As creator of the Soul Drums P.O.P. Program, Doug's focus has been to serve the professional education system with training that supports the current challenges in our educational system. P.O.P. is an acronym for Percussion Optimizes Potential. Since its development, Doug has trained over 500 teachers, and inspired over 25,000 youths. The program integrates activities from contemporary drum circles with open group discussion to teach life long learning skills. The program serves a whole classroom at a time and is designed for delivery by persons with no musical experience. It is inclusive, culturally relevant, and does not bear the stigma of counselling.Our experience has shown that the P.O.P. program can significantly improve many behavior issues, as well as positively effect social skills while developing leadership principles. Soul Drums P.O.P. events emphasize process and not performance. It includes a metaphorical dimension involving guided interaction. This training is packed with over 12 hours of usable information, culturally specific hand drum techniques and rhythms, and course training materials for further studies and to improve in- class facilitation skills. P.O.P. can be easily adapted to any population, including teens, at- risk youth, and older adults. P.O.P. was developed through the experiences gained in over 30 years of the combined expertise of Soul Drums Facilitation Staff presenting to a diverse client list that include Professional Educational Institutions, The Federal and Provincial Government Sectors, Hospitals and Professional Medical Institutions. Therefore, the product is professionally sound, rhythmically engaging, and sustainable. Many school counselors, teachers, social workers, and therapists in the Province of Ontario have received professional development training in our Soul Drums P.O.P. programs. Those that have implemented the program respond that the program is useful and that the curriculum materials are user-friendly

Position Description; Soul Drums Corporate Event programs are an integral extension to our lifestyle enhancing retail location and e-commerce store in Toronto. Everyone can benefit from our world-class inspirational based teambuilding DRUM CIRCLES that focus on Values-Centered Leadership and Human Rhythmic Energy tm. We thoughtfully customize each professional event to maximize harmony in life, while inspiring healthy community behaviours using metaphorical and interactive percussion based celebrations. With an average 95% satisfaction rate, our programs positively affect the bottom line as well as improving the overall health, and team effectiveness of employee to management relationships. We promote the industry of Music, Drumming and Group Percussion as a lifestyle enhancing, as well as community building product. Our company offers a deep retail experience as well as industry leading custom educational services designed for the professional public educational system in Canada, as well as around the world. Past contracts with Federal, Provincial and Regional government sectors have been helping our business grow into an internationally recognized company.

Doug is a recognized and endorsed Remo Drum Circle facilitator specializing in Team and Community integration.

I have trained with Dr. Barry Bitman and Christine Stevens , lead researchers and co-designers of The Remo Health Rhythms Protocol. I have been using these techniques with my clients for almost 20 years, and with the continued support and research that is being gathered from Barry`s and Christines efforts with Remo USA, as well as our efforts at Soul Drums Ltd, the new horizons and acceptance of `Medi-Rhythmical Therapy and Health Rhythms group drumming applications will widen.