Taiko Shine is a part of Chōchō Daiko and is the heartbeat of the whole organization. Taiko is about having fun and healing from the stresses of day to day life. Taiko drumming fun brings us back to our natural selves, before all that life happened to us. For kids, it builds self-esteem, confidence, musical ability, and community. It’s for anyone recovering from any kind of trauma they have experienced. It is an excellent healing tool for our brains, body, and spirit. It is FUN! Get on the mailing list here.
Open source songs from Taiko Shine
Other taiko resources and links.
THE POWER OF TAIKO:
The Powers of Taiko Questionnaire Project 2020-2022
Taiko heals in many ways. For me, here is a short on my story and how taiko healed me as an autistic person with a history of CPTSD (the longer video will come out shortly). The transcript is here.
Examples of taiko being used to help troubled children, Parkinson’s patients, the elderly, and more.
* Taiko Shine first started as Recovery Taiko because the very first class was hosted by a Dharma meeting in St. Paul. It was the Friday dharma meeting. We had a wonderful sangha of people for a couple of years almost. The meeting is still going, but it had to leave the beautiful spot of the Creator Space downtown, which closed due to lack of funding or support from the politicians we asked support from.