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What are the positive benefit's of drumming?
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What are the positive benefit's of drumming?
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- RHYTHM FOR LIFE
What is rhythm and how does it relate to me?
We all have rhythm, rhythm is within all of us, and it’s around us all the time. Take a look – moon and stars constantly rise and fall in a universal rhythm, when we talk, walk, march and sing rhythm flows, in the kitchen - the washing machines makes noise in rhythm, in nature – birds sing and a stream flows, in rhythm. But most importantly within our very bodies a natural rhythm continually plays a orchestra of movement and song that makes up our bodies, our heart is constantly beating in rhythm Boom-boom.. Boom-boom.. In fact we had 9 months of rhythmic training in the womb. The mystics and philosophers say that everything in the Universe is in vibration, from the cells of our bodies to the wood in your desk; the only thing that distinguishes wood from metal is the frequency of the vibration.
What is a Community Drum Circle?
In a Community Drum Circle you get to experience a world where everybody is able to celebrate their uniqueness while experiencing the Spiritual Universal Truth of our Oneness with each other and the universe, all within the space of a two hour event on a very deep and profound level. Not only can a Community Drum Circle be deeply gratifying on a Spiritual level but you can extract whatever level of appreciation and meaning from it that you care to choose at the time for example in a community drumcircle one person may experience the Fun and enjoyment of being able to play like a youngster, another may find the event hugely stress relieving, and other may find that powerful emotions are brought to the surface and allowed expression in a safe and comforting environment, while another may have a deeply spiritual experience of freedom and communion with a personal deity or god. All experiences are valid and to be found in a Community Drum Circle, where the event is made up of the individual energies that each person brings to the circle. From the young girl of 7 years old enthralled by playing a stick on a coloured drum, to grand mother finally finding expression in her 1 beat gift to the circle, to the advanced drummer and workshop enthusiast who displays his technical abilities on the Djembe drum to the enjoyment of the other participants.
According to Mickey Hart, drummer for the Grateful Dead: “The Drum Circle is a huge jam session. The ultimate goal is not precise rhythmic articulation or perfection of patterned structure, but the ability to entrain and reach the state of a group mind. It is built on cooperation in the groove, but with little reference to any classic styles. So this is a work in constant progress, a phenomenon of the new rhythm culture emerging here in the West.”
Where would you find a Community Drum Circle?
Community Drumming is slowly gaining popularity in the UK. Already in the United States you will be able to find a community drum circle in nearly all cities and towns. Arthur Hull who is widely regarded as the Founder of the Worldwide Drum Circle Movement has been facilitating rhythm circles around the world for the last 30 years. From his home town of Santa Cruz, California he spreads his message of community. His time is now spent travelling the globe training an ever growing community of Drum Circle Facilitators – Enthusiastic leaders who are spreading the message of drumming and its ability to move and inspire. Arthur Hull has been visiting the UK for the last 10 years and in 2001 in conjunction with Somesh De Swardt founder of Drum Jam been running courses to train Facilitators in the skills of how to successfully facilitate groups of people using the tools of rhythm. He is the author of a hugely popular book – Drum Circle Spirit and Video – Drum Circle Facilitation both can be purchased by contacting Drum Jam.
“There are over 6800 different languages, dialects spoken in the world,
but there is only one that is universally and implicitly understood, no
matter where your passport resides. For centuries, community drumming has been an integral part of social, religious, and spiritual fabric of cultures throughout the world. Whether it's to communicate, mediate, celebrate or inspire, drumming has an unmistakable power to move. Because of rhythm people are capable of reaching different, never before imagined places. No other instrument is so available for participation and pure unadulterated enjoyment.”- Arthur Hull
Who is Somesh De Swardt and What does Drum Jam do?
I founded Drum Jam in 2001 after deciding that my hobby of drumming and percussion was slowly dying because I had no-one to drum with! So I organised a Community Drum Circle in Brighton and went to great lengths to advertise and promote it, inviting local drum teachers from the UK and Africa to teach and perform. It was hugely successful and the over 130 people had a great time. This led to further monthly events that although not as well attended due to my commitments with full time work and lack of time to market where still greatly inspiring and fun. In February 2002 after completing a Computer Support contract with an employer I decided that I would create a new life for myself doing something that inspired me and gave me a sense of fulfilment. So I went into full time self-employment. The company has gone from strength to strength and employs several facilitators part time. Drum Jam do work in numerous communities, from education like schools, universities and colleges to Teambuilding with Corporations and conference events to working in the health sector with disabled and elderly participants. Wherever I take this work people love it and want more!
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After a very busy 2 months we are finally getting on top of things. I've been married to Shivani for 2 weeks and arrived back from Honeymoon in Ibiza with renewed enthusiasm to take Drum Jam Events on to new and higher levels. The next few months are going to be really exciting, and wait for important news coming up, We are looking into the possibility of restarting community events on a regular basis, which we will let you know as soon as possible.
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