LIOS Interactive Drum Circle with Jim Boneau
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Join us in person at the Smart Buildings Center, June 8th from 6-7:30pm pst.
Smart Buildings Center
Pacific Tower
1200 12th Ave. S., Suite 110
Seattle, WA 98144
You are invited to an evening of playing, smiling, and growing together with Jim Boneau, LIOS graduation from 2006, as he leads an interactive drum circle experience. This is not an after-hours, hippy fueled drum free-for-all. It’s a facilitated, curated, improvisational and intentional exploration of body, mind, spirit, relationships, and emotions through group drumming.
Facilitated improvisational rhythm experiences have been identified as one of the most accessible and neurologically powerful forms of experiential development. Accessible because no formal music training is required to start. Neurologically powerful because of the new neuropathways individuals develop while playing music with others. Mix those elements with a group looking to connect or innovate, and you have the ingredients necessary to tap into magic.
For over 20 years, Jim has been a leader in the global drum circle facilitation movement. Wellness practitioners, teachers, organizational development professionals, social workers, and leaders from a variety of fields have found the power of drumming to support individual and group goals. As a part of this session, Jim will share the latest science on the neuro impact of drumming, along with some stories he’s seen in his work drumming with groups. But nothing can communicate the impact better than the experience itself, so we will drum together too. Jim will bring drums for everyone. Feel free to dust off your djembe, conga, shakers, and bells and bring them too if you have one.
To learn more about drum circles, check out the documentary film, We All Need to Drum (weneedtodrum.com). Jim and his book, The Rumble Zone: Leadership Strategies in the Rough & Tumble of Change, are featured in the film, along with other drum circle facilitators from around the world.
Join us June 8th, 2023 starting at 6:00 pm PST. The event is 90 minutes long.
Jim Boneau
Jim Boneau is an internationally recognized executive coach, facilitator, teacher, and author. Leaders and teams who work with Jim strengthen their ability to effectively communicate, build trust, and embody the organization’s values and vision. Jim’s approach challenges leaders to renew their individual leadership beliefs and engage in meaningful dialog with their colleagues,
Jim has over 30 years working in organizations in a variety of roles: first as a systems engineer, then team and organizational leader and for the past 22 years as an external coach and facilitator. Jim’s clients include Corning, Microsoft, General Electric, Qualcomm, The Mayo Clinic, American Association of Corporate Council and Unity Technologies, among others. Jim’s work has had a global reach both virtually and in-person.
In addition to more traditional learning and development approaches, Jim uses rhythm and creativity to facilitate unique, memorable learning experiences. Jim believes for sustained growth, we need to tap into body, mind, spirit, emotional, and relational intelligences. Jim has led rhythm facilitation workshops globally integrating leadership, innovation, creativity, and emotional intelligence.
Jim has a master’s degree in Applied Behavioral Science from the Leadership Institute of Seattle and is a certified coach through the Hudson Institute. Jim’s first book, The Rumble Zone: Leadership Strategies in the Rough & Tumble of Change, was published in June 2020 as a #1 best seller.