Five years have passed since my first time participating, and I wanted to find out how much my understanding of drum circles has changed and whether I have grown as a drum circle facilitator, so I decided to take part in this advanced training course.

I was not interested in facilitating in the first place, and I was only planning to support drum circles, but I ended up being forced to become a facilitator by chance, so when I took the course the first time, I still had a strong feeling that "I don't really want to do it," so I lacked enthusiasm for learning and was unable to join the group of participants. However, seeing everyone's sincere attitude toward the drum circle and their enthusiasm made me have no doubts about my desire to become a drum circle facilitator. After that, I held small-scale drum circles in my hometown as a form of recreation or music therapy, but I rarely had the opportunity to receive guidance or advice from someone in the field, and while I got used to it by holding it many times, I was also growing increasingly anxious about whether this was the right thing to do. At that time, the announcement of this training was made. I intuitively felt that this was a chance for me.

Our instructor, Cameron, created a wonderful opportunity for us to take on a new challenge. He observed each of the students, each with their own unique characteristics, in a fair and impartial manner, found their strengths, and conveyed them to us in powerful words, giving us many pieces of precise advice. He also answered each of our questions carefully. By sharing the valuable experiences and learnings of so many people, my anxieties were dispelled and new doors were opened for me. I was even given a sense of affirmation that "I'm fine just the way I am." In addition, through the work and private conversations with the students who I shared my bed and meals with for four days, my own direction was also sorted out.

Now that I feel that I have definitely made progress through my second participation, I am filled with the desire to steadily progress as a drum circle facilitator at my own pace. I will use the experience I gained in the training to move forward and become a facilitator who can secretly create a magic of excitement for those who participate in drum circles. I am also planning to take the course a third time in the near future to check my progress.