The National Endowment for the Arts released a guide in December 2016 to assist and encourage researchers and community arts providers to team up in research pursuits. It has been long-documented and is well-known the benefits of the arts in society, but research on its benefit is often stunted by a lack of partnership between researchers … Read more
You’ve probably self-medicated with music before–most of us do it frequently! You listened to an upbeat song to motivate you for cardio exercise, you were soothed by a melancholy album during a rough patch, or maybe you put on something slow and relaxing while you were trying to fall asleep. You maybe thought about the power of … Read more
It’s no secret that we live in a rapidly-changing world. The internet and smart phones have drastically changed nearly every aspect of our culture in just a few short years, including our work force. Artificial Intelligence (like the iPhone’s Siri), ride-sharing like Uber, 3D-printing, and self-publishing your own music, books, articles, videos, etc. are all quickly … Read more
There’s a reason why many of us love taking a walk, watching a beautiful sunset, or having a nice picnic. Exposure to nature and the outdoors correlate to many emotional, mental, and physical benefits, such as improved attention span, lower anxiety, an improved immune system, and more. Nowadays, hospitals make an effort to give patients a … Read more
If you’ve ever been told that you’re “tone deaf” or “can’t carry a tune,” don’t give up! A new study from Northwestern University suggests that singing is more like playing an instrument than you might think: singing on pitch is a skill that can be taught and developed, which means even the singers who have … Read more
According to research in this Forbes article, piano will make your kid smarter. It’s commonly known that knowing how to play piano, or knowing how to read music in general, can make you “smarter” but what is defined as being “smarter”? We usually hear about how being smart is split up into two categories: street smarts and … Read more
Getting a song stuck in your head happens to approximately 92% of us. It’s otherwise known as getting an “earworm”, translated from the German word Ohrwurm literally meaning “sticky music”. For scientific purposes, it has now also been labeled as Involuntary Musical Imagery. It would be so easy to just identify which songs create earworms and … Read more
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/01/31/opinion/sunday/how-to-raise-a-creative-child-step-one-back-off.html?_r=2&referer= *This blog post summarizes the article in the link above We all want our children to be successful, but do we want them to be original and creative? Of course we do! This may lead them to earning a Nobel Prize or curing a fatal disease. But that type of creative thinking does not stem … Read more
If you read this previous post about dŌTERRA essential oils but you’re still doing your research, keep on reading! If you haven’t checked it out, then you should know that these oils are natural aromatic compounds found in plants. That means that they are safe alternatives to modern medicine. These oils contain an infinite amount of purpose that can contribute … Read more
Today I went to Help Me Grow’s Connection Cafe. The Connection Cafe a networking event they put on quarterly. In September, Play Your Part, Inc. joined Help Me Grow’s list serve! They have been a wealth of knowledge for me in getting to know other great therapists and referrals in the OC area. Today’s guest … Read more