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performing a daily task, coping skills to the challenges of pain/discomfort and daily habits that help keep the spirit healthy.” Restorative yoga [another offering] involves using props to support the body in seated and supine (lying down) postures to passively stretch and open the body. “Restorative yoga is beneficial for everyone, but I use it a lot with individuals with mobility challenges,” advises Renna. “These challenges can range from muscle weakness, as seen in my clients going through cancer treatment, to individuals with neurological challenges that need to gently stretch tight muscles. Restorative yoga is magical. It’s a simple practice of self-care that stimulates the relaxation response within the brain and the body. Restorative yoga is a powerfully soothing and rejuvenating practice.” Centerlife Therapy is a Medicare part B provider. The integrative occupational therapy services are covered by Medicare. The individualized yoga lessons and life coaching session are cashbased and not covered by Medicare. Weekly meditation sessions are held online at Facebook.com/centerlifetherapy. A virtual, gentle yoga class for individuals with fibromyalgia, Yoga for Fibromyalgia: Soothing Practice to Relieve Pain, will aired on December 9. “My clients benefit from my body, mind and spirit approach because all three areas need to be addressed to help the body heal,” says Renna. “Pain is felt in the physical body. The stress of pain affects the mind, and many people with chronic pain have depression and anxiety. Our spirit radiates when we live a joyful and purposeful life, but pain depletes that energy.” She can set up a 20-minute complementary consultation to select the right service.
SING TO HEAL
Using the Voice to Uplift Mind and Body by Marlaina Donato
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ccording to growing research, singing along to a favorite musical or joining a local choir can be good for our health. From college students to patients with Parkinson’s disease, everyone can benefit, regardless of talent. Singing naturally fosters endorphins, amps up immunity levels and lowers the stress hormone cortisol. A study by the UK University of East Anglia published in 2017 in The BMJ’s Medical Humanities shows that group singing—along with the positivity of social interaction— supports and improves mental health in people with depression and anxiety. Singing for the Brain, a program created by The Alzheimer’s Society, has been shown to improve memory, mood and the ability to socialize for people with dementia. “I feel singing can be significant to mental well-being and healing from an injury or cancer, while in recovery from substance abuse, or to help cope with trauma. Additional benefits may include pain management,” says Tamera Anderson-Hanna, a licensed mental health counselor and the owner of Wellness, Therapy & Yoga, in Miami.
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