Drums and Drumming

The pounding sound of a drum can help us to take notice of our own heartbeat. It is our heartbeats that keep us alive and vital. Drumming can also be very therapeutic in getting in touch with our inner selves. A low, steady beat can create a calmness whereas a stronger upbeat can stir us into action or frenzy.

Focusing on our chakras while drumming. Experience each energy center become active, balanced, and aligned with the other chakras.

Rhythmist and shamanist, Michael Drake, writes about the therapeutic effects of drumming.

The therapeutic effects of drumming are becoming more widely documented.

Sourcerer (nickname) share the technique he uses to send energy to another person or distant place during a period of drumming, meditation, and visualization.

Community drum and percussion circles can be fun and rewarding for all involved. You do not need to be a professional musician to start or participate in a drum circle, amateurs and experienced drummers alike can both join in the fun.

Article by Michael Blake, "If we focus our attention on the individual chakras while drumming, we can experience each energy center becoming active, balanced, and aligned with the other chakras."

A low, steady beat can create a calmness whereas a stronger upbeat can stir us into action or frenzy.

Raven Drum is a non-profit foundation, established by Rick Allen, that empowers individuals in crisis through the healing power of the drum. The foundation's goal is to provide free educational programs in the arts and opportunities for personal growth during times of adversity.

This article by by George A. Parks, Ph.D. is an edited version of a chapter from Wingspan:Inside the Men's Movement.

This article appeared in the January 1995 issue of M.E.N. Magazine

Udo (pronounced "oo-doo") drums are made from clay.