I was a little worried that I would not learn anything new after 20 years of integrating drums, rhythm & percussion in my practice…but I am pleased that there are now so many new tools in my tool-belt after this workshop; it was so comprehensive & professionally valuable – I rate it very highly.
Archives: Testimonials
Melissa Spencer, PHD (Counseling) CO, USA
I truly loved the R2R training and have utilized all of the strategies and tools in so many ways and with so many different age groups. Grief groups for seniors and widows/widowers, counseling sessions with teens, I go to a monthly AA meeting for those recovering even though I am not a drinker they allow me to guide them, I teach fun and interactive brain drumming for seniors, I teach preschoolers rhythms for their ABC’s and we create songs and dances, etc….the list goes on and on. Your program is outstanding and I’ve taken a lot of drum classes to learn and yours is by far the best I’ve experienced! Thank you again for all you have created!
Mike Liston – Founder Drum Bus
The best training I have ever attended, so comprehensive – there was so much helpful content that can be applied to many different audiences. All activities were relevant in many ways and filled in gaps I may have had – Highly recommended.
Mavis Dumont, Aboriginal District Cultural Facilitator, Surrey School Board, Canada
I found this training empowering and encouraging, and very practical – full of great exercises for me to use in my school programs, and also useful for working with their parents.
Nolan Hodgson, Child & Family Therapist, Raukawa Charitable Trust, New Zealand.
Very useful experiential training. This has provided me with many useful interventions I can incorporate into my work for the social & emotional development of both the young Maori people I work with & their parents.
Dr Annie Kennedy, Manager, Ntaria Stronger Communities for Children, Tjuwanpa Outstation Resource Centre, Via Hermannsburg, NT, Australia
Over the past 12 months Rhythm2Recovery has run two workshops in Ntaria involving predominantly local Indigenous staff employed to work with children and youth. Feedback from participants in these workshops was highly favourable. Simon’s ability to use plain language and fun, practical exercises meant language differences were easily overcome. Simon also demonstrated a keen understanding of how cultural differences can be accommodated through his sensitive delivery style. In particular, he understood how shame could be avoided in group learning contexts. Simon also responded to the training needs we articulated by designing an appropriate set of activities for the time available and provided us with advice and support when needed after the workshops were completed. I would have no hesitation in recommending Rhythm2Recovery to others who may be interested in running Simon’s workshops in a remote, Indigenous context. He understands the need to build local capacities, works with cultural respect and sensitivity, and has shown responsiveness to local culture and conditions.
Deb Seymour, Community Programs Manager, ALPA, Nhulunbuy, NT
We brought Rhythm2Recovery to Nhulunbuy to train our health team and other local service providers. The workshop was highly experiential, making it very engaging and practical for the work we do in communities. It was uplifting and interactive with never a dull moment and I can see numerous opportunities to incorporate it into the work we do.
Michelle Griffin, Deputy Principal, Lee Street State Special School, Queensland.
Delivering the R2R program for the cohort of students at my school has been an amazing experience. I never come away from a day of teaching without being surprised. The connections that students are able to make with each other during lessons is a very special thing to be a part of. Watching the level of students’ anxiety reduce over the term of the R2R teaching block is quite remarkable. Watching the students’ rhythmic skills and confidence develop from engaging in the lessons is unmeasurable. We get to see transferable effects into the classroom on levels of concentration to more engagement and calmer students
Alice Cazalet, Health Coordinator, Children’s Ground, NT, Australia
I felt this was the first training I have attended that everyone, across all cultures and literacy levels, could contribute equally. It was fabulous!
Leah Tylee, Bush Fire Recovery Practitioner
I am a social worker working with students and their families impacted by recent bushfires. This training was the most fun I have ever had at a professional development workshop and still so relevant to the therapeutic work we do. The course was very valuable to me professionally in being highly practical and responsive to issues relevant to my work in the community.