Modified African Ngoma Healing Ceremony for Stress Reduction: A Pilot Study.
Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) October 1, 2017 Ava LaVonne Vinesett, Riitta Rutanen Whaley, Cheryl L. Woods-Giscombé et al.
Indigenous people's ceremonies using rhythm and dance have been used for countless generations throughout the world for healing, conflict resolution, social bonding, and spiritual experience. A previous study reported that a ceremony based on the Central African ngoma tradition was favorably received by a group of Americans. The present trial compared the effects of the modified ngoma ceremony...