Join us Thursday, December 15th at 2PM-CST for an Awakening Zone presentation of The Sandie Sedgbeer Show: Conversation at the Cutting Edge when Sandie's guests will be Cedric and Hedda Leonardi.
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Cedric and Hedda Leonardi |
Drums have been used for
thousands of years in rituals, celebrations, and ceremonies. However, the merging of science with
the healing qualities of drumming is a relatively new development.
Today, drums are being used to
assist veterans to release the emotional pain of post-traumatic stress
disorder, releasing the pent up anger and negative emotions of “at risk”
adolescents, and promoting health in corporate executives through releasing
their day-to-day stress.
In the medical field, the hand
drum is being used to help Alzheimer’s patients improve their short term memory
and increase social interaction, and to help autistic children increase their attention spans.
In addition to relaxing the tense, energize the tired, and heal the
emotionally wounded, drums can induce light trance states and euphoria, promote
play, release anger and promote feelings of community and unity. Together, husband and wife team, Cedric
and Hedda Leonardi are exploring the applications and benefits of drumming to
improve the emotional, physical, and psychological health of people of all
ages, as well as accelerate the ascension process of those on a spiritual path.
CEDRIC LEONARDI
Cedric Leonardi was born
to be a musician. For as long as
he can remember he was captivated by music and felt rhythm in everything he
heard as he roamed his coastal home town of Montpellier in France. Growing up
in the coastal town of Montpellier in France, he was captivated by music and
felt rhythm in everything. At the age of 12 he fell in love with the drums and
bcame entranced by the flamboyance, rhythm and passion of the nearby Gypsy
barrio “la cite gely.”
Stepping out on a Bohemian
path, Cedric has spent the last 25 years traveling, studying and touring for
the love of his art. Touring the world with the internationally renowned Gypsy
Kings and other artists, Cedric’s passion for drumming has seem him explore
everything from Irish folk to the vibrant Latin music of Brazil and Cuba, through the Carribean
and Spain, Flamenco, European pop, Sufi rhythms, Rock and Jazz.
Cedric is
Artist-in-Residence at the world famous Agape International Spiritual Center
founded by Rev. Michael Bernard Beckwith (The Secret) in Los Angeles, and has
recently joined the Chaka Khan Foundation to teach drumming to inner-city
children in Los Angeles.
HEDDA LEONARDI
Australian born, Hedda
Leonardi is an award-winning journalist and former magazine and newspaper
editor and promotions manager with over 25 years experience in global media and
marketing, working for an extremely diverse group of industries.
Since 1990 Hedda has owned
and operated her own companies, traveling the globe creating strategic media
campaigns on behalf of her clients. She has partnered with some of the world’s
most recognized names to add value to their Brands.
A gourmet whole foods
chef, Hedda has studied Iyengar yoga and Nei Kung martial arts style and is now
training to be a Kundalini Yoga Teacher.
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