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The details are together for the Boulder River Rhythm Retreat this coming June 27 - 30 south of Big Timber, Montana. Look below for registration links and the call to grow our community. As always, we welcome first time and beginning drummers as well as seasoned rhythmists. "If you have a heart beat, you have rhythm."

We are so thrilled to be presenting at the Mindful Unplug Experience at the Feathered Pipe Ranch this July 13 - 20 (Details below). The Feathered Pipe Foundation is generously offering a number of scholarships this season ranging from $500-1500 (Depending on the level of need) and the deadline for larger awards is February 26th. Here's where you can find the application link: https://featheredpipe.com/feathered-pipe-blog/feathered-pipe-retreat-scholarships/

If you're in the Missoula area, hold May 4th on your calendar for a special Drum Brothers show at Free Cycles Missoula. Come celebrate the groove with us and "May the 4th be with you!"

The Boulder River Rhythm Retreat

Closing Circle GrooveAt Camp Mimanagish
South of Big Timber, Montana
Thursday - Sunday, June 27 - 30, 2024
Click the picture for some circle grooves.
And click here for the registration page
As we approach our 21st year sharing community grooves at Camp Mimanagish, we want to reach out ever more to to high school and college students and famlies with children to join our community. Each year as the event fills up with regular registrants, we can usually offer a significant price break to students and families with children. You can help out by spreading the word to those who may not be on this list and consider donating an amount to support the youth who'll joining us. Pass this email around and feel free to share the Facebook event page as well: https://www.facebook.com/events/2124583114559815.

We'd like to invite you to join Drum Brothers and friends for this special 4 day retreat. Our time together will include rhythm classes, song circles, and daily yoga and African dance classes. Each evening we'll gather for a community rhythm circle and in the mornings we'll be treated to a musical wakeup. Instructors for the event will be Matthew & Michael Marsolek and Tracy Topp of Drum Brothers.

All ability levels are welcome at this event. The drums call us to come together and celebrate the precious moments of life we've been given. There's nothing like having 4 days to enjoy the company of new friends and to take the rhythms deeper than ever. This is a time to get recharged with rhythm and community!

We'll be staying at beautiful Camp Mimanagish on the Boulder River. The water will be high this time of year and in the evening you can hear the rumbling of the rocks rolling on the river bottom! Weather permitting; we'll meet outside as much as we can. Of course, as with all of our retreats, we'll be fed great food. There will also be free time to enjoy the pristine scenery of the area. For lodging, participants will be bunking together in the many fine cabins available at Camp Mimanagish. There are separate men's and woman's cabins and some limited space for couples and families on a first come first serve basis. There are limited spots available on site for campers and trailers and many tent sites. Contact Matthew to see what spaces may be available: 406-531-8109.

Rhythm Exploration ~ Thurs - Sun (full retreat) - $520
Registration includes hand drumming classes for all levels, dance and movement classes, and lodging and meals.

We look forward to seeing you this June.

The Mindful Unplug Experience 2024
Movement, Rhythm, and Nature

Anne in the woodsAnne Jablonski with Matthew Marsolek and family
July 13 - 20 at the Feathered Pipe Ranch, near Helena, Montana
This special event is mostly filled and space is limited. So register soon to secure your spot! We'd love to have you with us.
Visit this page for all the details: https://www.mindfulunplug.com/

Music, Rhythm, and Joy

Family in lodgeFor our 2024 running, we are over-the-moon elated, and honored, to announce that along with his musically gifted family, the leader of Montana-based Drum Brothers, Matthew Marsolek, will join us for the entire Mindful Unplug week! Widely known for his warm and engaging teaching style, Matthew shares a sumptuous variety of heart-opening sessions built around participatory sound, rhythm practices, and voice awareness. Simple guided exercises that open and free the voice, frequent song circles utilizing chants and songs gathered from his world music studies, and body rhythm practices are only a small sample of the rich palette of offerings this profoundly skilled teacher can share during our time together.

group movementMindful Movement, Meditation, Freedom Yoga, and Nature

Mindful Unplug den-mother and emcee Anne Jablonski guides daily yoga and mindful movement, dharma inquiry, meditation, and inspiring early morning forest immersion practices. Acknowledging that you are the primary architect for your own well-being, she uncovers creative ways that inspire you to become more friendly and intimate with your own inner landscape and wisdom within. Anne brings warmth and humor to sharing yoga, meditation, and mindfulness practices, cultivating playful curiosity in your personal exploration of movement and contemplative wisdom traditions. Her intention is to have you return home with the tools and inspiration to reset mindfully and embrace a personal daily mindful movement and meditation practice.

Yoga deckThe land itself is our common, sacred ground for the week and the preeminent teacher at the Mindful Unplug retreat. This program regards the natural realm not merely as an appealing backdrop that is separate from us, but as foundational to capital-k Knowing about our truest nature. A refreshing mountain lake inspires solace and reflection. Nearby trails in the surrounding National Forest weave through hills saturated with wildflowers and woods filled with aspen and aromatic pine. Mountains shape every horizon. Ravens, warblers, blackbirds, and pine siskins flit among trees and across meadows. 

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