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Saint Paul, MN — Feeling a little off-beat lately, like you've lost your rhythm? Maybe it's time you took things into your own hands—like a drum.

Today, with our modern pressures and stress, more and more people are drumming their life into healthy balance and finding their rhythm. "Drumming is an active meditation that can free us from the normal pressures of living," writes Russell Buddy Helm, author of "Drumming the Spirit to Life: Let the Goddess Dance." "The body seems to remember and respond to the tones of the healing drum with a sense of relief."

Doctors now agree there's some truth to the healing power of the drum. A recent study by the Meadville Medical Center's Mind-Body Wellness Center, published in the January 2001 issue of "Alternative Therapies," statistically proves that group drumming boosts our immune system.

Drumming and rhythm have been a part of the human experience for as long as anyone can remember. Since prehistoric times, people have been playing drums for healing, prayer, rejuvenation, and joy. You may not realize it, but you still have that rhythm. It may be hidden—covered over by childhood trauma, fear of looking like a fool, or the synthetic beat we've grown accustomed to with pop music—but your rhythm is still there.

Buddy should know—he's been drumming since he was eight. He has also played with a variety of rock bands, including Frank Zappa, Chuck Berry, Van Morrison and the Allman Brothers, and has taught everything from Afro-Cuban to jazz. He also conducts workshops that express the healing qualities of the drum.

"Drumming the Spirit to Life" (May 2000) (ISBN: 1-56718-432-4, $19.95 U.S., 192 pp.) is available through Llewellyn Publications, the oldest and leading publisher of New Age material in North America.

To arrange author interviews, or to request a review copy call Jerry Rogers at 1-800-The-Moon (843-6666), ext. 8457 or email jerryr@llewellyn.com.





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