"The drum is the Great Spirit's
favorite instrument.
That's why we were all given a heartbeat. . ."
Mano, Navajo Elder

The drum is one of humankind's oldest and most globally-used musical instruments, and drumming is enjoying a huge revival today. Drumming helps to reconnect us to the first sound we ever heard--our mothers' heartbeats, a universal language which both symbolizes the rhythm of the universe and reminds us of our essential connectedness.

The New York Times, Newsweek, and US News & World Report have all printed articles about drumming in the past few years, citing its calming effects on Vietnam Veterans, Alzheimer's patients, and autistic children. Recent studies indicate that drumming can double alpha brainwaves (Alpha is a state of mental relaxation).