Christine Stevens – Awaken Your Rhythm

We’re even incubated in rhythm — held in the concert hall of our mother’s womb and formed to the sound of her beating heart. And a drum is also, like us, a skin stretched over a shell.Purchase Christine Stevens – Awaken Your Rhythm courses at here with PRICE $297 $86Christine Stevens – Awaken Your RhythmDiscover drumming as meditation — a rhythmic mantra that can engage the ‘monkey mind’ and help you fall deeply into your heart.  Encourage whole-body healing through drumming — including stress reduction, release of negative feelings, and improved immunity.The Great Spirit loved the drum so much, he gave everyone a heartbeat.  — Navajo sayingWe are incubated in rhythm, held in the concert hall of our mother’s womb. The drum is like us — a skin stretched over a shell. Through drumming, we connect with the elements of nature, invite creativity, sacredness, and meaning into our lives. This is the lineage of rhythm. And, before entertainment and performance, drumming had a primary function for healing, community, ceremony, and prayer.In this first module, you’re invited to join the sacred lineage of the drum by shifting your paradigm from playing the drum as “music” to making music with a drum as a spiritual practice. You’ll ride the rhythm into the inner realms — the heartbeat of your inner drum.In this module, you’ll:Learn a drum blessing to connect with the sacred lineage of rhythmDiscover drum holding positions and their divine intentionDiscover the four element sounds of earth, water, fire, and airLearn a Four Element Meditation for grounding, being in the flow, igniting passion, and breathing into expansionModule 2: Finding Your GrooveLife is about rhythm. We vibrate. Our hearts are pumping blood. We are a rhythm machine, that’s what we are. — Mickey HartBeing in “the groove” is called being in “the pocket” by drummers. It’s the place of synchronicity and effortless flow. It happens in rhythm — and in life. The only thing that blocks it is your mind.In a scientific study, John Hopkins researcher, Dr. Charles Limb, MD, showed how the brain changes when you improvise, turning off self-criticism and judgement, while activating self-expression and meditation. The drum is one of the simplest portals to this type of musical self- expression.You’ll learn how to find your groove and develop your innate rhythmic capacity through an exploration of the polarities of rhythm — straight and syncopate. You’ll also practice making tempo changes for rhythm — and life.In this module, you’ll:Learn to release self-judgement through the science of improvisationDevelop your rhythmic vocabulary through the exploration of syncopation and pulseLiberate your creative voice through call and response and drum dialoguesDiscover the science of entrainment in what drummers call “the pocket”Module 3: Healing Through RhythmRhythm is a means of organizing sound into specific energy formulas to harmonize the mind and body.— Layne RedmondHealing is defined as bringing back what is missing — being of “sound” mind, body, and spirit.When Christine worked with survivors of the Columbine High School shooting, she invited students and parents to join together through drumming on one drum. In the unspoken energy of rhythm, there were tears of emotions no words could express, all while keeping the beat.Researchers from the Mental Health Ministry of the United Kingdom found that drumming reduces anxiety, depression, and inflammation, while also improving social resilience. The vibrations of the drum create a healing “massage,” while also boosting energy and empowering creative freedom. Though healing rhythms, you can shift your energy and re-tune to the sacredness of beauty.In this module, you’ll:Experience the 3 keys to drumming for healing; intention, posture (mudra), and rhythm (mantra)Evoke healing vibration with a drum massage — for self and othersLearn shadow drumming for emotional releaseCreate your own healing rhythm for body, mind, and spirit.Module 4: Drumming Your Power SongMusic can change the world because it can change people. — BonoWe all have a power song, the “music medicine” that inspires us and shifts our consciousness. Through the alchemy of song, we can literally take a sad song, and make it better. The drum and voice are everyone’s biological instruments.When Christine worked in Iraq, there was a point when she no longer needed a translator… She was speaking with Kurds and Arabs through the language of the drum, playing back and forth in a call and response conversation.Studies have shown that when we drum and sing together, we build kindness and compassion. The pulse of the drum carries our intentions through songs for prayer and affirmation.In this module, you’ll:Learn a vocal practice of toning with the drumLearn to vocalize beats and speak the language of rhythmSing your own power song with drum accompanimentShare and learn sacred songs for blessing, greeting the day, healing, and gratitudeModule 5: Embodying the BeatThe deep rhythms of life, pulsating, stir an ambrosia, flowing and overflowing everywhere.— Lorin Roche, The Radiance SutrasFrom rocking, walking, breathing, skipping, laughing, and resting, we are all vibrantly wired for rhythm. Our bodies entrain — our feet tap and our heads bob. We are walking, talking, ticking-tocking, polyrhythms.In traditional cultures, master drummers dance just as well as they play, and in drum classes, participants often begin with movement in order to anchor the rhythm in the body.Neuroscience has shown that rhythm ignites motor neurons and entrains our circadian and respiratory rhythms. Dr. Oliver Sacks, MD, found rhythm and dance to be effective in the rehabilitation of Parkinson’s patients. And, a study by Dr. Barry Bittman, MD, found significant improvement in cellular biology after one hour of group drumming.In this module, you’ll:Explore feminine and masculine patterns of 4/4 and 6/8 — from steps to hipsExperience authentic and subtle body practices to find your grooveExperience the energy of rhythm qiDiscover how rhythm is healing to your physical bodyModule 6: Drumming for MeditationI’ve been beating this drum of love for you to the tune of “See; my life depends upon my dying.”— RumiThrough rhythm, we unmind the mind. As Jill Purce says, “the purpose of sound is silence.” Drumming creates an active form of meditation and serves as a rhythm mantra, engaging the monkey mind so you can fall deeply into the heart. There are even ancient rhythms used specifically for trance through the practice of repetition. At some point, you lose yourself as you become one with the drum, the rhythm, and the space between the beats.In this module, you’ll:Learn a rhythm mantra practice — the repetition of patternsExplore the polarity of rhythm and stillness by drumming your way into silenceExperience mindfulness through drummingLearn an ancient trance rhythm in a 7-beat patternExperience guided imagery drumming to combine drumming and visualizationModule 7: Drumming World RhythmsThe Creator wants us to drum. He wants us to corrupt the world with drum, dance, and chants. After all, we have already corrupted the world with power and greed… which hasn’t gotten us anywhere.— Babatunde OlatunjiIn this last section of the course, you’ll travel with the global passport of rhythm from Brazilian samba to African econcon, as guest instructors Frank Lazzaro, a Middle Eastern drum master, and Dramane Kone, a West African drummer from Burkina Faso, join us.This is how we create the shift in consciousness — by imagining the world pulsing together in rhythm, the universal language of music… You and your fellow course participants will entrain across the global online platform of The Shift Network to raise the vibration of humanity…In this last module, you’ll:Learn the rhythm of samba, a parade beat from BrazilPlay a pol-rhythm using a simple body percussion practiceLearn a Japanese festival rhythm that honors your ancestorsExperience guest instructors, sharing Egyptian and West African rhythmsHere’s What You’ll ReceiveSeven 90-Minute Recorded Class Sessions With Christine StevensExperience a rare opportunity to be mentored by and learn with speaker, author, and music therapist Christine Stevens — from the comfort of your own home. Each class session includes video teaching and guides you to discover specific skills and abilities to awaken your potential.Seven Video Recordings of Class SessionsAfter each class, the video will be available for you to download or stream in high-quality format. You’ll never have to worry about missing a session, and you can watch anytime and anywhere — on any connected device and at your convenience.Seven PDF Transcripts of Class SessionsIn addition to the high-quality videos and MP3 audios, you’ll also receive the entire class transcription in PDF format. You can then review, print, and highlight the most important insights and practices you were given.Exercises and Questions for Each LessonBetween class sessions, you’ll have the option of completing related exercises, practicing new tools, and answering questions to accelerate your learning and integrate each lesson.The Awaken Your Rhythm Bonus CollectionAwaken Your Inner MusicGuided Audio Practice From Christine StevensDrum! Reviving RhythmsFull Play-Along Audio Album From Christine StevensThe Science of DrummingVideo Teaching With Companion PDF From Christine StevensAn Unprecedented Opportunity to Join the Awaken Your Rhythm Virtual TrainingWe feel honored Christine Stevens has chosen to partner with The Shift Network to offer this exclusive online training. This is a rare opportunity to learn from a speaker, author, and music therapist whose powerful insights and pioneering work are helping us heal and awaken ourselves and our world.Through this powerful online format, you’ll not only save time and money on workshop costs (plus travel, accommodations, and meals — which would cost thousands of dollars), you’ll be able to benefit from Christine’s incredible teachings and exercises from the comfort of your home — and at your own pace!If you’re serious about encouraging whole body healing through drumming, then you owe it to yourself, your loved ones, and our world to take this one-of-a-kind training.If you’re ready to take the next step in evolving yourself, click the register button below to reserve your space now. Purchase Christine Stevens – Awaken Your Rhythm courses at here with PRICE $297 $86