Rhythm, Nature and the Soul

Presented by Christine Stevens

You are a born drummer! Harmonize with the rhythm and song of nature and experience personal growth and expression through drumming. Learn rhythms for healing and self-care while reducing stress and boosting your energy! Develop your own personal rhythm and design group healing experiences.

NO prior musical experience necessary. Drums provided or bring your own.

Christine Stevens, MSW, MT-BC, MA holds masters degrees in both social work and music therapy. She is author of The Healing Drum Kit and The Art and Heart of Drum Circles. The founder of UpBeat Drum Circles, she has appeared on NBC, PBS, and is a featured speaker in the DVD Discover the Gift. She has trained facilitators from more than twenty five countries in the REMO HealthRHYTHMS program. Christine has worked with many Fortune 500 companies, survivors of Katrina, students at Ground Zero and most recently, led the first drum circle training in a war-zone in northern Iraq; www.ashtidrum.com .

For more information about Christina, visit her website at www.ubdrumcircles.com

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PROGRAM ITINERARY

August 17 – Wednesday

6pm – Welcome Dinner

7:00 – 8:30pm – Welcome Drum Circle

August 18 – Thursday

10am – noon – Rhythms of Nature. ABCs of drumming, How to create healing drum rhythms.

Nature Assignment – Music of Nature Practice #1

7:00 – 8:30pm – The Medicine Wheel of Music.  The Art of Drum Circle Facilitation.  Four Directions invocation.

8:30pm – Bonfire Drum Circle – Drums and Percussion
August 19 – Friday

10am – Noon – Trip to Sequoia Forest for Nature drumming
Finding your healing resonance

7:00 – 8:30pm – Movement  Workshop!

8:30pm – Bonfire Drum Circle – percussion only!

August 20 – Saturday

10am – Noon – Trip to Sequoia Forest for Nature drumming
Sacred Connections

7:00 – 8:30pm – Drum Circle Facilitation – group practice time

8:30pm – Bonfire Drum Circle – Chanting in Rhythm.

August 21 – Sunday

10am – Noon – Awakened Soul – Closing Ceremony.

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