The concept of the Pulse is the summation and culmination of Dr. John Diamond's forty years of experience in medicine, psychiatry, complementary medicine, the humanities and music. Like the Tao, the Way, it signifies the movement of life from which all things flow. Here, Dr. Diamond applies this concept, encouraging each of us to play the drums to enhance our sense of how the Pulse actually feels. For once we feel this movement in music, we can increasingly feel it in other aspects of life. This book represents a major step forward in our understanding of drumming as a therapeutic modality and life-enhancing practice, for it is knit together by an underlying philosophy that embraces all of music and healing. I absolutely love this book! I can only compare it to the Tao Te Ching. Dr. Diamond expresses Zen of drumming - highly inspiring! Russ Moy, Professional Percussion Instructor and Artist Fantastic - everyone should study this concept! Sam Ulano, Master Drummer and Editor, The Mental Drummer This is the most enchanting, captivating writing on the power of the drum I have ever read. Heartfelt, poetic, and from the soul: read this book and be moved. Larry Dossey, M.D., Reinventing Medicine and Healing Words An inspirational book which implores us to look for ways to incorporate the pulse of music into our drumming and lives in a more spiritual way. My thanks to Dr. Diamond for putting this almost indescribable concept into words. John Aldrige, Managing Editor, Not-So-Modern Drummer John Diamond, MD , is a pioneering figure in the field of holistic and alternative medicine, and a past president of the International Academy of Preventive Medicine. Dr. Diamond's remarkable body of work - a blend of over forty-five years of research and clinical practice - embraces a wide range of disciplines, including conventional and complementary medicine, psychiatry, the humanities, holism, applied kinesiology, acupuncture theory, spirituality, and the arts (especially music) to help people overcome their problems. He concentrates on the totality of the sufferer - the interrelatedness and interdependence of the inseparable triune of body, mind, and spirit. He is the best-selling author of over twenty books. To learn more about Dr. Diamond, feel free to visit his website at https://www.drjohndiamond.com .