The Healing Power of Rhythm

Recorded January 21, 2001

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Mickey Hart, an author and social activist who for almost thirty years was an integral part of the rock group the Grateful Dead, will offer insights on how to reconnect to the basic cycles of life. He is joined by ethnomusicologist Frederic Lieberman, co-author of several books with Hart. From our mother's heart beat in the womb, through the patterns of days and of seasons, all things in life have their own rhythm. But what happens when we become disconnected from the rhythms of life? Hear how music and rhythm can help you bring your life back into balance.

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The Very Reverend Alan Jones

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