HealthRhythms is a fun, evidence-based whole person strategy which promotes socialization and ensures a healthy non-strenuous workout. This program has been developed to address various health and social issues. It is based on the idea that making music in a group setting can have a positive impact on physical, emotional, and cognitive health. It is not really about drumming, but uses the drum as a tool for communication and personal expression. The program has been used in various settings such as hospitals, schools, and community centers. Research suggests that participating in HealthRhythms can lead to improvements in areas such as increase in natural killer cell activity, stress reduction and burnout rates, mood enhancement, enhanced creativity and social connections and more. 

In Rhythm to Recovery we use rhythmic music (drumming and other percussion instruments) voice (singing) and movement exercises in our group settings as a means of promoting social and emotional development for individuals with disabilities, mental health issues, and other challenges. 

Beat the Odds® is an evidence-based and trauma-informed program that integrates activities from group drumming and group instruction by the facilitator to build core strengths such as focusing and listening, team building, leadership, expressing feelings, managing anger/stress, empathy, and gratitude.

UCLA researchers have shown that BTO can significantly reduce a spectrum of behavioral problems in children, such as behaviors related to inattention, withdrawn/depression, post-traumatic stress, anxiety, attention deficit/hyperactivity, oppositional defiance, and sluggish cognitive tempo (Ho, Tsao, Bloch, & Zeltzer, 2011). New findings show that the program is also highly effective for special education classrooms.