Yazdani M, Esmaeilzadeh M, Pahlavanzadeh S, Khaledi F. The effect of laughter Yoga on general health among nursing students. Iran J Nurs Midwifery Res. 2014 Jan;19(1):36-40. PMID: 24554958; PMCID: PMC3917183.
Louie D, Brook K, Frates E. The Laughter Prescription: A Tool for Lifestyle Medicine. Am J Lifestyle Med. 2016 Jun 23;10(4):262-267. doi: 10.1177/1559827614550279. PMID: 30202281; PMCID: PMC6125057.
Scott, S., Qing, C., Sinead, C., Sarah, W. (2019). Modulation of humor ratings of bad jokes by other people’s laughter. Current Biology, doi:10.1016/j.cub.2019.05.073
Laughter Yoga: https://www.laughteryoga.org/
TED Med short video by Dr. Madan Kataria:
Laughter Yoga with John Cleese https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xdc1uo
Laughter Yoga with Oprah Winfrey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uu0B0IH_su4
Chewbacca mom https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF3wVZMncAE
Klimecki OM, Leiberg S, Lamm C, Singer T. Functional neural plasticity and associated changes in positive affect after compassion training. Cereb Cortex. 2013;23:1552–1561. []
Gu, X., Hof, P. R., Friston, K. J., & Fan, J. (2013). Anterior insular cortex and emotional awareness. The Journal of comparative neurology, 521(15), 3371–3388. https://doi.org/10.1002/cne.23368
Websites
https://zapier.com/blog/power-of-empathy/
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-athletes-way/201310/the-neuroscience-empathy
http://firesteelwa.org/2015/07/wired-for-empathy-how-and-why-stories-cultivate-emotions/
(https://www.ascd.org/el/articles/nine-competencies-for-teaching-empathy
https://positivepsychology.com/empathy-worksheets/)
Brain on compassion and empathy-
- https://charterforcompassion.org/defining-and-understanding-compassion/our-brains-are-hardwired-for-compassion
- Klimecki OM, Leiberg S, Lamm C, Singer T. Functional neural plasticity and associated changes in positive affect after compassion training. Cereb Cortex. 2013;23:1552–1561. []
Teaching empathy to kids:
- https://www.zerotothree.org/resources/5-how-to-help-your-child-develop-empathy
- https://biglifejournal.com/blogs/blog/key-strategies-teach-children-empathy
- https://parentingscience.com/teaching-empathy-tips/
Teaching empathy to social work students:
- Ruben, J., Can Social Work Students Learn Empathy? Social Work Today 15 No. 2 P. 12
https://www.socialworktoday.com/archive/030415p12.shtml
- Bell, H., Limberg, D., Jacobson, L., & Super, J. (2014). Enhancing self-awareness through creative experiential-learning play-based activities. Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, 9(3), 399-414.
Articles and books
Henderson, P., Rosen, D., & Mascaro, N. (2007). Empirical study on the healing nature of mandalas. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, 1(3), 148–154.
Jung, C. G. (1989). Memories, dreams, reflections (R. Winston & C. Winston, Trans.). Fontana Press. New York
Klingman, A., Koenigsfield, E., & Markman, D. (1987). Art activity with children following disaster: A preventative-oriented crisis intervention modality. Arts in Psychotherapy, 14, 153-166.
Kingman et al 1987 (2019) in Sampson, Kristen, “Mindful Mandala Art Therapy in Partial Hospitalization with Children: Development of a Method” (2019). Expressive Therapies Capstone Theses. 212
Lorentzsen, Kristine, “The Mandala as Response Art: A Method for Centering, Containing, and Exploring” (2019). Expressive Therapies Capstone Theses. 130.
https://digitalcommons.lesley.edu/expressive_theses/130
Sampson, Kristen, “Mindful Mandala Art Therapy in Partial Hospitalization with Children: Development of a Method” (2019). Expressive Therapies Capstone Theses. 212.
https://digitalcommons.lesley.edu/expressive_theses/212Sampson, 2019
Articles and Books
Ziegler, R.G. (1992) Homemade Books to Help Kids Cope; An Easy to learn Technique for Parents and Professionals. Magination Press, Washington DC
Burns, G.W. , (2005). 101 Healing stories fir kids and Teens: Using metaphors in Therapy. Wiley and Sons, New Jersey
Erickson,B. (2001). Storytelling. In B Geary &J. Zeig (Eds). The handbook of Ericksonian psychotherapy( pp112-121). Phoenix, AZ: The Milton Erickson Foundation Press
Winnicott, DW. (1941). The observation of infants in a set situation. International Journal of Psycho-Analysis, 22, 229-249.
Winnicott, DW (1958). Symptom tolerance in paediatrics. In his Collected papers: Through paediatrics to psycho-analysis (pp. 101-117). London: Tavistock Publications. (Origin-ally published in 1953)
Winnicott, D. (1968). The squiggle game. In Voices: The art and science of psychotherapy, 4 (1).
Winnicott, DW. (1971). Therapeutic consultations in child psychiatry. London: Hogarth Press and the Institute of Psycho-Analysis.
The use of metaphor in psychotherapy Article (PDF Available) in:
Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy18(4):270-290 · December 1988 with 4,032 ReadsDOI: 10.1007/BF00946010}
Gardner RA: Therapeutic Communication with Children: The Mutual Story Telling Technique. New York, Aronson, 1971. Feeling Talking Doing author
Websites
https://www.unk.com/blog/story-therapy-why-it-works/
https://ct.counseling.org/2012/09/the-power-of-story/
http://australiansuccess.com/the-magical-ways-milton-erickson-used-metaphors
https://zapier.com/blog/power-of-empathy/
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-athletes-way/201310/the-neuroscience-empathy
http://firesteelwa.org/2015/07/wired-for-empathy-how-and-why-stories-cultivate-emotions/
http://www.butler-bowdon.com/milton-erickson—teaching-tales.html
https://www.stephengilligan.com/legacy-of-milton-erickson
Books
Brefczynski-Lewis J. A., Lutz, A., Schaefer, H. S., Levinson, D. B., & Davidson, R. J. (2007). Neural correlates of attentional expertise in long-term meditation practitioners. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 104(27), 11483-11488. doi:10.1073/pnas.0606552104
Davidson, R. J., & Lutz, A. (2008). Buddha’s brain: Neuroplasticity and meditation. IEEE Signal Processing Magazine, 25(1), 171-174.
Gard, T., et. al. (2014) Potential effects of meditation on age-related cognitive decline: a systematic review .Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2014 Jan; 1307: 89–103.
Goleman, D. & Davidson, R. J. (2017). Altered traits: Science reveals how meditation changes your mind, brain, and body. New York, NY: Avery
Kabat-Zinn, J. (1994). Wherever you go, there you are: Mindfulness meditation in everyday life. New York: Hyperion
Lazar, S.W. (2005 )Meditation experience is associated with increased cortical thickness, Neuroreport. 2005 Nov 28; 16(17): 1893–1897.
McEwen, B. S., Bowles, N. P., Gray, J. D., Hill, M. N., Hunter, R. G., Karatsoreos, I. N., & Nasca, C. (2015). Mechanisms of stress in the brain. Nature neuroscience, 18(10), 1353-1363.
Siegel, R.D. (2010). The mindfulness solutions: everyday practices for everyday problems New York, The Guilford Press p.5
Playing Games
Brown S, and Vaughan C, (2009) Play: How It Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul, Penguin, Books, New York
Drew M. Altschul and Ian J. Deary. (2019) Playing Analog Games Is Associated With Reduced Declines in Cognitive Function: A 68-Year Longitudinal Cohort Study. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci, 2020, Vol. 75, No. 3, 474–482 November 18
Websites
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/mental-health/benefits-of-play-for-adults.htm
http://www.paperplanepilots.be/defining-play-through-7-properties
https://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/practice-play-dr-stuart-brown
http://www.paperplanepilots.be/defining-play-through-7-properties
National Institute of Play– http://www.nifplay.org/
Coursera: free course “Resilience in a Time of Uncertainty” with Dr. Karen Raivitz at University of Pennsylvania
Books
Epstein, L.J. and Mardon., S, (2007) The Harvard Medical School Guide to a Good Night’s Sleep. McGraw Hill, NY.
Walker, M., (2017) Why We Sleep: Unlocking The Power of Sleep and Dreams. Scribner, New York.
Websites ( drop down)
Sleep drives metabolite clearance from the adult brain. Science. 2013 Oct 18;342(6156):373-7. doi: 10.1126/science.1241224. PMID: 24136970.
https://sleepfoundation.org/category/sleep-your-lifestyle
https://www.tuck.com
Michael J. Breus, PhD, DABSM The Sleep Doctor™ www.thesleepdoctor.com
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29374835
http://www.brainfacts.org/thinking-sensing-and-behaving/sleep/2018/i-think-therefore-i-sleep-091318
https://brainconnection.brainhq.com/2015/11/08/what-happens-when-your-brain-doesnt-sleep/
https://drhoffman.com/article/common-sleep-problems-and-solutions-2/
Night Terrors | Definition and Patient Education Healthline https://www.healthline.com/health/night-terrors
Free Coursera course
“ The science of Well being” with Dr. Laurie Santos at Yale University
General habits: Healthy-Living Strategies
https://www.health.harvard.edu/
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/15-best-foods-when-sick#section15
Work stress
https://www.stress.org/workplace-stress