We’re happy to announce another drumming retreat with morning yoga sessions in a wonderful OMbora in Świdwowiec village in Poland (on the way between Berlin and Poznan) on the weekend of 17-19 April, 2026.
On the first day there will be introduction to the technique, however the workshop is foremost dedicated to students with at least basic experience with frame drumming. Let me know if you are unsure whether it’s something suitable for you.
Morning yoga will activate us for the whole day, and soundbathing will relax us in the evenings. We’ll study modern technique for frame drum according to the approach of Zohar Fresco (you can read more about it here), learn new grooves and compositions, work on our rhythmic skills, and take time to play together to indulge in a rhythmic flow.
We will take on different challanges for each level: from keeping the basic rhythm and playing proposed variations, to improvising new phrases. I will provide you with tools to develop your sense of rhythm and musicality, so that you could later take it any direction that is interesting for you.
The program includes:
- 8h of drum classes integrating materials for diverse levels – from complete beginners to more advanced players (Friday evening, Saturday, and Sunday)
- 2h of morning ashtanga joga (for all levels)
- jamming around as much as we want
- evening bonfires
- vegan & vegetarian food
- evening relaxation sessions with bowls and gongs
Investment: teaching fee + accomodation fee
- Teaching fee: €100. There is a reduced price option for people with a lower budget – please reach out to us. There is also an option of a solidarity fee: by adding €10-20 to your payment you can support participation of people with a lower budget
- Accomodation fee: €150. The fee covers accomodation and vegan meals.
Sign up: borys.drums(at)gmail.com. To book a spot transfer the teaching fee to the account given in response.
Place: OMbora, Świdwowiec village, Poland
Time: Friday-Sunday, 17-19.04.2026 / We will start at 19:00 on Friday and finish by 15:00 on Sunday.
Instruments: if you don’t have your own drum let me know – we will find a solution.
Spots are super limited!
details:
Investment: €250
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- Teaching fee: €100. There is a reduced price option for people with a lower budget – please reach out to us. There is also an option of a solidarity fee: by adding €10-20 to your payment you can support participation of people with a lower budget
- Accomodation fee: €150. The fee covers accommodation and vegan meals.
Sign up:
borys.drums(at)gmail.com / to book a spot transfer the teaching fee to the account given in response /
Spots are super limited!
Place / transportation
OMbora, Świdwowiec village, Poland. The nearest Inter City train station is in Zbąszynek (with connections from i.a. Warsaw and Berlin). From there we can organize a shared taxi to Świdwowiec (approx. 9 euros per person).
Time:
Friday-Sunday, 17-19.04.2026 / We will start at 19:00 on Friday and finish by 15:00 on Sunday.
Instruments:
If you don’t have your own drum let me know – we will find a solution.
The frame drum classes with Borys are always a lot of fun. He knows how to keep the lessons diversified, he is patient, motivating and inspiring. Highly recommended!
Borys is a very skilled teacher, who can move seamlessly in one lesson between a purely technical approach to rhythm analysis and playing the instrument on one side, and a more intuitive playful approach on the other, so he always manage to find the leverage point for the learning process to happen. Highly recommended also for individual lessons!
Borys Slowikowski is a fantastic teacher. To learn with him is a gratifying experience driven through curiosity; exploring rhythm and the elasticity of time-travel. The emphasis is on strengthening listening and assimilation while we play together.
photos from previous frame drum workshops in Świdwowiec:
