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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap: break-word;-webkit-nbsp-mode: space;line-break:after-white-space'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Well, my friends, if you want an opportunity to Dance and help your brain tune up with the choices you make in the moment, there’s an opportunity this Saturday evening at the Caspar Community Center. The Mighty T-Bones, featuring Blues/Rock/R’n’B, will be playin’ from 7-10 PM inside the Community Center. I’ll be on keyboards, playing quite differently from what you hear me play in Spirt House gatherings! If you want to shake it out, this is an opportunity. Namaste! It’s all part of the dance of life! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Much Love to you all!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:20.25pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Doug<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> thespiritexpress-bounces@lists.mcn.org [mailto:thespiritexpress-bounces@lists.mcn.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>lee michel alley via Thespiritexpress<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, November 05, 2022 6:41 PM<br><b>To:</b> Ron Nadeau; thespiritexpress@lists.mcn.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Thespiritexpress] Turn the Music up a LOT LOUDER~!!!!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sounds good to me! Dance on!<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Only love,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Lee<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Nov 3, 2022, at 1:21 PM, Ron Nadeau via Thespiritexpress <<a href="mailto:thespiritexpress@lists.mcn.org">thespiritexpress@lists.mcn.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><a href="https://i0.wp.com/www.michaelswerdloff.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Dancing-Makes-You-Smarter.jpg"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=480 height=480 id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.michaelswerdloff.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Dancing-Makes-You-Smarter.jpg?resize=480%2C480" alt="Dancing Makes You Smarter by David Avocado Wolfe. - Providence Holistic Counseling Services"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><h2 align=center style='text-align:center'>Dancing Makes You Smarter – The four primary benefits are:<o:p></o:p></h2><ol start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1'>“Flexibility physically is important is supporting the brain’<a href="http://www.michaelswerdloff.com/the-art-of-knowing-is-knowing-what-to-ignore/">s</a> flexibility. Dancing keeps oxygen and blood flowing, nourishing your mind and body for maximum efficiency and performance. Dancing helps your body maintain the a full range of motion for all major muscle groups, because it blends stretching and bending<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1'>Strength is gained when muscles are exerted; when there is force against resistance. Dancing requires that muscles resist against body weight, thus strengthening the body.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1'>Endurance is built as muscle work harder for increasingly longer periods of time. Vigorous dancing elevates heart rage and can increase stamina.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1'>Positive Well-Being is elicited, whether you are in a social setting or by yourself. Dancing activates positive neuro-energy in your brain, reduces stress, and builds confidence.” by <span class=entry-author-name><a href="http://www.susiehayesnow.com/author/susiehayes/">Susie Hayes</a></span><o:p></o:p></li></ol><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><h2 align=center style='text-align:center'>Dancing Makes You Smarter – What kind of dancing?<o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'>“Let’<a href="http://www.michaelswerdloff.com/the-art-of-knowing-is-knowing-what-to-ignore/">s</a> go back to the study:<br>Bicycling, swimming or playing golf – 0% reduced risk of dementia<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'>But doesn’t golf require rapid-fire decision-making? No, not if you’re a long-time player. You made most of the decisions when you first started playing, years ago. Now the game is mostly refining your technique. It can be good physical exercise, but the study showed it led to no improvement in mental acuity.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'>Therefore do the kinds of dance where you must make as many split-second decisions as possible. That’s key to maintaining true intelligence.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'>Does any kind of dancing lead to increased mental acuity? No, not all forms of dancing will produce this benefit. Not dancing which, like golf or swimming, mostly works on style or retracing the same memorized paths. The key is the decision-making. Remember (from <a href="http://socialdance.stanford.edu/syllabi/intelligent.htm">this</a> page), Jean Piaget suggested that intelligence is what we use when we don’t already <em><a href="http://www.michaelswerdloff.com/the-art-of-knowing-is-knowing-what-to-ignore/">know</a></em> what to do.” <a href="http://rustyfrank.com/lbs-smarter.asp" target="_blank">Rusty Frank</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>Thespiritexpress mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Thespiritexpress@lists.mcn.org">Thespiritexpress@lists.mcn.org</a><br>http://lists.mcn.org/mailman/listinfo/thespiritexpress<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>