’s
skills will build upon the next, stalking our inner
obstacles and finding our power through impeccable
action. Come be a part of the magic. More information
Fire Ceremonies 2012
Summer Solstice
Friday 6/22 6:30 till 10:00 pm
Fall Equinox and Yom Kippur
Friday 9/21 6:30 till 10:00 pm
Day of the Dead
Friday 11/2 6:30 till 10:00 pm
Winter Solstice
Friday 12/21 6:30 till 10:00 pm
Join us
for a Fire Ceremony to release what no longer serves
you. If you are drawn to be here please call or email
Miriam at (919) 304-5754 or
melieber@mebtel.net More information
Arapaho Little Boys and Girls Sweat Lodge Saturday April 14, 2012
This will be a NIGHTTIME SWEAT and we will camp out
overnight afterwards, more details to follow….
This lodge will be poured by Miriam/Firebird in the
tradition passed down to me by my beloved Elder Sharon
Mitchell. This is a beautiful teaching lodge that has
the strength and heat for those with experience in an
inipi and the gentleness and ease for those who will
join us for the first time (which is how it came to be
known as the Little Boys and Girls Lodge). It is not a
lodge specifically for children as some have asked but
supervised children are welcome to attend. Feel free to
call me with questions and to let me know if spirit is
calling you to join us so I can let you know how to
prepare.
Saturday April 14 We will light the
fire around sundown for this sweat and be in ceremony
into the night. Let us bring festive food to welcome the
turning of the sun with a beautiful potluck feast.
Workday Possibilities: Fridays March 23,
Sat Mar 24, 30 , April 6, 7 or anytime that you have
some time and can let me know. We can always use help
with gathering wood and stones, raking, moving blankets,
etc. If you have a truck and/or chain saw and want to
help gather some wood between lodges please let me know
so we can find times to work together, it is an ongoing
need. The preparations are part of the ceremony and are
a labor of love and communion with the land, the tall
standing ones, the stone people, the water and enrich
one’s experience of the ceremony greatly as we joyfully
do this sacred work together.
Contact Miriam (919) 304-5754 or
melieber@mebtel.net)
to RSVP, find out protocols, directions and/or ask
questions. I will send more information to those
planning on attending as to how to prepare and what to
bring. Driving
directions
Welcome
to the therapy
office
and medicine lodge for Miriam Lieberman, MA, LPC!
I have always felt that reconnecting to nature is an important part
of the healing process for people with our fast paced, over extended
and fragmented lifestyles. For this reason I have maintained a
private office with close proximity to the natural world where we
can tangibly feel our roots, look out the window at the
hummingbirds, gardens in bloom, or fall leaves fluttering by. For
some, the inner work may even take place outside. Children often
benefit from strolls in the woods while working on their issues for
example. Many a bereaved person has found solace, grounding and
support sitting at the base of one of the grand beech trees found on
the land. In this private setting freedom of expression is
encouraged and aided by the non-judgmental spaciousness and comfort
of the natural world. Time seems to be altered when we allow the
beauty of nature to hold us in her healing embrace.
walking trails. The
perennial gardens are in their glory through spring and summer
attracting songbirds and butterflies. Deer may cross your path while
approaching, please drive slowly.
