Got Rhythm??

Well, I guess we will see.  I am signed up for a Drum Workshop on Saturday night and I am both excited and nervous.  I only hope that there are other beginners that are really beginners and not people that just need a refresher. I had purchased a Native Hand Drum at Eagles Nest last year and have no idea how to play it.  I arrived home with this $120 drum and my oldest son immediately picked it up and started pounding out a tune...which was great but intimidated me right off the bat.  I thought to myself..oh, oh, I guess I have no natural rhythm at all.  It has been pretty well hanging on my bedroom wall since then taunting me.  I have taken it down a couple of times when no one was home and tried to find the drummer in me but I need some type of instruction.  Hopefully, I will be able to at least keep a good beat after this.  I would love to be able to get comfortable enough with it, that I could incorporate it into my Yoga Dance Class when I get going.  I actually think I will take it with me on the training in the fall and figure out which Chakra Dance I can use it for.  My favorite part of the Goddess to the Core Bootcamp was the smudging ceremony in the morning.  Sierra would play the hand drum and we all would chant "Mother, I feel you under my feet, Mother, I feel your heart beat" while Wendy & Jamie did the smudging and it was very spiritual and beautiful. I decided then & there that I wanted to be able to do this.  I wanted to be able to drum & chant and to feel as comfortable and beautiful and free as Sierra appeared to be to me in this moment.  In my "Quest for Real", this was the highlight of my workshop.  Words to describe my "Quest for Real"....
natural, earthy, pure, free, raw, true, honest.  I think I'd better save "Quest for Real" for a post all on it's own.