Sankofa Day of Healing Drum Circle

3910 West Lisbon Avenue,Milwaukee WI 53208

29 April, 2023

Description

Drumming makes you happy. It releases endorphins, and Alpha waves in the brain, which are associated with general feelings of well-being and euphoria. It induces deep relaxation. In one study, blood samples from participants who participated in an hour-long drumming session revealed a reversal in stress hormones. Drumming can have positive effects on your health and may help with many conditions from stress, fatigue, and anxiety, to hypertension, asthma, chronic pain, arthritis, mental illness, addiction, and even cancer. Therapeutic drumming may be a powerful tool in helping retrain the brains of people who have some level of damage or impairment, such as with attention deficit disorder (ADD), after a stroke, or where there is neurological disease such as Parkinson’s. Drumming helps control chronic pain and can serve as a distraction from pain. It promotes the production of endorphins and endogenous opiates, which are the body’s own morphine-like painkillers. Studies show that drumming circles boost the immune system. Barry Bittman, MD, neurologist and President of the Yamaha Music & Wellness Institute, has shown that group drumming actually increases natural T-cells, which help the body combat cancer as well as other viruses, including AIDS. Drumming creates a sense of connectedness. Drumming circles provide an opportunity for “synchronicity” in that you connect with your own spirit at a deeper level while also connecting with other like-minded people.