Butterfly Crystal
A friend of mine introduced me to native drumming recorded on location in various areas of the Americas. I'll give a listen, I thought. Many have mentioned the therapy of drumming to enhance, health, mood, creativity, relaxation and many more spectrums of coordination and improved alertness while lessening anxiety tendencies.
My favorite, playing now, is the * Power Animal segment! So fun! You can picture the animals running and playing with joy. Think of baby animals learning how to toddle and then run with the elders training them.
Invisible Cheetah
Another friend sent a drumming short video she and a small group had developed just "drumming along" with various types of drums, humming, laughing, improvising:
PAINTED SOUND!
THE DRUMMER IS THE HEARTBEAT OF THE BAND
This is so like painting, I thought.
I don't have a real drum, but I can create one in sound and technique. "Hear" it is!
Gently I pulled out my keyboard shelf, blond wood, perfect color, perfect texture. I placed my movable keyboard up and out of the way!
Then! I put on Power Animals, a very syncopated beat and ever changing in speed and meter. WOW! How different it was to touch fingertips to wood and listen to the drums and background voices and animal sounds. How can I imitate and learn the beats?
This is Hard!
THIS IS COODRINATION!
Brain/Body/Mind/Emotion, Exercise, and learning a new skill all at once.
With practice I improved and can now "Drum Along" any time I want, a quick break, a change of frequencies, and feel better in minutes with the change of "scenery" in my imagination!
HUMMING can also be beneficial. Humming a tune as it passes through your head or whistling while you work and play can also help.
When I was in grade school, my favorite instrument is the TRIANGLE! I love it, various vibrations, and it's EASY!
*** THE COLORS OF SOUND ARE HEAR AND NOW!
** "ALL IS POSSIBLE WITH THE MIND," Paul Lam, M.D.
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Related Posts:
Humming Right Along
Beyond the Blue Horizon
Many posts and poems by dW, conrtibuted and published with permission
Resources:
Music:
*Sacred Earth Drums, David and Stephen Gordon, recorded on location with permission. Other Favorites include: Call of the Medicine Drum, 4 Directions Prayer, Sunset Ceremony.
Exercise:
** Paul Lam, M.D, taichiforhealthinstitute.org worldwide, online lessons, all levels
*** Zodiac Vibrationally Sound, by Linda Hunt, printed with permission
Science:
Kenneth Schmitt, Ph.D. conscious expansion.org, blog, books, info, unlimited, multidimensional living and thinking is possible
Neil Degrass Tyson, Photons and More, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
Albert Einstein, "Imagination is more important than knowledge."
Art:
Pablo Picasso, "When I was a child, I painted like and adult, as an adult, I paint like a child."
Meditation:
Deepak Chopra, online: meditate, quiet, calm, focus, plan, achieve
Dr. Yang, Jwing-ming: Various Books, The Root of Chinese Qigong (energy work) Secrets for health, Longevity, and Enlightenment. Online instruction.
Dahlis Roy: Visionary Artist, Author, Photographer, and (retired)Tai Chi Instructor
Images:
Quartz Crystal Blends, photo by Dahlis
Invisible Cheetah, oil painting by Dahlis
Bunny Love, "oneliner" drawing by Dahlis
Zodiac Vibrationally Sound, by Linda Hunt, Printed with Permission
