Part practical guide, part scholarly exploration, and part inspirational journey, The Beat of your own Drum invites women to reclaim their rhythmic heritage and harness the healing power of percussion for personal and collective transformation.Backed up with scientific papers, quotes and resources, Sophie leads us through drumming for healing, for birth, death, circles, mental health, physical health and so much more. She talks about drumming for stilling the mind, for going into an altered state, for empowerment: empowering women, empowering women’s circles and drumming circles. … This book encapsulates everything you need to know about sacred drumming, in fact this book should come as standard issue with every drum – bought and birthed.”—Rachael Crow, mother, medicine drum maker and teacher, women’s circle facilitator, Moon lodge/Red Tent/ Women’s Mystery holder and author