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What if the key to healing your mind and body was as simple as dancing?
In this episode, neuroscientist and dancer Dr. Hanna Poikonen shares how movement and music can reshape the brain, elevate mental health, and even aid recovery from serious conditions like stroke and chronic fatigue. 🎶💃
Hanna blends cutting-edge neuroscience with her personal journey and scientific research to introduce WiseMotion—a unique method that merges dance, mindfulness, and brain science. You'll hear powerful real-life stories, including how a stroke survivor defied the odds through dance, and how small, joyful movements can bring profound emotional and cognitive benefits.
Chapters
1. Introduction (00:00:00)
2. When Hanna realized dance and neuroscience are deeply connected (00:01:30)
3. How dance boosts mental health and elevates mood (00:02:32)
4. What is WiseMotion? Blending science, movement & mindfulness (00:04:18)
5. Movement exercises to improve brain states like focus & memory (00:06:07)
6. Why scientific knowledge must be shared beyond academia (00:07:25)
7. Stroke recovery story: Dance as a path to healing and hope (00:08:31)
8. What happens in the brain during dance and music therapy? (00:12:15)
9. Hanna’s journey with chronic fatigue and working with long COVID patients (00:14:40)
10. When medicine fails: How movement and music support healing (00:18:04)
11. The healthy emotional world is dynamic (00:19:53)
12. Try this at home: Small, joyful movements for well-being (00:21:43)
13. Can anyone dance? Overcoming fear and starting small (00:23:07)
14. How watching others dance activates your brain (00:24:55)
15. The impact of experiencing live dance as a shared audience (00:27:35)
16. What happens in the brain when we watch dance together? (00:28:42)
17. Behind the scenes: Conducting research in dance neuroscience (00:30:10)
18. Surprising findings from studying the brains of dancers & viewers (00:32:35)
19. Deep focus, avoiding distractions & thoughts on AI and attention (00:37:16)
20. Try this WiseMotion exercise for improving concentration (00:40:23)
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