Created with mySpace Profile EditorMelinda is a passionate percussionist utilizing recreational drumming as a transformational tool to ignite passion and awaken purpose. She is a Professional Drum Circle Facilitator and has trained with world-renowned industry Master Arthur Hull along with many other extraordinary teachers of the drum. With an eclectic background & education in African, Native American, Middle Eastern & Latin percussion, Melinda has lead hundreds of drumming and motivational events with a dazzling style that enables people to feel energized, inspired and uplifted.
Since 2004, Melinda has been working with The Drum Cafe, an international corporate team building organization, which has presented for celebrities and fortune 500 companies. Melinda travels extensively with the Drum Cafe to share this ancient tool with modern audiences everywhere as she enjoys the great fortune of sharing the stage with Grammy award winning musicians and Master African Drummers while performing for high profile corporate and private clients.
Melinda is also a Life Coach and Inspirational Teacher specializing in the field of Personal & Spiritual Development. With a Cherokee lineage, Melinda has apprenticed and studied a medley of Shamanic & Native American traditions and facilitates this profound wisdom in her healing and teaching practice. Melinda is certified as a Spiritual Counselor through the American Board of Hypnotherapy. She also holds several certifications in various integrative healing studies.
Find out more by visiting http://www.melindarodriguez.com & http://www.drumfusion.org
