Get Your Flu Shot in a Drum Circle?

By:  Judy Atkinson Living Well Between the Beats Last Friday night I attended the first Circles of Rhythm drum circle in 2019 and the following quote, which was written after my very first drum circle in 1997, came to mind and became a reality once again: “I walked into the drum circle sad and weary, I walked out on fire!” The …

Teacher’s Drumming For Wellness

  Teachers and staff came together at their Professional Development day with a drum circle.  Many of them had no idea what to expect when they came into it. How could drumming be a way to Wellness? Also how could drumming be an effective way to demonstrate a sense of team? As the time progressed the answers started to become …

Why do you drum? Reflections on a Rhythm Lodge

  Why do you drum??   Most people do not have and answer to that question as it is their first time drumming let alone in a circle of people! At the end of a drum circle my hope is that they have an answer to the question, and they decide to return to a drum circle again. The answers can …

Messages from a Team

I was honored to facilitate a drum circle with the focus of team building for Fortis Alberta. They were a group of twelve, and it was clear from the beginning that they were an amazing team. We went through rounds of drumming to warm them up to their new tool, the drum, and to notice what it takes to make …

Messages from a Team Building Drum Circle

Staff of the Brenda Strafford Center came together for a team building drum circle. This center creates a safe shelter for women to stay at while they are coming out of a domestic abuse situation. At the end of the drumming, the question was asked of the group, ‘How does a drum circle show what it takes to be an …

OR Nurses Wellness Drum Circle!

In the great outdoors with a view of the lake and mountains!  What a great way to start their day.  Nurses need stress release tools to help them cope with the incredible strain they are under every day.  Drumming up Wellness program with AHS is well underway!  

Drumming with Seniors

Drumming is becoming a craze amongst seniors in Calgary, and all around Alberta!  Circles of Rhythm is offering drum experiences for seniors and the residence staff for stress relief, increasing happiness and life force energy!  Give Judy Atkinson a call to discuss your facility, for your staff and residents, people walk away feeling like they have just had a deep …