Dancing For Healing and Bodywork

01/19/2026

TOUCH based “technologies” for Traumatic Brain Injury:

Traumatic Brain Injury - the new silent epidemic continues to be on the rise in 204 countries.( https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12034675/ )

11/11/2025

10/26/2025

Poster ready for presenting at Polyvagal Institute!

09/05/2025

08/16/2025

I ve danced tango got 20 years and always enjoyed the immense focus that the communication during this dance form required; and used in multiple ways to facilitate therapists’ focus and intuition.
Enjoy this article:

Through tango, I sharpened attentional skills that make any moment richer. But these can be honed on or off the dancefloor

07/24/2025

“Vagus hours” workshop coming again, Sept 21st !
Register:

https://www.elenasti.com/classes/p/vagusnights-september2021

06/21/2025

Brain health
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🧠 Melatonin & Lymphatic Clearance of Brain Amyloid Substance 🧠

Alzheimer’s disease is characterized by brain deposits of amyloid β protein (Aβ), in tissue plaques and intracranial blood vessels. This may trigger a downstream cascade of oxidative and pro-inflammatory events which may contribute to the widespread death of neurons and dementia.

There are data connecting brain Aβ accumulation with the peripheral lymphatic system in mouse with amyloidosis.

Melatonin inhibit Aβ aggregation in the brain. An older study evaluated lymphatic Aβ clearance by treating a mouse model of AD amyloidosis with melatonin. A 2018 study confirmed that clearance of Aβ peptides is significant through the lymphatic and treatment with melatonin created important changes:

1- A statistically significant decreases in Aβ proteins in the brain.

2-A statistically significant increase in Aβ proteins in cervical and axillary lymph nodes of treated mice.

Thee researchers concluded that abnormalities in Aβ clearance through the lymphatic system may contribute to the development of cerebral amyloidosis. Melatonin may delay the onset of cognitive impairment in high risk populations.

📰 Pappolla MA, Matsubara E, Vidal R, et al. Melatonin Treatment Enhances Aβ Lymphatic Clearance in a Transgenic Mouse Model of Amyloidosis. Curr Alzheimer Res. 2018;15(7):637-642.

06/16/2025

DANCE - the movement with context - its effects on human health are multidimensional, profound and mainly positive 💃

A review of studies shows that dance, compared to pure physical exercise, strengthens motivation, memory and well-being more effectively

06/14/2025

wonderful discussion on the correlation of fascial behavior, emotional and attention states and their clinical implications.

🎙In this thought-provoking episode, Til and Whitney welcome back fascia researcher Robert Schleip to explore the evolving science behind fascia’s role in em...