Posts by Taina Mansikkamäki
Finding Love in Unexpected Places: Your Drum as a Companion
With Valentine's Day approaching, I've been reflecting on friendship, connection, and the many forms love takes in our lives. Here in F...
The Power of Words: The Finnish Tietäjä Tradition
Have you ever noticed how certain words, when spoken with intention, seem to carry weight? How a whispered blessing can calm a crying c...
How Working with Your Hands Brings Deep Wellbeing
Have you ever lost yourself so completely in a task that hours felt like minutes? Where the outside world faded away, and there was onl...
Rumpu-ukko´s Sami Drums Now Available at Tunturipuu Online Store
Happy news from Lapland! Rumpu-ukko's handmade Sami drums are now available at Tunturipuu.fi online store. Tunturipuu.fi is more than j...
When Body and Mind Become Overloaded – Try Drumming
Physical inflammation is something we all recognise – a cold blocks our nose, we sprain an ankle, or we get a sharp pain in our back. B...
Forest Spirits and How to Call Them
There's something you should know about us Finns: we never quite stopped believing in magic. Oh, we'll talk about technology and modern...
The Sacred Rhythms of Sápmi
In the vast wilderness of Finnish Lapland, where the aurora borealis dances across endless skies and reindeer migrations have carved pa...
Forest Bathing with Your Shamanic Drum
Picture this: You're standing at the edge of a Finnish forest in July, shamanic drum in hand, and the first thing that hits you isn't t...
Rumpu-ukko Partners with KavaNoita in Sodankylä
Sometimes the universe has a wonderful way of bringing kindred spirits together. That's exactly what happened when we discovered Marjo ...
Heart Warriors Unite: Join the Global Drumming Revolution This Lion’s Gate Portal
When the thunder of drums ripples across our planet on the Lion's Gate Portal, something extraordinary happens. The Global Drums Gather...
