Yes, you read right….Drumming has been shown to be a great activity in promoting wellness. This is one of those statements that tends to raise eyebrows, depending on who I am speaking with. So, I thought I would take an opportunity to discuss some of the wellness benefits of group drumming. To do this, we first have to clarify what we mean when we say “wellness.” For our discussion, wellness will not refer to being without disease or sickness, rather it will be used to describe a state of being. What constitutes wellness has been a hotly debated topic for quite some time with different groups having very different definitions for the term. However, there is growing agreement that wellness is a process in which an individual comes to an understanding where he is and makes choices that will help him to live a more healthy and fulfilled life regardless of any particular diagnosis he may or may not have. With this idea in mind, we can see that wellness can be a very deep subject. This subject of wellness can be very important when dealing with the senior population. In many cases, seniors experience more medical issues as they age. With this increase in medical concerns, the ideal of individuals being engaged and actively choosing activities that will help them to live more healthful and fulfilling lives becomes more and more important. Don’t get me wrong…medical issues should be treated by competent medical professionals, however, the level of satisfaction a person gets from life is something far beyond what medical professionals can address.
Posted on: Sat, 22 Jun 2013 10:01:40 +0000
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