My Journey

As my confidence and experience grew, I started to facilitate in local schools and was running around the county with a car full of drums, juggling around my 3 young children and their needs and school. times. Then one day the stars aligned and I got chatting to my dear friend Sr Consillo “ What are you at these days?” when I told her I was working with adults with special needs and with young children in schools, she smiled one of her knowing nodding smiles as if she was half expecting me to say this. She proceeded to ask me to show her what I do, she said to follow her over to Our Ladys Unit (the unit which helps those in recovery from drug addiction- 6 month program) and to bring what drums I had. I asked how many young men would be in the unit and she said 26; I said sister I have only 4 drums with me. She smiled again and just said “sure isn’t that grand, you can show me what you can do with 4 drums”. So nervously I introduced myself to the 26 lads and asked for 4 volunteers to drum. I taught them 2 simple poly rhythms are we were away on our drumming journey. The rest of us sang a call and response chantwhile the drummers drummed. I was in my element. Sister hugged me and thanked me and 2 weeks later rang to inform me that she had bought the lads in the unit 26 drums and that she wanted me in once a fortnight to facilitate workshops and to be part of their recovery. I actually still get so emotional telling this story because she believed in me and trusted what I was about and 15 years later I am still facilitating drumming and sound healing workshops in Cuan Mhuire.