A rousing one-woman performance by Hedda Matza-Haughton, she invites the audience to explore intimacy and aging through the stories of her characters. There is a character who only loved one person who passed and left them to figure out life alone, another who is facing cancer and afraid of losing her identity, a man who…
The story in Brief: Physical exercise has an anti-aging effect on the hippocampus region of the brain – an area that controls memory, learning, and balance. A new study, comparing different forms of exercise – dancing and endurance training – undertaken by elderly volunteers for eighteen months, shows that both can have an anti-aging effect on…
On May 16, 2018, Hedda had the privilege of being on the local community radio station, WSLR 96.5 on the program RESET, which airs every Wednesday night at 9 PM EST. She shared her insights on the power and health benefits laughter in joy, her personal experiences with life challenges and news on her upcoming…
By Meredith Begley, Thursday, April 5, 2018 Summary The path to feeling better goes far beyond conventional medicine. Creative arts therapists at Memorial Sloan Kettering help people with cancer craft meaning out of their experiences. Art has a proven, powerful effect on the healing process. At Memorial Sloan Kettering, patients, family members, and friends can incorporate…
Here is two recent art therapy studies of interest: 1) One focuses on the role of art therapy in possible improvement of mood and reduction of pain perception in patients hospitalized for medical conditions; 2) the second uses a common neurological instrument to compare cortical activity after art making with rote motor movements. Art therapy…
Join us for an interactive, fun-filled morning focusing on how you can increase laughter and joy in your daily life. Discover joy in aging and how laughter has positive health outcomes. You will be laughing and at the same time learning the physical and emotional benefits of laughter and joy, including research in this area.
Taking part in art classes can improve mental health and enhance social inclusion over a prolonged period, according to a new study published in the International Journal of Mental Health Promotion. Anglia Ruskin University conducted an evaluation of an NHS initiative, Open Arts Essex, which consisted of 12-week arts courses in community venues in the county….
Baron Jill R. Published Online:7 Jun 2016https://doi.org/10.1089/act.2016.29053.jrb Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. publishers A love of music and dance led Jill R. Baron, MD, MS, FAAFP, IFM, ABIHM, NCMP, to investigate the research on the clinical application of dance as an integrative therapy. Dr. Baron discovered that many dance types, including Zumba® and tango, affect both neurologic and…
Grow Your Creativity in Sarasota March 23-25, 2018 SARASOTA, FL. (February 15, 2018) – This year the 15th Annual Florida Creativity Conference will showcase 46 presenters from 9 states, as well as dynamic speakers from Colombia (South America) and The Netherlands. Personally and professionally, the importance of growing human creativity at this time in the 21st…