Dancing For Healing and Bodywork

04/04/2026

Handouts are ready for AMTA Texas chapter convention

04/04/2026

I’m excited to share with all attending this conference

So many people have experienced some type of trauma–and many want massage!

Many of our clients deal with trauma, from accidents, illness, injuries, loss of friends and loved ones, job loss, the list can seem endless. Working safely and effectively can be daunting for therapists. Dr. Elena Stoeva offers powerful strategies for helping your clients heal from the inside out and helping your clients work with you during therapy. This class, InBodyWeTrust: Supporting the ANS and Healing Trauma through Touch and Movement, is a must for those working with traumas, including their own. Class space is limited.

Spotlight on Elena Stoeva: Dr. Elena Stoeva earned her medical degree from Varna Medical University "Professor Paraskev Stoyanov" and is board-certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R).
Over the past 25 years, she has integrated her PM&R expertise with training in CranioSacral Therapy (through the Upledger Institute) and Visceral Manipulation (through the Barral Institute), as well as Yoga, and Trauma-informed approaches to health, herbal medicine, and other natural therapies.

REG LINK: https://cvent.me/Naw9bn

03/19/2026

Approved School for Body-Mind Centering® Programs and Immersion Series are offered by Licensed Organizations using curriculums developed by Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen as well as her written materials. Graduates of Programs receive a certificate from the School for Body-Mind Centering®. The Licensed O...

03/19/2026

Introduction: Early neurodevelopment is a critical determinant of lifelong health, learning capacity and psychosocial functioning. Subtle neurodevelopmental ...

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