The Nepalese drum
The “Nepalese drum”, known as the Dhyāngro, is a shamanic drum whose distinctive feature is that it is made of two hide faces and an anchoring stick called a “phurba”.
A Nepalese drum is crafted by a family of shamans whose speciality is making drums according to a specific know-how and specific ceremonies, passed down from generation to generation.
According to the practices of Bön shamanism, this instrument is intended to transmute negative spirits into light and to travel into the invisible to seek the information needed during a treatment or a ceremony.
Like the singing bowls and the gong, the drum acts through its vibrations deep upon the soul and the memories of the physical and subtle bodies, allowing a work of memory deprogramming.
The exceptional craft of the artisans and master smiths
The mastery and knowledge of the artisans and master smiths guarantee the excellence of the instruments used in the trainings. Born of a close companionship with the lineages of master healers and shamans, these instruments belong to no ordinary trade: they are part of a direct transmission from lineage to lineage, preserving their full spiritual value and giving each instrument a genuine vibrational and therapeutic quality.
The market mostly offers moulded, heavily decorated bowls with an attractive finish; these are generally made of five metals, and when they do contain seven, the hammering is merely mechanical or superficial, made for trade. Produced at the expense of traditional craft, they suffer from a lack of artisanal knowledge that deprives them of any real vibrational quality and sustain.