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Lyle Povah   is a percussionist/singer/guitarist, educator and children's entertainer with a special interest in African drumming. He has performed and studied worldwide and regularly presents at international conferences on various topics related to health and creativity. Lyle has shared music with children at B.C.'s Children's Hospital one day a week for 15 years and leads the longest running weekly drop-in Community Drum Circle in Vancouver. For the past 6 years, he has worked with the UBC Sauder School of Business, leading manager training and executive development programs.

Lyle's diverse music career includes touring, writing, recording, teaching and leading rhythm based events throughout North America. He studied drumming and rhythm for four months in Ghana, West Africa and has a private practice in sound therapy in Vancouver, British Columbia.

"Drumming breaks up the ordinary habit patterns of the brain and opens up the possibility of alternative patterns emerging"

Here are the courses that Lyle Povah leads at The Haven Institute.
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Courses noted with The Haven logo () were developed and are led by members of our faculty who have studied extensively at The Haven. Courses marked () are preapproved for Continuing Education Credits. See Course Descriptions for further details.

Drum Talk