| I had the opportunity to participate in Dennis Maberry's "Rhythm is Life" hand drumming program and I think that it is an excellent program for employees. The objective of the program is to reduce the problems associated with stress and burn out through guided meditation and simple group drumming activities. I can attest to the fact that it really works...I find it easier to be productive on the job when I'm relaxed and I think that the "Rhythm For Life" program could dramatically improve productivity and boost morale. Betsy Reeves - Sparc "Rhythm is Life" Empowerment Drumming and Recreational Music Making for businesses, Health Care organizations, and corporations Recent studies have identified several evidence based elements of Group Empowerment Drumming. These include nuturing/support, camaraderie, self expression, exercise, and music making. Group Drumming and Recreational Music Making has been proven to be an excellent tool for use in the Health Care field. Landmark studies with Cancer patients conducted by Dr. Barry Bittman, MD, demonstrated that group drumming causes a significant increase in disease fighting cells. Another study conducted by Dr. Bittman demonstrated that group drumming is an effective strategy for reducing burn out and stress for employees in high stress occupations. The study found that the typical 100 bed long term care facility would expect to experience an 18.3% overall reduction of employee turnover through the introduction of a Recreational Music-making program. This would result in 11 positions being saved out of every 60 positions predicted to be lost each year. The retention of 11 employees at a cost of $8,100 per postion the typical 100 bed faclitity would save the organization a remarkable $89,000 per year. Combining group drumming, wellness exercises, and guided imagery the "Rhythm is Life" program is not only an effective tool for health and stress reduction; it is an enjoyable group activity. It is not often that a program can be offered that provides benefits to the organization while also providing the employees a stress free method of relaxing and having fun. Dennis Maberry combines his love of music and his great sense of humor to provide a program that your group will talk about for years to come. The "Rhythm is Life" program utilizes the Health Rhythms protocol. Dennis received his Health Rhythms facilitator training directly from founders Dr. Bittman and Christene Stevens. This intensive training covered such topics as the biology and health benefits of group drumming, facilitation techniques in a variety of group settings, working with special populations, guided imagery, wellness exercises, and of course, the Health Rhythms protocol. For more information concerning Health Rhythms go to www.remo.com and click on Health Rhythms To return to Dennis' main page - click here |