
A lover of the Arts and an amateur musician all his life, Lansing earned an MA in Literature from the University of Iowa and in 2005 published a collection of prose and poetry, Bright the Shaded Moon. Formerly a Montessori elementary teacher (nine years) and a senior manager (six years) in the corporate world, Lansing studied the West African Djembe with Afro-Cuban master drummer, Maurice Haltom and is presently a life-long student of Rhythm Circle facilitator and trainer Arthur Hull, founder of Village Music Circles. Arthur is considered by most to be the premiere Drum Circle facilitator in the world today. Implementing specialized facilitation techniques he’s invented and practiced for more than twenty years, Arthur continues to develop his innovative program -- using facilitated Drum Circle “rhythm-play” as a means of enhancing human potential and inspiring community spirit.