Living Drums

The original heartbeat of life

Weaving
the living

Every drum is a sacred story.

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Sacred craftsmanship

I am not
a drum seller

I help drums come into the world. My goal is to help you weave a sacred relationship with your instrument — which is why I could not sell a drum I have not made myself, and why you will not be able to purchase a drum from my website by simply clicking a button.

The hide that makes up your drum, just like your own skin, is alive — in its material as well as spiritual qualities. Each drum is unique, shaped with the frame, hide and tension type of your choice, according to what resonates with you.

It all begins with a meeting…

Far more than an instrument —
an ally on the path

Living
Drums

All the drum making, workshops and the world of Celestiums live on a dedicated website — Living Drums. There you will find available drums, upcoming workshops, and the philosophy that guides this work.

Visit Living Drums →
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Drum-making workshops

Bringing your drum
to life

Taking part in a workshop is an invitation to unplug from daily life for a whole weekend — to immerse yourself in meditative and ceremonial spaces, opening to the other dimensions of the birth of your drum.

Weaving the living

From our very first meeting, I will guide you step by step toward the birth of your drum, so that it may accompany you in your encounter with yourself. Far more than a simple drum-making workshop, it is a space of spiritual transmission and inner work to which I invite you.

Each workshop is unique, co-created with the participants in the flow of life — generally over two days, sometimes three. Feel free to invite me to your corner of the world: for a minimum of 7 people, I will travel with joy.

While the full weekend format is my preferred and favoured approach, circumstances may still allow for one-day workshops as in the past. If that is your preference, please do not hesitate to let me know!

Upcoming
workshops

April
19
2026
Drum-making workshop — Full day
📍 Le Hameau, Rixensart (Belgium) ⏱ 9am to 6pm 💛 Drum price only
Come bring your drum to life in this one-day workshop. Frames from Belgium, Quebec and Pakistan — ash, oak, maple, cedar, walnut, cherry, apple, willow, hickory — from 30 to 76 cm, including some oval and ovoid shapes. Available hides: bison, horse, Camargue bull, deer, doe, billy goat, goat, water buffalo, cow and camel. Dyeing possible, inner tube included. Frame and hide selection on April 13, 14 and 15 in Bierges — by appointment.
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May
23–24
2026
Drum-making workshop — Connection retreat
📍 Val-Morin, Quebec ⏱ Sat. 9am — Sun. 4pm 💛 Drum $300–400 + $150 retreat
Come bring your drum to life in this retreat-style connection workshop. We will take time together to choose the hide and frame in the weeks before the workshop, then bring it to life with beauty, awareness and presence. Frames from 12'' to 30'', around fifteen wood species, and a wide choice of hides.
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July
4–5
2026
Spiritual retreat — Drums & Connection
📍 Centre Kamaste, Steenkerque (Belgium) ⏱ Sat. 9am — Sun. 4pm 💛 €150 retreat + drum optional
A two-day retreat opening a simple, beautiful and safe door into the spiritual world — with drum-making for those who wish, Sound healing ceremony, temazcal sweat lodge, sacred cacao, songs and transmissions. Open to around twenty participants, with or without a drum. Co-facilitated with Chloé, and the temazcal guided by Alizée and Marco in the Mishika tradition.
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More dates to come — write to me to be informed first.

When the moment feels right,
I'll be glad to weave these bonds together.

Get in touch
In the workshop — Living Drums In the workshop, Val-Morin