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| Id | 662 | |
| Author | Núñez S. | |
| Title | Medicinal drumming: An ancient and modern day healing approach | |
| Reference | Núñez S.; Medicinal drumming: An ancient and modern day healing approach ;NeuroQuantology vol:14 issue: 2 page:226.0 |
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| Link to article | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85018445669&doi=10.14704%2fnq.2016.14.2.939&partnerID=40&md5=8956b5a9b32de424b08444baf1dbf54e |
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| Abstract | This article reviews the medicinal drumming praxis, an ancient and modern day ceremonial approach to psychological and spiritual well-being. A brief overview of similar, but culturally diverse healing modalities is presented along with a background on the evolution of certain Afro-Caribbean rhythms that are centerpiece to the drumming ceremony, and are used to activate and channel healing energy within a group setting. Distinctions between different drumming styles are presented and an explanation regarding the uniqueness of ceremonial drumming is offered. The conceptualization of the medicinal drumming praxis is operationalized into stages that sequentially unfold over the course of the ceremony. A discussion about the manner in which; rhythms, plant medicine, song, storytelling, colors, symbols and elements such as water, air, fire and earth, are used to produce an effect is presented. The effects generated by the ceremonial process and the tools used during a drumming ceremony are addressed. The process by which the facilitator (guide) ushers the group through the ceremony is explained and the manner in which the energetic current of the group is activated and molded during the ceremony is described. A discussion on generating and encoding intention into sound vibrations is provided. The capacity to stimulate group cohesion, unconditional positive regard, social connectivity, and well-being through ceremony is argued. The ability to elevate consciousness through drumming ceremony is explored. A discussion, on the use of ceremony as a sacred space that generates a pathway whereby the projection of constructive intentionality and communion with higher consciousness occurs, is presented. A previous evaluation of the model is offered along with a summary of a current training and implementation project funded by the San Francisco Department of Public Health is described. © 2016, E-FLOW PDF NeuroQuantology. All rights reserved. |
This article reviews the medicinal drumming praxis, an ancient and modern day ceremonial approach to psychological and spiritual well-being. Subsequently the guide informs the group that potential reverberating effects of the ceremony may include enhanced sensitivity to color sound or movement unordinary or vivid dreams intuitive clarity and a sense of deeper connection to self others and the environment. The group is then asked to sense and focus on the energy they have harnessed which flows through the space between their hands. The guide is also responsible for the ongoing assessment of the group dynamic observations of reactions in participants and prior to beginning the group identifying and designating individuals to manage adverse reactions or crises if they arise. The guide is also responsible for introducing scientific based information that underscores the ceremonial healing mechanisms of action when useful and helpful to the process and group participants.
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