Together we will experience two offerings from Michael Kenny: TaKeTiNa and Health Rhythms.
TaKeTiNa is an experiential rhythm-based process for all the senses, developed in the 1970s by the Austrian musician and composer Reinhard Flatischler.
Michael Kenny is the only board certified music therapist in the US who is certified as a TaKeTiNa teacher, and the only TaKeTiNa teacher practicing between Atlanta and Santa Fe.
As a group musical process, TaKeTiNa uses rhythm to develop human potential. It is a musical, meditative group process for people who enjoy music and want to develop personally as well as those who want to develop their awareness of rhythm. It is an effective tool in music education, and musicians and non-musicians of all levels can benefit from the process.
TaKeTiNa is a unique process of powerfully activating human and musical potential through rhythm. It is a path in which musical learning always goes hand in hand with personal development. The practice of TaKeTiNa Exercises are a powerful tool for developing left-right independence and coordination. As recent TaKeTiNa research shows, these exercises trigger an intense networking between the two brain hemispheres as well as significant activation of the vagus nerve.
In this process, the simultaneity of stabilization and destabilization creates a field disturbance that allows participants to repeatedly fall out of, and then fall back into rhythm. Participants are guided into the experience of rhythm archetypes, rhythmic images anchored deep in human consciousness, and the support of the group allows the individual participant to go into his or her own process, while building deep musical and personal trust.
HealthRhythms® - is a research-based life enhancement tool that utilizes drumming to promote wellness. Michael is a certified HealthRhythms® facilitator.
HealthRhythms® Group Empowerment Drumming - is a fun, evidence-based whole person strategy which promotes socialization and ensures a healthy non-strenuous workout. On a deeper level it builds bridges while fostering nurturing, support, camaraderie, self-respect and respect for others. It is not really about drumming, but uses the drum as a tool for communication and personal expression. This system can be integrated as a therapeutic strategy in group counseling sessions, support groups, rehabilitation centers, schools, hospitals, aging facilities and more.
10am - Finding Wilderness with Gretchen
Lunch
1pm - Drum Circle with Michal Kenny
3pm - Self Care in Times of Busyness with Karen Hoffman
5pm - Drum Circle with Michal Kenny
7pm - Art of Listening, Zoom with Gretchen