
{"id":2241,"date":"2013-10-04T08:51:52","date_gmt":"2013-10-04T07:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotlandsings\/?p=2241"},"modified":"2015-03-26T07:50:33","modified_gmt":"2015-03-26T07:50:33","slug":"is-singing-better-for-you-than-yoga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotlandsings\/is-singing-better-for-you-than-yoga\/","title":{"rendered":"Is singing better for you than Yoga?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are many studies that prove singing has various health benefits. Physical and <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/albanypromusicablog.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/08\/health-benefits-of-singing.jpg?w=640\" width=\"384\" height=\"283\" \/>Mental health can be improved greatly&#8230;.just by singing in your local choir!<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So it comes as no surprise that scientists have shown that not only does singing in a choir make you feel good, it\u2019s got health benefits, too. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, found that choristers\u2019 heartbeats synchronise when they sing together, bringing about a calming effect that is as beneficial to our health as yoga.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Tom George, a Rock Choir leader in Surrey, says singing takes his members\u2019 minds off physical and mental illnesses. \u201cWe receive many emails from members telling us how Rock Choir has helped them,\u201d he adds. \u201cPeople recovering from depression, arthritis, surgery, dealing with the effects of cancer and many other ailments find it a real tonic and have even suggested it should be prescribed on the NHS.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read the full article here:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/health\/10168914\/All-together-now-singing-is-good-for-your-body-and-soul.html#\">http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/health\/10168914\/All-together-now-singing-is-good-for-your-body-and-soul.html#<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Have a look in the Scotland Sings Singing Directory, and find your nearest choir today! <a href=\"http:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotlandsings\/directory\/\">http:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotlandsings\/directory\/<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"gsp_post_data\" \r\n\t            data-post_type=\"post\" \r\n\t            data-cat=\"news,uncategorized\" \r\n\t            data-modified=\"120\"\r\n\t            data-created=\"1380876712\"\r\n\t            data-title=\"Is singing better for you than Yoga?\" \r\n\t            data-home=\"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotlandsings\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are many studies that prove singing has various health benefits. Physical and Mental health can be improved greatly&#8230;.just by singing in your local choir! &#8220;So it comes as no [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[60,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-news","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotlandsings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2241","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotlandsings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotlandsings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotlandsings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotlandsings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2241"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotlandsings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2241\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2242,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotlandsings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2241\/revisions\/2242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotlandsings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotlandsings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/scotlandsings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}