Unmistakable Classics: Kelly McGonigal | How Physical Activity Contributes to Human Happiness
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The Power of Music in a Dance Class for Parkinson's Disease
The next chapter explores movement as a metaphor. Why does it enable us to deal with these difficult things in our lives? Like, why is it that movement has such an impact on obstacles? When you move your body with grace and expressivity, you will experience yourself as graceful and beautiful. That's how we know who we are. And one of the side effects of that is that when you move in ways that have inherent qualities to them, like you lift something heavy, you will actually sense your own strength. So much of the language we use to describe courage relies on metaphors of the body. We overcome obstacles, break through barriers and walk through fire. This is how we as humans talk
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