Shamanic Journey and Drumming Group
2026-03-21 11:30 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | The Unitarian Church of Marlboro and Hudson, 80 Main St., Hudson, MA, 01749, United States
Our monthly Shamanic Journey and Drumming group meets on the third Saturday of every month. This is a drop-in event, and no experience with shamanism, journeying, or drumming is required – just a curious and open heart!
Shamanic journeying is a powerful practice that anyone can learn and use. Working in the spirit realm teaches us true freedom and self-empowerment. There, we have access to other worlds. We connect with the energy that underlies the physical world and receive guidance from our spirit guides and ancestors. Moreover, we gain the ability to heal ourselves at the deepest level.
Shamanic drumming is both a healing art and a catalyst for shamanic journeying. At our gatherings, we will explore both ways of working with rhythm. Participants are encouraged to bring (or make!) a rhythm instrument for healing work, but extras are available for those who don’t have one.
Location: The Unitarian Church of Marlboro and Hudson (UCMH), 80 Main St., Hudson, MA, upstairs in the Knight Room. Enter through the side (Church St.) door and come up the stairs.
Cost: $5 for UCMH Members and shamanic students; $10 for non-Members/students

Playing With Tarot! An Intuitive Tarot Workshop
2026-03-27 19:00 - 21:00 | The Unitarian Church of Marlboro and Hudson, 80 Main St., Hudson, MA, 01749, United States
Join me on the 4th Fridays in January, March, May, July, September, and November for a tarot gathering focused on intuitive tarot reading skills.
Our gatherings combine discussions of tarot topics, reading introspectively for ourselves, playing with our decks in unconventional ways, and group readings (a favorite event that produces some of our most interesting experiences).
Why are we playing instead of learning tarot?
Because playing is fun! Our gatherings focus on intuitive reading. Certain attitudes and perspectives arise when we use the word ‘learn’: right versus wrong, the need to study and learn, the need to prove our skills, fears of testing, etc.
But telling ourselves that we’re playing instead of learning puts us into a different mindset. Hopefully, one that is more relaxed and ready for fun. And that makes it easier to access our intuition. Bring your favorite tarot deck and come see how fun tarot can be without the rules!
If you’re new(er) to tarot and don’t yet have a deck, there are extra decks available to borrow.
Cost: $5/UCMH Members, $10 Non-members
Registration: This is a drop-in event; pre-registration is not required.

Reindeer Shamanism Level 1 Classes Spring 2026
2026-04-04 19:00 - 21:00 | MA
This 9-month class series is for people looking to deepen their spiritual practice through studying Reindeer Shamanism. It focuses on learning to heal yourself, shamanic techniques in the physical and spiritual realms, deepening spirit connection, and nature immersion techniques.
Classes meet monthly for 2 hours. Both online and in-person sessions will be offered, pending sufficient interest. In-person classes will be held in the Central MA region. Final class dates are still TBD.
Class topics include:
Reindeer Shamanism
Growing Your Practice: Making Sacred Time Sacred
Connecting with Spirit
Nature Immersion
Intensive Journey and Drumming Work
Energy Healing Work
Yin and Yang: Working With the Divine Feminine and Masculine.
Ceremony Creation
Developing Your Intuition
Divination
To be added to the prospective student list, email me at cynthia @inkwoodhealing.com. Please let me know if you’re interested in in-person or online classes. You’ll receive detailed class info when it becomes available. No commitment is required, but this will help determine if there is enough interest in each class.
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