Singing for health - in your workplace, club, or home
Singing's not only fun, it's good for you. It has a proven effect on mental health and physical well-being. I'm asthmatic myself and singing has helped me with breathing control. I also find it has increased my confidence and helped me develop leadership skills. Singing together is a wonderful way of building a team and a sense of community, and is also a good stress-buster. It also helps memory skills and is a great activity for people with dementia. I work with Suffolk Artlink to take singing into the community (the Culture club project, singing in libraries) and with people with dementia and their carers (the Side by Side project, see link below). While employed in local government I worked with staff in Suffolk County Council and St Edmundsbury Borough Council running lunchtime singing sessions just for fun. People report that taking this kind of active break re-energises them, and go back to their desks singing.The file below shows the results of a more scientific study ( not done by me) which corroborates my informal observations and makes very interesting reading. In addition , the link given here takes you to a health service study re the beneifts of singing for those with chronic breathing problems....
http://www.rbht.nhs.uk/media/press-releases/experts-say-learning-to-sing-could-help-improve-quality-of-life-for-patients-with-chronic-lung-disease/
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http://www.rbht.nhs.uk/media/press-releases/experts-say-learning-to-sing-could-help-improve-quality-of-life-for-patients-with-chronic-lung-disease/
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