ADAM GUST
Tension during practice amplifies during performance, disrupting your best intentions. But when you learn to harmonize your brain and body, you can inhibit tension, inhabit intention, and get into the groove with your emotions—improving performance and wellness on any stage.
Rhythmically Restoring Brain & Body Connection
Drummer, Speaker, Innovator
“Adam’s Work Feels Like a Necessary Paradigm Shift.”
Professor Tim Kobza,
USC School of Music
“Science of the Groove,”
The First TED Talk About the Vagus Nerve, by Adam Gust
Meet the Drummer Inside of You
“Our stress responses were meant to protect us, not become us. I believe a feeling of safety in our nervous system empowers our deepest groove.”
-Adam Gust
♦️Los Angeles Pro Touring and Studio Drummer for 20+ years
♦️Somatic Experiencing Trauma Practitioner In Training
♦️ First TED.com talk about the Vagus Nerve, “Science of the Groove.”
♦️ Oxygen Advantage Certified Breath Instructor
♦️ Polyagal Institute Certified Wellness-Performance Coach
THE VAGUS NERVE
This background image is our Vagus Nerve system. It is 80% sensory nerves and makes up 75% of our parasympathetic nervous system (rest-and-digest). The job of this sensation superhighway includes controlling our body’s tempo and flow state.
Meet the drummer inside of you
Check out my 99 SECOND video series for more information
CLIENTS
“Adam's first session brought so many requests for a second part that we had to have him back.”
-Joe Bergamini,
Sabian Education Network,
Hudson Music Senior Editor
CONVERSATIONS
