StarSong groups teach and encourage the practice of diaphragmatic breathing. Regular practice of this singer’s breathing technique helps promote better muscle tone of the chest, ribs, back and abdomen that can help increase breathing control and lung capacity. Difficulty breathing causes low blood oxygen levels, and can lead to many health problems, including fatigue, and shortness of breath, as well as other more serious problems. Designed with certain lung dysfunctions in mind – age-related breathing difficulty, asthma, COPD and Long COVID – the goal of StarSong is to help you have more control of your own breathing.
StarSong sessions always include…
Participants learn and practice beneficial breathing techniques and exercises.
Singing simple songs that many people already know. Class members are also encouraged to suggest songs they would like the class to sing.
We use gentle, chair-based movements to warm-up the body that are appropriate to people of all shapes and sizes.
Classes facilitate sharing your life and meeting new, interesting people.
Short mindfulness activities coordinate breath, body and mind allowing participants to be in the moment and can calm stress and anxiety.
No, StarSong is not classified as Music Therapy! Music therapy is provided by trained and credentialed professionals who use music interventions to achieve clinical, individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship.
StarSong is proud to be a part of the world-wide Arts & Health community.
The Arts & Health concept stems from a grassroots movement that investigates how the arts can be used for a broader range of health benefits. Although it is evident that music and the arts provide enjoyment, the Arts & Health movement researches and promotes ways to improve health by employing the arts in many varied ways.
Over the last twenty years the field of Arts & Health has become established in countries around the world such as Australia, The United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Germany, and most recently in Canada. These countries are deeply committed to the contribution of the arts in relation to medicine, healthcare and health promotion. They utilize singing and other art forms to nurture physical and mental well-being. The field of Arts & Health is providing healthful alternatives through research and practice and is implementing methods useful to specific ailments such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and COPD along with many others!
