Together with BUNDLE, we invite you to join us at Riverside Park in Middlebury (by the big yellow chair!) for an extra spooky Halloween Full Moon Community Drum Circle!
Grab your drum, wear your Halloween mask (costumes encouraged!) and let's revel in the moonlight together!
This event will also be a stop on downtown Middlebury's Trick-or-Treat route... so bring your A game, fellow freaky friends!
There are also lots of great restaurants right in town offering takeout, so plan a picnic and support our local businesses while you're here!
Be sure to space your blanket or chairs out for safe social distancing, and let's drum together!
Don't have an instrument? Make one! The past few circles have included cardboard boxes, tupperware, homemade shakers... anything goes!
Don't have a sense of rhythm? I respectfully disagree. If you have breath, you have rhythm. If you have a heartbeat, you have rhythm.
Why drumming, you ask? So many reasons...
Benefits for the community: Drumming activities are on the rise in many institutions, from schools to hospitals to corporate retreats. And for good reason. Drum circles: ~ are enjoyable for all ages, from preschoolers to senior citizens ~ require no prior training or experience to participate ~ are free and accessible to all citizens ~ need no special equipment: participants can bring drums or engage through other instruments, voice, movement, yoga, meditation, and even use homemade percussion
Benefits for the individual: Group drumming is also becoming a widely used form of sound therapy. It is proven to have multiple physical and emotional benefits, such as: ~ Improved aerobic and cardiovascular systems ~ Strengthened immune system ~ Improved mood and reduced burnout of workers under stress ~ Reversed ravages of stress at the cellular level ~ Reduced anxiety, depression and feelings of loneliness ~ Help coping with depression and trauma
Be safe: Wear your mask, space yourself out from others, pack some hand sanitizer, and please stay home if you have any symptoms.
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