A Hands-On
Shamanic Drum Making
& Healing Weekend
in Topeka
May 1-3, 2026
A guided, step-by-step weekend to build your own drum and experience the deeper work it’s meant for. No experience needed.
Over the course of the weekend, you will:
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Build your own shamanic drum from raw materials
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Learn how to work with your drum in ceremony and personal practice
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Participate in a full moon water ceremony (optional)
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Have the opportunity for personal consultations or healings
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Connect with a small group in a focused, grounded environment
You’ll be guided step-by-step in a way that is clear, grounded, and accessible.
Schedule of Events
Take your pick of events or join us for the whole weekend.
Friday May 1 – 7pm
Full Moon Water Ceremony
Join us for an evening of connecting with Mamakila, Grandmother Moon for a full moon water ceremony and optional Tobacco water ritual. Click the ticket link to learn more and reserve your spot.
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Saturday Evening and Sunday
Medicine Drum Making
More than a shamanic drum making, this is an opportunity to connect with your ancestors to heal and ignite the indigenous spirit and passion for life. We gather Saturday evening and again on Sunday for a beautiful ceremonial drum making. No experience needed. You will be supported and guided in a grounded practical way. Join us for the Friday evening full moon water ceremony and/or a private healing session to make for a truly transformational weekend!
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Saturday Morning
Private Healing Sessions
Limited availability, by appointment only
Life Purpose Hand Analysis
Not psychic readings — insight. Hand analysis looks at the shape, lines, and fingerprints of your hands to reveal the deeper patterns that shape how you think, feel, and move through life. Rather than predicting a fixed future, it brings clarity to your natural orientation—your strengths, challenges, and the underlying drives that give your life a sense of purpose and meaning. By seeing these patterns clearly, you gain a grounded understanding of why certain experiences repeat and how to align your choices with what genuinely fulfills you.
Sessions can be recorded and you receive an illustrated workup showing life purpose, life lessons, life 'school', and how to properly navigate it. This isn't just a one-off session, it's a reference that is profoundly helpful and relative for life.
La Limpia
La Limpia is a traditional shamanic cleansing and healing ceremony that restores balance to the body, mind and spirit. Using elements of the Earth—including green leaves, feathers, fire, sacred volcanic stones, aromatic smoke, eggs, flowers, tobacco, and sound—the ceremony removes stagnant or intrusive energy while revitalizing, protecting and igniting the passion for life.
Each session is tailored to the individual and includes a consultation, diagnostic insight through candle reading and/or hand analysis, and the cleansing ceremony.
Limited availability Saturday morning only.
Appointments are $222 and last 90 minutes.
Click below to schedule a session.
Presented by Studio 521
521 SW Van Buren St, Topeka, KS
Michael 'Heartsong' Cutter
Shamanic guide and drum maker, Michael 'Heartsong' Cutter has brought the transformative medicine of the drum into the lives of over 500 people around the world.
Michael is facilitates cross-cultural support networks to empower indigenous communities in Ecuador where he travels regularly for apprenticeship, ceremonies and organizing trips. He brings nearly a decade of experience as a drum maker to guide you in making your own drum.
With the blessings and encouragement of his teachers, Michael is a bridge of indigenous wisdom and healing.