ANIMA IN MOTU DRUM CIRCLE PROJECT
Learn · Release · Connect
Καλωσορίσατε στο Animainmotu Drum Circle Project — μια δυναμική εμπειρία κρουστών, φωνής και κίνησης, σχεδιασμένη να ενώσει, να απελευθερώσει και να μάθει μέσα από τον ρυθμό. Εδώ, δεν χρειάζεται καμία μουσική εμπειρία — αρκεί η επιθυμία σας να συμμετέχετε και να συν-δημιουργήσετε.
The Three Pillars
Learn
Rhythm as a tool for experiential and social earning.
Participants discover new ways of listening, collaborating, and expressing themselves through rhythm.
Release
Movement, voice, and percussion allow physical and emotional release.
Studies show group drumming reduces anxiety and improves mood.
Connect
Shared rhythm strengthens belonging, empathy, and social resilience.
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The Therapeutic Aspect
The Animainmotu Drum Circle serves as a supportive wellness practice — not a substitute for therapy, but a space for empowerment, expression, and connection.
Research shows that after 10 weeks of group drumming, participants experience reductions in anxiety and depression and increased social resilience.
Group drumming acts as a non-verbal language that fosters safety, empathy, and unity within the group.
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Why It Works
Musical and movement synchrony enhances biological and emotional bonding.
Group drumming lowers anxiety and uplifts mood.
Experiential learning cultivates adaptability, creativity, and collective awareness.
In our circle, sound becomes movement, and movement becomes connection. Together we transform energy into rhythm, anxiety into pulse, and isolation into community. Each beat reminds us: we belong.
References
1. Fancourt, D., Perkins, R., Ascenso, S., Carvalho, L. A., Steptoe, A., &
Williamon, A. (2016). Effects of Group Drumming Interventions on Anxiety,
Depression, Social Resilience and Inflammatory Immune Response among
Mental Health Service Users. PLOS ONE, 11(3), e0151136.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4790847/
2. Ascenso, S., Perkins, R., & Fancourt, D. (2018). Promoting well-being
through group drumming with mental health service users and their carers.
Arts & Health, 10(1), 77–87. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29989487/
3. Bittman, B., Berk, L. S., Shannon, M., et al. (2001). Composite effects of
group drumming music therapy on modulation of neuroendocrine-immune
parameters in normal subjects. Journal of Alternative and Complementary
Medicine, 7(4), 447–454.
4. Ijaz, M. (2023). Drumming Circles: Uniting Communities and Easing Stress
Through Rhythm. Our Mental Health. https://ourmental.health/drumming-circ
les-uniting-communities-and-easing-stress-through-rhythm/
5. Royal College of Music (2016). Drumming and Mental Health Study.
London, UK.
https://www.rcm.ac.uk/research/projects/drummingandmentalhealth/
Coordinator
Arsak Vasilis Mouragian
MUSICIAN, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR
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