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Please join Pline Mounzeo and Dr. Ken Wilson for rhythm-and-movement-based stress reduction! It is a natural approach that has been with us over 50,000 years. Pline Mounzeo is an internationally known experienced traditional Congolese drummer who will teach simple dance steps to accompany his authentic rhythms. Dr. Ken Wilson is an emeritus professor of infectious disease who has studied the ngoma drum/healing tradition of Central Africa for 40 years. His stress reduction experience includes practicing Zen for a quarter century and performing studies on bringing the ngoma tradition into Western medicine as a stress reduction measure. Here is an example of the kind of music to expect: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9GQOpJtZB0 No experience necessary - just an open mind and heart and the willingness to get in touch with your body and the rhythms!