Legal Addiction

Don’t be surprised if you just attended our Drum Denizens session and you feel like buying your own *djembe. You’re not alone. Drumming can be addictive.

Drumming is said to promote the body’s own morphine-like painkillers which help in the control of pain. According to Dr. Michael Winkelman of Arizona State University in Tempe, he found that drumming can be a safe way to achieve altered states of consciousness without the use of drugs and their harmful side effects. This is probably why drum circle or community drumming appears to be gaining much acceptance at drug rehabilitation centers in the U.S.

Not only the beating of the djembe helps in reducing stress and inducing deep relaxation, the drum circle can act as another support group for those who want to overcome substance abuse like drug addiction or someone who just want to quit smoking.

So, if you want to reduce stress, overcome drug addiction, quit smoking and increase your immune system, contact us for the next session of Drum Denizens.

* A djembe (pronounced /ˈdʒɛmbeɪ/ JEM-bay) also known as djimbe, jenbe, jymbe, jembe, yembe, or jimbay, or sanbanyi in Susu; is a skin covered hand drum, shaped like a large goblet, and meant to be played with bare hands. According to the Bamana people in Mali, the name of the djembe comes directly from the saying "Anke dje, anke be" which literally translates to "everyone gather together", and defines the drum's purpose. "Dje" is the verb for "gather" in Bamanakan, and "be" translates as "everyone" in Bamanakan. (taken from Wikipedia)