Creative Expression

Have you ever been in The Zone but not known how you got there? Have you ever been out of The Zone and wondered how to get back in it? Have you ever wondered where this somewhat mythical Zone actually was? Well this book is a map of how to find your way around it and how to stay in it. First we explore the Doing Zones where we are superbly creative and at the top of our game. Next we take a diversion to those places we end up where things don’t go so well – they are the Danger Zones. The third part of this book takes you to a special and magical place where life becomes a breeze – these are the Being Zones.

We finish with a magical exploration of Super Zones.

The book comes with downloadable graphics you can cut out and play with.

This journey will cover basic music principals as they relate to the tongue drum. We will be working with a C-Scale tongue drum** (most standard beginner tongue drums are C instruments, but you should make sure your instrument is compatible).

We will go over the "musical alphabet" and how it relates to your instrument. I will teach you to label your instrument, identify the tones on it, and then use those tones to improvise for meditation. In the last session of the journey, we will do a sound meditation together, using the tongue drum as our guide. This will be an opportunity for you to play along, implementing what you've learned, and vocalize along as the meditation progresses.

I can't wait to meet you and see you in class!

**You must have your own tongue drum to enjoy this course to its fullest, as we will be learning to play this instrument with the ultimate goal of using it in personal meditation.

This is a journey for your eyes as much as your ears.

Open the accompanying artwork and allow your gaze to rest upon it as you listen. There is nothing to interpret and nowhere your mind needs to go.

Notice what draws your attention. Notice what changes as the music unfolds. Notice what you feel.

Simply look. Listen. And see what arises.