Founded September 3rd, 2010 

“Music is the universal language”

Our non-profit organization is formed to promote community building through music and the arts.

This organization is made up skilled and retired fortune 500 executives who all believe in giving back and promoting local communities.

We have one primary goal of evolving the landscape of the way we view our communities with the universal language of music and art.

We're all a part of an active community of drummers, dancers, hoopers & flow-artists, who already live an active and healthy lifestyle; we together can promote and build a stronger community.

We believe, which we hope you do as well, that music and the arts help build sustainable and healthier and safer communities.

With tightening budgets in homes, schools and institutions many music and arts programs are being cut or eliminated. Our goal is to raise funding for musical instruments and instruction “as a community for the community”, to distribute locally as an outreach to those who will not have a chance to experience what many of us have had growing up.

Everyone is born with a unique rhythm called your heartbeat, our vision is to help our community connect to it.

Our mission is to raise capital to build community through music and the arts. Where we can distribute musical instruments and supplies to after schools programs and other community organizations who can benefit from the wellness of music and the arts.

Email: contact@flowstival.com
Phone: (239) 313.8511

Website http://www.flowstival.com

We know you are out there. Find us and we will build. Everyone who wants to share in the love of our community should join.


Some Benefits of Community Drumming excerpts quoted directly from REMO Health Rhythms

Stress-Reduction

Strengthened the immune system by increasing Natural Killer (NK) cell activity. (Bittman, Alternative Therapies, 2001) This protocol also reversed multiple components of the human stress response on the genomic level, not just reducing but reversing 19 genetic switches that turn on the stress response believed responsible in the development of common diseases. (Bittman, Medical Science Monitor, 2005)

Exercise

Drumming is an accessible exercise which burns calories and improves mood and may reduce the risk of disease. A Norwegian study of 25,000 women age 20-54 that performed leisure time exercises at least 4 hours/week experienced a 37% reduction in the risk of breast cancer. (Thune, Brenn, Lund, Gaard, 1997)

Self-Expression

Empowers people to move beyond their perceived boundaries.

Camaraderie/Support

A 1992 Duke University Study linked lengthened lifespan with having a close confidant. HealthRHYTHMS protocol builds camaraderie and support by creating a safe space where people feel comfortable sharing and offering support.

Nurturing

Creates a level playing field where support of growth and development is encouraged. As equal partners in this process participants often discover inner strength and encouragement by those sharing the experience.

Spirituality

According to Jan Gregory, Adjunct Professor of Liturgy, Worship and Spirituality at Hartford Seminary, “Hand drumming is an ancient art that has been used in many cultures. The music of drums creates a conduit to the Divine. This is an opportunity to experience worship with our bodies as well as our minds”.

Music-Making

Systematic inquiry into the relationship between music and brain function is one of the most rapidly developing fields of human research. “Music making offers extensive exercise for brain cells and their synapses (connections). It would be difficult to find another activity that engages so many of the brain’s systems.”(Weinberger, N., 1998)

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