Watch your stress levels!!!!

Hi all,

TimeS are tough, it's coming up to Christmas time, pressure is coming on..so be careful with your health issues. Don't let it get to you. Relax, take everything slowly, do it in your own time, and don't push yourself beyond your limits....and most of all keep "Stress" at bay. Stress is now recognised as the most widespread disease in the world, and is linked to 90% of ALL illnesses. We all must find ways to keep stress at bay, and drumming has been proven through research to lower stress levels considerably. People have used drumming for centuries to help maintain a healthy lifestyle, and tackle many of life's' health disorders. It's only now that once again...with the help of scientific research...that people are realising the health/wellness benefits of group drumming. To read more about Drum/Rhythm Therapy...follow this link

Dirversity Award

"The drum is a heartbeat of creation, and represents our connection with the mother, the source...and with our own mother, the echo chamber of the womb. With mother earth, and the beat of the sea. The pounding surf, the crack of lightning, the wingbeats of migrating birds. The turning of the seasons, the sound of our own breath. The moving feet and pumping arms of a runner; the rhythmic stride of a long-distance walker. The movements of lovers, and people working the fields. All the sounds of all the movements we do to keep alive and to express our joy, and even our pain; the insistent clockwork of stress, the innocent soft lapping of a kitten's tongue.

The drum heals our connection with each other when we play it together. It brings to our attention what works between us and what doesn't. It shows us exactly where and how we harmonize and where we don't. It makes us attune to the invisible world of the energy between us: this becomes more important than what we think we see, what we wish for or regret. What's real is happening right now, in the moving moment. And when it's gone, we have only to look for the next to get back on; this time we ride."

I love these words. They are what I base my work on. I received the above Embracing Diversity Award in eary October in appreciation of my efforts and commitments to a Multicultural Ireland where differences are valued and celebrated. "Thank you Drum"