Benefits of Drumming:

• Drumming has shown to improve physical, psychological, emotional and social health.
• Drumming boosts the immune system and alters the body’s response to stress.
• Drumming shows a positive association with an increase in lymphokine-activated killer cells and natural killer cells that seek and destroy viruses and cancerous tumors.
• Drumming also has powerful physiological effects. Sustained drumming increases the heart rate and blood flow, resulting in the “high” common to any aerobic exercise.
• Drumming improves the synchronization of the brain’s two hemispheres.
• Synchronized brain wave activity with very high amplitude alpha waves can create feelings of euphoria with a sense of expanded mental powers and flowing creativity.
• Drumming promotes biological reversal of the stress response in healthy people.
• Drumming may also be able to help people with Alzheimer’s disease learn new skills.
• Rhythmic cues may be able to help retrain the brain after a stroke or other neurological impairment. Drumming can also help synchronize movements and improve the speed and symmetry of patients’ gait.
• Drumming for brief periods can actually change a person’s brain wave patterns, dramatically reducing stress.

 “Drumming tunes our biology, orchestrates our immunity, and enables healing to begin. It’s simply a matter of letting go, joining in and having fun– Mind over Matter!” – Barry Quinn, PhD

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