Council

James L. Bianchi, Esq. is among the first graduating students from the oldest public interest law school in the country, New College of California, School of Law and is best described as a community activist. Over the years he has been on Boards and Commissions, or founded non-profit corporations, that operate homeless shelters, domestic violence shelters, sexual assault programs, drug treatment programs, legal aid offices, and after school programs for elementary school children. Jim practic ...more

Jimi Two Feathers, co-founder of Earth Drum Council, is a teacher, facilitator, and community organizer who has been building drum and dance community for over thirty years. In addition to EDC, Jimi is an original member of Dance Free and co-founder of Dance New England. Jimi builds and repairs computers and serves on the Board of Community Change Inc, an anti-racism non-profit in Boston.

Missy is a Vibrational and Shamanic healer, Awareness-Oriented Massage Therapist, Reiki Master/Teacher, Personal Growth Instructor, Theatrical Lighting Designer and Business Consultant. Her healing work draws from many different practices including movement, sound, breathwork, meditation, visualization, Ipsalu Tantra Kriya Yoga and Transpersonal Psychology. Missy comes to her teaching and healing work from a focused center of compassion, presence and deep listening to create a sacredness of s ...more

Morwen is a drummer, musician, teacher, writer, and facilitator who has been exploring the connections between rhythm, consciousness, and healing for many years. She is co-founder of Earth Drum Council, and has been teaching rhythm since the early nineties throughout the Northeast. She works as director of program development at a community art center in her hometown in Massachusetts. At the fire circle, as in life, Morwen is developing the skill of simultaneously sinking into the deep groove ...more

The Pigeon Hawk is a rare bird of the Mystery with a keen sense of Vision and ability to catch his Pray through a startling array spiralacious flight. Often seen around water, especially water that has been enlivened, he is often considered an indicator species for recovering ecosystems, and can sometimes be found teaching Permaculture workshops and tinkering with Flowforms. Some of the wonderful things that Pigeon Hawks do can be seen at ...more

Sonic Alchemist Peter van Gorder promotes the philosophy that every sound and movement we make is but a mere carrier wave for the more interesting data of: Thoughts, Feelings, and Emotions. His unique view and teaching style has led him to create "Conscious Drumming" a workshop where the mind and body-energy are the primary instrument and the drum [or any instrument] is the amplifier.

As a facilitator he has both organized and led drum & sound circles, sonic journeys, hea ...more

Padme hails from the wild neon jungles of Las Vegas, where she is an active co-conspirator in the Vegas Vortex and Desert Moon Circle. She cares deeply about creating spaces for deep connections, personal growth, transformation, and healing, and is a student and practitioner of various healing modalities. Padme is also passionate about music of all kinds and has been singing as long as she can remember.

Venee is a Interfaith Ritualist, Altarist, Mixmedia Artist and Dancer. She has a B.A. in Arts and Social Change with an emphasis in Interdisciplinary Arts and Education from New College of California and is a certified Human Element facilitator. She teaches Altar Making, Dance, Boundary and Core Transformational workshops and is the Managing Director of Our Lady of the Well,Co-Director of the Pagan Alliance, and an active member of the core for the Spark Collective.

She has been a prie ...more