Healthy Rhythms Drum Circle

Saturday, April 18 — HEALTHY RHYTHMS DRUM CIRCLE with Douglas Blue Feather — 2-3 pm — Love Donation — Facilitator: Chief Douglas Blue Feather — Location: Gathering Room — Suggested Love Offering $20 - No One Turned Away — A mother drum, about 15 assorted types of hand drums, and a variety of shakers and rattles will be provided. Please bring your own drum or percussion instrument if you have one. No prior experience is necessary to participate in a drum circle, so let’s get together for a healthy, fun, and positive experience!!

Douglas Blue Feather will start each drum circle with a short 5-minute meditation to relax the mind and center the body along with a slow heart beat rhythm on the mother drum. Drumming is a physical activity, so next we will do a few minutes of simple stretches to loosen up the muscles in the fingers, hands, wrists, arms, shoulders, and neck to prepare for the drumming to start. The first round will consist of a relaxed tempo for approximately 25-30 minutes, followed by a 10-minute break, and a second round of a slightly faster tempo lasting approximately 15-20 minutes.