The Art of Healing

The Art of Healing creates news and research content from the health and wellness industries which it delivers to a highly qualified audience through a quarterly print + digital magazine, and various digital platforms and media.

The Art Of Healing

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physical health TELEHEALTH Helps People Living With Chronic Pain

Birds’ Rhythm Tell Us Something About How We Form Speech and Movement • If you have ever been moved by the beat of a drum or enchanted by a song, or if you have meandered through YouTube to watch animals from elephants to dancing cockatoos swaying and bopping to music, you might suspect that there is an instinctive and primal connection to musical rhythms that humans share with many animals.

What Your Sleeping Position Says About You • Whether you’re a side sleeper or can only fall asleep on your stomach, we all have our goto sleeping position - and rarely stray from it. But what do each of the sleeping positions say about you?

BE A BETTER ANCESTOR • 5 Ways To Be Good For Future Generations

THE ‘FINGERPRINT’ OF COCOA BEANS Could Help Trace Chocolate Bars Back To The Farm • A new study from the University of Surrey has revealed that biotechnology could be the missing ingredient in helping cocoa farmers get a better deal for their beans. The biomarker of cocoa beans used in chocolate manufacturing could accurately identify the farm, production facility or co-operative where a cocoa product came from.

Is Your Child A Fussy Eater?

Strengthening Your Gut Using An Ayurvedic Approach • There’s no doubt that the types of food you consume have an effect on your body and mind. But if you’re only focusing on the what, you still might not be feeling your best, even if you’re careful about eliminating foods you’re sensitive to and eating organic, whole foods when possible.

What’s The Difference Between Sympathy and Empathy?

The Surprising Benefits of TALKING WITH STRANGERS

How Spending Time Outside CAN SUPPORT SLEEP • Stepping outside after a long day indoors sure feels great, but will it have any long-term benefits? That’s what an international team of researchers set out to investigate, and if their results are any indication, outdoors time can be seriously advantageous for our health - most notably, for our sleep.

Personal Management in a SMALLER WORLD • Lockdown, isolation, quarantine, curfew and five-kilometre radius travel restrictions. These words have all become part of our new way of life due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, and what they all spell out is a significant decrease in the size of our worlds. We can of course stay in touch with the world at large through our enhanced social and other 21st century media developments, but our own real, day-to-day worlds have shrunk significantly.

WHY INTENTIONAL LAUGHTER? • Laughter might not appear to be the most appropriate response to our currently up-ended world, yet it might be exactly the panacea we need. No joke! Cultivating a laughter mindset helps foster resilience and helps us better manage and reduce stress. Laughter is a critical accompaniment to positive mental health, helping build connection and gain some mastery over things we can’t control – especially important when going through challenging times. Ros Ben-Moshe elaborates.

WEALTHY, EDUCATED, URBAN WOMEN More Prone To Being Overweight

4 SIMPLE STEPS To Overcome Our Negativity Bias • When you look at yourself in the bathroom mirror, do you focus in on your favourite feature and give yourself a compliment? Do you think about how grateful you are to be alive, and fortunate to have a bathroom with hot and cold running water? Or do you focus on something you wish were different, and hear a critical inner voice?

Examining The 4 Trauma Responses

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