MINDFUL-THINGS WEEKLY The free weekly psychology newsletter
May 10, 2002
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Contents
* Publisher's note:the dance of love
* Food for thought: caffeine and diabetes
* Media: - How to use, not abuse anger - Traumatic stress treatment
* Psychology News - Compatible couples don't always play together - Even small amounts of second-hand smoke hurt kids - Making mistakes can be a good way to learn - The psychology of teen horror flicks - Attention deficit and balance problems - Predicting distress over 9-11
* Drug & Herbal News - Paxil in third trimester raises red flags - Canadian class-action suit against Paxil
* Studies in Progress - CATIE Alzheimer's trials continue
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^^ On the publisher's mind ^^
We learned about posture this week. During our second private dance class - which we've been taking with friends who are getting married this summer - our teacher reviewed the correct posture for dancing and for life in general. Shoulders should be well back and dropped, so that the shoulder blades are flat. That seems to lengthen the neck and flattens the chest wall to give it a more open look. But the back shouldn't be arched. Tuck in the rear, tighten the hamstrings. That draws in the abdomen a lot.
Try it and you'll be amazed at how much more graceful you look and feel. It takes a great deal of mindfulness, though. We were all laughing at having then to consciously remember to smile. We used up all our brainpower on moving properly and there was nothing left over for facial expression!
This is all to benefit the rhumba, the dance of love, which is quite fittingly our friends' first dance. You've heard lots of rhumbas: for instance, Diana Krall's song "The Look of Love," the one she sings during the Chrysler car commercial, is a rhumba. You can listen to part of it by going to http://www.ultimatedianakrall.com/. (She's Canadian, eh? I didn't know.)
We now have an incredible rhumba routine, thanks to our patient, very kind and talented teacher, who is also coming to the wedding. Woo hoo! Smiles, everybody, smiles!
