Wellness Beats
The goal of Wellness Beats is to move the participants physically as well as emotionally and spiritually. Brain health improves from the use of crossover patterning, right & left brain hemisphere work, and increasing the alpha wave amplitude. Increased alpha wave amplitude is shown to decrease stress and improve feelings of well-being. In Wellness Beats, participants feel empowered and strengthen the “connection” with themselves as well as with those around them—this is a time free of judgments and expectations.
Wellness Beats will use a slower, droning tempo of different music styles to accomplish a feeling of connectedness, as well as feeling empowered and peaceful.
(Trance and Slower rhythmical beats) – This journey can last around 10 – 15 min. The Drumbeat is around 120 – 130 BPM.
- Keep the rhythms and movement patterns simple and easy to follow.
- Make patterns repeatable.
- Allow for times of Inner focus and self-awareness.
- Allow participants to close their eyes to feel the rhythms and movement.
- Decrease range of motion.
- Provide free time for creative expression.
- Consider partner and/or group dynamics.
The focus points during the Wellness Beats portion are as above, plus:
- Promote spatial awareness and working (drumming) together with a partner.
- Promote a sense of belonging (through partner and/or group dynamics.