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Drum to Heal the Earth
When we drum, we are one! We all know intellectually that separation is an illusion. In truth, we are all connected. However, the awareness of this truth sometimes escapes us. Finding a tool, such as drumming, to help remind us of this truth can not only help to heal our lives personally, but also that of our Beloved Mother Earth. After all, when we heal the Earth, we heal our own body, mind and soul. The reverse is also true, when we take steps in our lives towards healing ourselves; the planet reaps the benefits as well.
Imagine for a moment what our planet would be like if we all engaged in regular healing activities. Drumming is just such an activity. Anyone can pick up a drum, or other percussion instrument and begin to heal all areas of their lives. Drumming is not about performance or perfection, it is about healing and expression. When you allow yourself to let go, and move from your head into your body, you will experience the natural rhythm you were born with.Within that natural rhythm lies great power. The drum helps us to connect with that power which has the capacity to heal.
As we reconnect with the natural rhythms deep within our bodies, we are simultaneously feeding our souls, which have been starved for the healing energy invoked through the power of the drum. Current medical research actually proves the healing ability of drumming.
Scientists are finding that Alpha Brain waves (which we experience in meditative states) are increased through the beat of a drum. This makes drumming a tool to relieve stress, and therefore illness and dis-ease. As energetic beings, we respond to instruments that move energy. The rhythm of the drum goes to those stuck places in our lives and shifts the energy, therefore shifting our lives. The movement of that energy facilitates healing and the power to make things happen. This power improves our health and our lives, and is the very essence of our beings.
Drumming is power. Drumming is prayer. Let us hold a prayer to heal our lives and Planet Earth. You take part in that prayer whenever you do whatever you do to help heal the earth. When you recycle. When you choose to show love, to bring out what is good in others. When you avoid cruelty and dishonesty and waste. When you speak out. When you give. When you consider the generations to come. And, of course, when you Drum.
Anytime you Drum, anywhere, whether at a circle or by yourself, Drum to heal the earth! Let your hand beat a healing rhythm into the earth. Let your hands beat a life-giving rhythm for all that is. Let us come out of hiding, let us Drum, and let our rhythm be a prayer. Whenever you Drum, wherever you Drum, Drum to heal the earth!
Melinda Rodriguez is the Founder & Director of The Awareness Academy, and the facilitator for the Certified Spiritual Healing Practitioner professional credential course. To find out more about Melinda and the Awareness Academy's programs, including drum circles, visit www.angelzone.org, or call Melinda at 714-223-1464.
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