The Baltimore Drums Alive Meetup Group

September 7, 2010 6:30 PM - 1 attended

DRUMS ALIVE with Shawn at The Overlea

Selected By: A former member

Drums Alive® is the most unique fitness/wellness program extravaganza to hit the market in years! It is unique and different from every other workout you’ve tried before, it captures the essence of movement, rhythm and combines it with fun and delivers real fitness results! The choreographies are designed to burn fat, improve physical and mental fitness and above all, be fun! Drums Alive® is full of powerful and motivating music and drumming rhythms that will get your feet stomping and your body moving.

Enter a new dimension of fitness. Feel and experience the pulsating rhythms, dynamic movements and powerful percussion’s of this new and unique high-energy dance rhythmical workshop: Drums Alive® will combine traditional aerobic movements with the powerful beat and rhythms of the drums. It is a program for everyone. Drums Alive is a workout for the entire body as well as a powerful tool for stress reduction and mental balance. Break the rules, open the door and enter the new dimension of fitness.

SHAWN Bannon - is a certified yoga instructor with YogaFit, as well as a certified Drums Alive instructor & Zumba instructor. Shawn has always had a passion for fitness since he was a child. An athlete starting in elementary school, he competed competitively in a multitude of sports. His drive to become a full-time group fitness instructor came a little later in life as he spent much of his years as Production Manager for TV shows on Discovery, RLTV, and many others. And he was the Assistant Project Manager for the Kennedy Center’s “Millennium Stages” in Washington, DC. He also spent several years out of school as a Private Banker at a large national bank and then moved to the investment firm Morgan Stanley.

Never losing his passion for fitness, a friend of his (Patrick) encouraged Shawn to pursue a career in Group Fitness. Starting with YogaFit as an aid to teach him how to relax and focus, he fell in love with teaching. His drive and excitement is well suited to help motivate others to never give up on themselves and to have fun with their fitness classes. He was introduced to Drums Alive and was immediately drawn to its power to not only help the physical body... but the entire body, mind & soul of all people... of all ages, shapes, physically challenged, and of all fitness levels. That passion also drove Shawn to receive his certification in Zumba.

Shawn is registered with: YogaFit, AFAA, & IDEA

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Drums Alive® is the most unique fitness/wellness program extravaganza to hit the market in years! It is unique and different from every other workout you’ve tried before, it captures the essence of movement, rhythm and combines it with fun and delivers real fitness results! The choreographies are designed to burn fat, improve physical and mental fitness and above all, be fun! Drums Alive® is full of powerful and motivating music and drumming rhythms that will get your feet stomping and your body moving.

The Drums Alive® Mission Using rhythm as the source of inspiration to discover a new group fitness experience Drums Alive® combines the benefits of a traditional fitness program with the benefits of music and rhythm. Drums Alive® is a program that fosters a healthy balance physically, mentally, emotionally and socially and it provides an element of fun and creative expression.

The Drums Alive® Vision We have a dream to make life better for everyone throughout the world with the healing experience of movement and rhythm through the Drums Alive® program. Through tailored programming, Drums Alive® will improve the quality of life for a wide variety of audiences; including mentally and physically challenged children; gifted and talented children; fit and healthy children and adults; children and adults with aggression issues; senior citizens; and patients with Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, stroke, and other life-altering conditions.

The Drums Alive® Goal The goal of Drums Alive® is to improve lives physically and psychologically through a unique sensory-motor drumming program involving drum sticks, an exercise ball, and music. The primary goal of the Drums Alive® program is creating a "whole mind, whole body" experience for all participating. We desire all of our programs to meet the needs of diverse audiences.
Improvements will come through:

The use of principles from movement therapy;
music and sound therapy;
physical education and fitness;
and rhythmic education.
Focused classes or individual sessions tailored toward participants’ needs.
Providing a platform for socialization and a sense of belonging to a group, which has shown to improve motivation and fitness adherence.
Allowing for individual and creative expression through both verbal and non-verbal communication.
Providing a healthy way to release aggression and decrease stress.
Focused work on neurological and cognitive applications.
Acceptance, respect, and understanding of different cultural movements, rhythms and music.

Drums Alive® is the brainchild of Carrie Ekins (MA) and is CEO and Education Coordinator and co-founder of Global Wellness, a fitness and wellness consulting company in Germany. She has a masters degree in Physical Education, Dance with emphasis in Sports Medicine from Brigham Young University. Carrie is an international presenter, trainer and educator in the fitness and wellness field.