Article written by Lauren Wingenroth November 30, 2018
DanceMagazine.com 

It's become a colloquialism—or, we admit, a cliche—to say that dance can heal.

But with a new initiative launched by British Health Secretary Matt Hancock, doctors in the U.K. will soon be able to prescribe dance classes—along with art, music, sports, gardening and more—for patients suffering from conditions as various as dementia, lung problems and mental health issues.

Termed "social prescribing," these interventions aim to complement more traditional treatment methods and offer an alternative to overprescribing medications. "We've been fostering a culture that's popping pills and Prozac, when what we should be doing is more prevention and perspiration," said Hancock in a speech earlier this week, as reported by Smithsonian.

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Written by Dancessense Studios March 1, 2017 
Dancessense.com 

What do you picture when you hear the word “therapy?” An office with a couch? A physical therapy facility where people do exercises to rehabilitate from an injury?

Many people don’t associate therapy with dance, but it is indeed a form of physical and emotional therapy. Aside from the exercise-related benefits you get from dancing–improved circulation, weight loss, muscle tone, etc.–dancing can help your brain, too. Learning different styles of dance actually can aid coordination, focus, and mood.

Article written by Mariya M. on 29 May 2016
Learning-mind.com

Music therapy, or sound therapy, is the therapeutic practice of applying specific sound frequencies to the mind or body of a sick person.

If you are familiar with the law of attraction, you will know that every single organism and every single object in the universe vibrates at its own unique frequency. The general idea is that using selective audio tones, sound therapy can rebalance a person’s low frequency that is caused by sickness and absence of full health. Playing tones that promote happiness and peace will actually cause DNA strands to repair themselves.

Dr Sue Johnson has transformed the way couples and relationships are understood.  Her research on the science of love offers an understanding for why we crave connection with an intimate partner and how these connections change/heal us.  Much of my healing began when I understood why I needed to be held tightly--meaning I needed my partner to "hold me tight" in the sense that I could feel safe, secure, and that if I reached out to him, he would reach back for me.  This is based in attachment theory, the core of our early developmental years as infants.  This article gives an overview of Dr Sue's work.  It also talks about sex and how it is enhanced when a partner "holds you tight."  

Article written by Dr Sue Johnson on 01 January 2009
Psychology Today

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BBC on 13 March 2017