Our team-building programs allow opportunities for people to learn effective and fun ways to communicate, express feelings, dissolve stress, and resolve conflict in working together toward a shared desired outcome.

Description:
          Soundformation is committed to assisting organizations in creating an inspired, motivated, and productive workforce which values personal career and company success. Events are generally 2 hours, or as a series of ongoing playshops.

We specialize in creating an atmosphere of trust, safety, and fun by combining exciting experiential rhythm and movement activities that are interactive and inclusive, regardless of individual musical ability. We believe that how we do anything is how we do everything.

• We promote the concept that each person/voice/rhythm is valued
• We emphasize collaborative creativity, spontaneity, leadership, & imagination
• Participants gain unique insights into communication, problem solving, and working together to realize a common purpose
• Great for celebrating accomplishments and success of your team
• Activities are unique and customized for the specific concepts and needs of each organization

Click here to see rates and materials are negotiable for each event.

Initial consultations are free.

For more info contact us at:
christodrums@soundformation.com 

REFERENCES:

Dr. Stephen Johnson www.sacredpathproductions.com
Mary Todd McGinnes marytm@charter.net

“What an absolutely splendiferous circle on Tuesday!!!!.  Really there are no adjectives for the drum circle you led for our group! I heard nothing but rave reviews from all. Thank You  Thank You  Thank You  for sharing your talent and spirit with us! You can bet I will be showing up at some of your other circles. It was just too much fun! Thanks again for this great drum experience. What a wonderfully natural high!!"

Linda Hysen
Event Coordinator
Jewish Family Services

SAMPLE TEAM BUILDING PROGRAM ELEMENTS

INTENTION  where energy flows

1. “Sufi” walk, clockwise in circle 3 times: (creating presence)
2. energetic “let go”
3. Intention for the event
4. A “mindfulness” presence walk 
5. Name, animal totem if any, individual quality you bring

MOVEMENT energizing the body

1. Spinning clockwise to activate the energy field
2. Chi Gong exercises
3. Conscious breathing exercise
4. Yoga positions for opening the energy

ENTRAINMENT a new way of creating team connections

1. “Breath like a wheel” exercise
2. 7 directions rhythms
3. Heartbeat rhythm/silence

RHYTHM AWARENESS team unity through rhythm

1. Processional drumming and movement
2. TA KI TE NA rhythm language exercise
3. Ceremonial dance/drumming
4. Pow Wow drum/song circle
5. Group expression drumming circle

Circle formation represents shared power all ONE team

Ancient chant that becomes a rhythm

All voices are equally important, though some may have more responsibility

Layering in each voice to create a group/team pulse

Deepening the Listening and watching for communication cues

“Drumm-unication” with other teams

Featured teams members relaying “drum-essages” back and forth

TEAM SPIRIT SONG “ We will ROCK the FAST BUCKS”

RUMBLE Chaos as compared to music/ Rhythm analogy… confusion leads to clarity

ONE voice …group exercise ( hardest thing I know how to do…)

Structure and the “Cayote” in the room

Creating a structured rhythm out of chaos using signals analogy

Creating a structured rhythm together using names

“ Finding” a rhythm by Feeling it

EVERYTHING is energy

“WITCH DOCTOR” Rhythm Exercise… Listening/ watching/ remembering /

Supporting others / showing off.. support/ entertaining

Confidence/ Fear of stepping up…. pushing through

Developing “RADAR”

Density and intensity… a “special” context exercise

Dynamics/Subtlety/ …. A personal style expression exercise

“ WITCH DOCTOR” reprise with team leaders

“TA-KE-TI-NA “ Rhythm exercise game for each team

Shared Leadership

Reluctant leadership

Different vs Difficult ( let it be” EASY”)

LEADERSHIP is FUN …. the challenge

Culmination