Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is Attitudinal Healing?
Attitudinal Healing is a non-traditional mental health program. It is the belief that the purpose of all communication is for joining and separation. It is the understanding that we are not only responsible for our thoughts, but also we are responsible for the feelings we experience. It is an amalgamation of spiritual and psychological principles.
Attitudinal Healing is the process of learning to let go of painful, fearful attitudes about life experiences. It is learning to choose love over fear, peace over conflict, and how we can forgive others so that we can forgive ourselves.

2. What is Mindful Drumming and how does it relate to Attitudinal Healing? Mindful Drumming comes from the twin concepts of vibration and rhythm and can evoke one's spiritual essence. For example, through the process and practice of Mindful Drumming one can experience the NOW !
The practice of Mindful Drumming is a system that offers specific structural application of the Attitudinal Healing principles. Conceptually, the twin reality of rhythm and sound opens the door to objective inquiry and creates a matrix by which to measure the distance of our collective and personal journey of life-footstep by footstep, heart beat by heat beat.

3. What is ArtEsteem?
It is an art and social justice program designed to enhance the emotional literacy, intellectual and practical skills of inner city children and youth. ArtEsteem invites students to create and explore imaginary and real replicas of themselves and their environment through literacy, art, photography, fashion design, science and field trips.

4. How can one become a member?
There are two levels: basic is $25.00 per month or $300.00 annually and stewardship $50.00 per month or $600.00 annually.

5. What are the benefits?
Invitation to numerous dialogues, discounts on products, events and opportunity to serve.

6. How can I volunteer?
Send a brief biography and include the reason why you want to SERVE!

7. What are the principal areas of interest?
The areas of interest are: Intervention, prevention, and treatment utilizing attitudinal healing application.

8. How can I start Mindful Drumming Meditation and/or Diversity Circle? One will need these books Mindful Drumming: Ancient Wisdom for Unleashing the Human spirit and Building Community and Beyond Fear: Twelve Spiritual Keys to Racial Healing. There are specific instructions on what to do and how.