Drumsong Sanctuary for the Soul
Miriam Lieberman, MA, LPCWelcome 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 Pictures There 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.

(919) 304-5754 or email me at melieber@mebtel.net

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Deep gratitude to David Gellatly for the rights to use his photos. Go to http://davidgellatly.smugmug.com/ to view his galleries or call him at 919 304-5754 to reserve a time for a family photo session.
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2012


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Drumsong Sanctuary for the Soul
1920 Western Trail
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
(919) 304-5754
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 2012
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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.
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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  
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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



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