This remarkable research opens up the possibility that group drumming may producepositive psychospiritual changes that, in comparison to conventional treatment withpsychiatric medications like Prozac, support side-effect free improvement in parameters beyond symptom suppression.

Additionally, when one considers that the benefits associated with conventionalpharmaceutical treatment of depression may actually result from the placebo effect andnot the chemicals themselves, as well as the fact that antidepressants can causesevere adverse effects including suicidal ideation, the findings of this exploratory studybecomes all the more promising.Another important discovery here is that group drumming down-regulated inflammationwithin the immune profiles of study participants. Could the dysregulation of inflammationbe a root cause of a wide range of psychiatric disorders and anti-inflammatoryinterventions a solution? This is exactly a thesis explored in-depth by Dr. Kelly Brogan inher new book, “A Mind of Your Own: The Truth About Depression And How Women CanHeal Their Bodies To Reclaim Their Lives,” wherein the crucial physiological role ofinflammation in conditions as varied as depression, bipolar disorder, and anxiety arediscussed. The inflammation-depression link, in particular, explains how interventionssuch as turmeric have been clinically proven to be superior to common antidepressantmedications like Prozac, presumably because of turmeric’s broad spectrum andsystemic anti-inflammatory properties.

Drumming As An Ancient Mind, Body Soul Healing Technique

In a previous article titled, “6 Ways Drumming Heals The Body, Mind, And Soul,” Ireviewed the published scientific literature on drumming’s therapeutic potential, andexplored some of the possible evolutionary origins of this ancient cultural technology. Itis fascinating to consider that even insects drum, and that human language itself mayhave originated from these primordial gesticulations, which appear almost universallywithin the animal kingdom. Moreover, sound waves (percussion) may carry biologicallymeaningful energy and information with epigenetic significance. Drumming couldtherefore be considered a form of “informational medicine.”While the science on drumming’s therapeutic value continues to accumulate and isincreasingly compelling, it may not at all be necessary. The most important thing toremember is that drumming is something one must directly experience in order to fullyappreciate and understand it. There are hundreds of community drum circles throughoutthe country. They attract all ages, walks of life, experience levels, and are always free tojoin. Those who know them intimately understand that the only thing required to be partof a drum circle is a human heart beat, as the beat of the drum and this ancient rhythmwithin your chest are fundamentally one.

Inspiring Drumming Quotes

“Rhythm and harmony enter most powerfully into the inner most part of the soul and layforcible hands upon it, bearing grace with them, so making graceful him who is rightlytrained.” – Plato

“Music creates order out of chaos: for rhythm imposes unanimity upon the divergent,melody imposes continuity upon the disjointed, and harmony imposes compatibilityupon the incongruous” -Yehudi Menuhin

“Where I come from we say that rhythm is the soul of life, because the whole universerevolves around rhythm, and when we get out of rhythm, that’s when we get intotrouble.” – Babatunde Olatunji

“Rhythm is a heartbeat. It’s the first drum, a story in sound that reveals our imaginationand celebrates our power. Rhythm is the multi-culti common ground of the humanfamily.”-Tony Vacca