What You’ll Discover in Christine Stevens Awakening Your Rhythm with Christine Stevens
One British study showed that drumming helps reduce anxiety, depression and inflammation. It also improves social resilience.
Christine Stevens – Awakening Your Rhythm with Christine Stevens
Encourage the whole person-body healing through drumming — including stress reduction, release of negative feelings, and improved immunity.
Discover drumming as meditation — a rhythmic mantra that can engage the ‘monkey mind’ Let us help you to fall in love with your heart.
Scientists and ancient wisdom agree on the benefits of drumming for mind, body, or spirit.
Since millennia, repetitive drum beats have been used to induce trance, anchor healing rituals and unite communities. They also accompany ceremony or prayer.
Modern research has shown that drumming has both physical and emotional benefits.This includes stress reduction, negative feelings release and improved immunity.
What’s more, rhythm helps us “unmind” our mind — to connect to the space between beats, thoughts, or feelings. Drumming can help us bring creativity, sacredness, and purpose into our lives.
In this 7-Module journey to discover your inner rhythm with internationally renowned speaker, music therapist and drummer teacher. Christine Stevens, you’ll discover how to experience drumming as a practice for connecting with your inner rhythm. (No musical experience — or even drum — is required!)
You’ll learn that we all have our own unique rhythm that — when liberated — can help us open to a spontaneous flow of creative energy and an empowering release of authentic self-expression.
You’ll also discover and experience drumming as A practice that encourages wholeheartedness-For body healing. According to a British study, Drumming can help reduce anxiety, depression and inflammation. It also improves social resilience..
The drum’s vibrations create healing energy “massage” It can also boost energy and empower creativity. These healing rhythms can help you shift your energy. Re-Tune in to the beauty and sacredness of simply being.
Drumming is also a fun activity. You can practice it almost anywhere you go without having to learn how to play music.
During the self-empowering and exhilarating 7 modules of this course, you’ll:
- Find your healing rhythm For mind, body, and spirit
- Learn to drum blessing This connects you with The sacred lineage of rhythm
- Discover drum-Having positions and their divine intent
- Explore The sounds of the four elements Earth, water, fire and air
- Learn how to Self-release-Judgement through improvisation
- Liberate your creative voice By calling-And-Response to drum dialogues
- Explore Entrainment science What drummers call it “the pocket”
- Enjoy the There are 3 keys to drumming in healingIntention, posturemudra), and rhythm (mantra)
- Evoke healing vibration with a drum massage — for self and others
- Learn Shadow drumming For emotional release
- Sing your power song with Drum accompaniment
- Learn sacred songs for blessing, greetings the day, healing, gratitude, and more
- There’s more…
Christine holds masters degrees in social work and music therapy, and for over 25 years, she’s inspired people all over the world with Her message of music is for holistic health, spirituality and wellness.
She’s taught drumming to cancer victims, Alzheimer’s patients, the musically “challenged,” For people who want to have a lot of fun. She’s also the teacher’s teacher, training drumming instructors globally.
Her infectious passion for drumming is evident in her students. She also has a way of making them smile.
When Christine worked with She invited parents and students to drum together as survivors of the Columbine High school shooting. The simple rhythmic beat brought out emotions that were beyond words, while bringing tears to their eyes.
Everyone has a power tune, “music medicine” This inspires and shifts the consciousness. The drum and voice are everyone’s biological instruments.
This is the first-Every Shift Network course you take of this type is available to you. Drumming is a spiritual practice, an easy way to increase your health, well-being, and a means of building community. — you might even be inspired to start your own drumming circle.
You’ll also have the chance to pull out the drum you may have purchased and haven’t been using, or to gain more confidence — and enjoyment — in the drumming you already do for a healing practice, or to accompany sacred or shamanic rituals. (Upon registration, you will also receive tips on how to make a drum — your own “found sound” — out of household items, as well as where you can find a low-cost drum.)
Drumming can be used as an active meditation, engaging your monkey mind and allowing you to fall deeply into the depths of your heart.
Dr. Charles Limb MD, a Johns Hopkins researcher, showed in a scientific study how the brain responds to improvisation. This can lead to self-destructive behavior.-Criticism and judgment can be used to activate authentic self-Meditation and expression. The drum is one of many simple ways to express your spontaneity.-expression.
Studies also show that We can generate kindness and compassion when we all drum and sing together The drum beat carries our intentions and prayers into the hearts of others.
Christine She observed that drumming also appears to appear when people are transforming. So, if you’re drawn to joining her for this spirituality deepening, self-expression liberating, health-boosting journey, something inside of you knows you’re ready to make a shift…. and that you’re open to learning how to create healing rhythms and welcoming more joy into your life.
What You’ll Discover in These 7 Modules
This 7-Module transformational intensive Christine will guide you through the fundamental spiritual skills and competencies you’ll need to successfully experience whole body healing through drumming, including stress reduction, chronic pain control, release of negative feelings, and improved immunity.
This course will offer training sessions, teachings, and experiential experiences. with Christine. Each session will build harmoniously upon the previous ones, so you’ll develop a complete holistic understanding of the practices, tools, and principles you’ll need to use drumming as a meditation which will help you fall deeply into your heart.
Module 1: Drumming the Elements
The Great Spirit loved the drum so deeply that he gave each person a heartbeat.
— Navajo saying
We are incubated in rhythm, held in the concert hall of our mother’s womb. The drum is like us — a skin stretched over a shell. We connect through drumming with The elements of nature are a source of creativity, sacredness, meaning, and inspiration. This is the lineage rhythm. Drumming served a primary function before entertainment and performance. It was also used for healing, community, prayer, and ceremony.
In this first module, you’re invited to join the sacred lineage of the drum by shifting your paradigm from playing the drum as “music” To make music with A drum can be used as a spiritual tool. You’ll ride the rhythm into the inner realms — the heartbeat of your inner drum.
In this module, you’ll:
- To connect, learn a drum blessing with The sacred lineage of rhythm
- Find out the divine purpose of drum holding positions.
- Learn the four elements sounds of air, water, fire and earth.
- For grounding, being in flow, passion, and expanding your lungs, learn a Four Element Meditation
Module 2: Finding Your Groove
It is all about rhythm. We vibrate. Our hearts pump blood. We are a rhythm machine, that’s what we are.
— Mickey Hart
Being in “the groove” It is also known as being in “the pocket” Drummers. It’s the place of synchronicity and effortless flow. It happens in rhythm — and in life. It is only your mind that will stop it.
Charles Limb MD, a John Hopkins researcher, demonstrated how your brain responds to improvisations, which can lead to self-destructive behavior.-Criticism and judgment are acceptable, but self-activation is encouraged-Meditation and expression. This type of self-expression can be achieved through the drum, which is one of our most basic instruments.
You’ll learn how to find your groove and develop your innate rhythmic capacity through an exploration of the polarities of rhythm — straight and syncopate. You’ll also practice making tempo changes for rhythm — and life.
In this module, you’ll:
- Learn to be free-The science of improvisation allows for judgement
- Explore syncopation, pulse and rhythm to expand your rhythmic vocabulary
- Call and response drum dialogues, and drum calls are a way to liberate your creative voice.
- Find out the science behind what drummers call entrainment “the pocket”
Module 3: Healing Through Rhythm
Rhythm This is the art of transforming sound into energy formulas that harmonize mind and body.
— Layne Redmond
Healing is defined as bringing back what is missing — being of “sound” Mind, body, and Spirit
When Christine worked with She invited parents and students to drum on the same drum together as survivors of Columbine High School’s shooting. There were many emotions expressed in the rhythmic energy that was unspoken. It was hard not to feel the beat and there were even tears.
Research by the Mental Health Ministry of Great Britain has shown that drumming helps reduce anxiety, depression and inflammation. It also improves social resilience. The healing vibrations created by the drum create an aura “massage,” It can also boost energy and empower creativity. You can change your energy and reenergize yourself with healing rhythms.-Tune in to the sacredness and beauty of nature
In this module, you’ll:
- Learn the 3 keys of drumming for healing: intention, position (mudra), and rhythm (mantra)
- Evoke healing vibration with a drum massage — for self and others
- Learn Shadow drumming For emotional release
- Your own healing rhythm for your body, mind and spirit.
Module 4: Drumming Your Power Song
Because music can affect people, it can make a difference in the world.
— Bono
Everyone has a power tune, “music medicine” This inspires and shifts the consciousness. We can literally make a bad song better by using the magic of song. The drum and voice are everyone’s biological instruments.
When Christine Worked in Iraq, she was able to speak her native language at a time when she didn’t need a translator …. with Kurds, Arabs, and the language of drums play back-and-forth in a call and reply conversation.
Studies show that when we sing and drum together, kindness and compassion are built. The beat of the drum transmits our intentions through songs of prayer and affirmation.
In this module, you’ll:
- To tone your vocal chords, you can learn a vocal technique with The drum
- Learn to sing beats and the language of rhythm
- Sing your power song with Drum accompaniment
- Learn sacred songs to bless, greet the day, heal, and give thanks.
Module 5: Embodying and Living the Beat
Deep rhythms of life pulsating stir an ambrosia flowing everywhere.
— Lorin Roche
We are all wired to rhythm. This includes walking, rocking, breathing, breathing, skiing, laughing, resting and even skipping. Our bodies entrain — our feet tap and our heads bob. Walking, talking, ticking-tocking, polyrhythms.
Traditional cultures have master drummers who can dance just as well and drum classes are a great way to get started. with Move to establish rhythm in your body.
Neuroscience has demonstrated that rhythm stimulates motor neurons and influences our circadian rhythms and respiratory rhythms. Dr. Oliver Sacks, MD, found rhythm and dance to be effective in the rehabilitation of Parkinson’s patients. A study by Dr. Barry Bittman found that one hour of drumming in groups led to significant improvements in cell biology.
In this module, you’ll:
- Explore feminine and masculine patterns of 4/4 and 6/8 — from steps to hips
- To find your groove, try authentic and subtle body exercises
- Enjoy the energy and passion of rhythm qi
- Find out how rhythm can heal your body
Module 6: Drumming to Meditation
I’ve been beating this drum of love for you to the tune of “See; my life depends upon my dying.”
— Rumi
The mind can be untuned by rhythm. Jill Purce said it: “the purpose of sound is silence.” Drumming can be used to create an active meditation or as a rhythm mantra. It engages the monkey mind and allows you to fall into your heart. You can even use ancient rhythms to induce trance, such as the repetition of certain phrases. You lose yourself at some point and you become one. with The rhythm, the drum and the space between them.
In this module, you’ll:
- Learn a rhythm mantra practice — the repetition of patterns
- Drumming your drums into silence can help you explore the polarity rhythm/stillness
- Drumming can help you to feel more present and calm.
- Learn ancient trance rhythms in a 7-beat pattern
- You can combine visualization and drumming by experiencing guided imagery drumming
Module 7: Drumming World rhythms
The Creator calls us to drum. He wants us all to ruin the world with Dance, drum and chant. We have already corrupted the entire world. with power and greed…. which hasn’t gotten us anywhere.
— Babatunde Olatunji
In this final module you’ll travel with The global passport to rhythm, from Brazilian samba and African econcon. We have as guests instructors Frank Lazzaro (a Middle Eastern drummer master) and Dramane Kone (a West African drummer hailing from Burkina Faso).
This is how we create a shift in consciousness — by imagining the world pulsing together in rhythm, the universal language of music…
In this last module, you’ll:
- Learn the Brazilian rhythm of samba.
- Play a game of pol-Simple body percussion is all that’s required to make rhythm
- Learn how to honor your ancestors with a Japanese festival rhythm
- Experience guest instructors sharing West African rhythms and Egyptian culture
The Awaken Your Rhythm Bonus Collection
(Valued at 500.00
Additional to Christine’s transformative 7-module online course, you’ll receive these illuminating bonuses which complement the course — and deepen your understanding and transformation.
Awaken Your Inner Music
Guided Audio Practice Christine Stevens
Awaken Your Inner Music Is a 22-Guided audio practice of the four healing elements in music for self.-Tuning and sound healing. You don’t need any previous musical experience. Tap along, move, breath, and tap.
This audio track contains 4 components.
- Rhythm For the body featuring frame drum meditation
- Native American flutes offer a melody for the heart.
- Harmony for the Soul featuring voice and strumstick
- Silence for your mind with singing bowls, chimes and quiet
Drum! Reviving Rhythms
Full Play-Along Audio Album From Christine Stevens
Drum! Drum! Includes four plays-Tracks professionally designed with Los Angeles drum group, soprano and sax, flute. You can mix all tracks to make your own beat using audio inspiration. You don’t need to know how to read music. Drumming can bring you joy and help reduce stress.
The Science of Drumming
Video Teaching with Companion PDF Christine Stevens
Join Christine Stevens This compelling video highlights six areas in cutting-edge scientific research on drumming for psychoneuroimmunology and mind body medicine.
This class includes classes on:
- Entrainment
- Brain function
- Stress reduction and cellular biology
- Employee burnout and mood state
- Social-Students should have the ability to express themselves emotionally
- Peacebuilding in war zones and refugee camps
IMPORTANT: This is the entire “Christine Stevens – Awakening Your Rhythm with Christine Stevens” Completely Downloadable You will have access to it immediately. In the event of a broken or lost link, we will renew your connection shortly. Your It is a virtue to be patient.
