How Your Body Affects Your Happiness: Tal Shafir at TEDxJaffa 2013

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  • Dr. Tal Shafir has had a special passion for movement and dance since young age. As an adult she wanted to bring their exhilarating effects on mood and well being to other people. Thus, after graduating with her LLB degree from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and becoming a lawyer, she studied dance-movement therapy, as soon as those studies became available in Israel. While working with neurologically impaired children, the desire to design better interventions prompted her to go back to school to study neuro-physiology of motor control. Once in school, she was drawn to research and decided to continue her career in academia.
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  • @deepsleepclinicdeirdreocon7211
    @deepsleepclinicdeirdreocon7211 7 років тому +12

    The other really important aspect in increasing happiness through movement, in terms of dance, is that dance usually includes other people, not in isolation, and usually is accompanied by music - both of which significantly improve our mood.

  • @dustunderourfeet1819
    @dustunderourfeet1819 3 роки тому +2

    This might help explain my depressed mood after sitting at a desk for 9 hours every day. Super interesting; thank you.

  • @BeaulieuYoga
    @BeaulieuYoga 9 років тому +4

    Finally, a resource that explains why Yoga has such an impact upon mood! Thank you for this information Tal Shafir. My Nursing Hat goes off to you! Nameste, Judith

  • @ToddSloanIAAN
    @ToddSloanIAAN 10 років тому +14

    This is what I didn't know that I needed to discover today!

  • @udaan2001
    @udaan2001 Рік тому

    When you see the superhero doing all the unbelievable moves, you feel happy. In our Bollywood, this is particularly very true.

  • @64Magick
    @64Magick 9 років тому +12

    1000% true!
    Trampoline is an awesome way to change your shitty depressing mood into a higher vibration quickly, AND if you add music...even MORE SO!!

  • @sarebasumera3838
    @sarebasumera3838 2 роки тому

    Finally, a resource that explains why Yoga has such an impact upon mood! Thank you for this information Tal Shafir.

  • @RamblinLamb
    @RamblinLamb 9 років тому +4

    LOVE THIS - and thank you for sharing.
    I've been playing with at home workouts. Can't run anymore. Walking isn't the same. Cycling is fun but takes a long time. So I grabbed a rope and started jumping. Then I bought a hula hoop. It's not dancing yet, but when you get it down, the repetitive motion creates a sense of calm and happiness.
    There is much to be said for this concept. How we sit, How we breathe, How we get locked into positions ---- if want to know more about how to reprogram your body, and your brain, you might check into NLP. It's also about change but not as much fun.

  • @abougaye6585
    @abougaye6585 9 років тому +3

    Great and satisfactory talk. Thank you very much, Tal. There is a big link between our body and our emotions. It's very useful to know these simple actions on our body that can make us feel well and happy.

  • @sreeprakashneelakantan5051
    @sreeprakashneelakantan5051 6 років тому +1

    Absolutely, Buddha’s Vipasana Meditation utilizes this 🙏

  • @elvan1
    @elvan1 9 років тому +1

    I took body movement courses during my acting school. it makes you feel so good .

  • @ismellrudolph
    @ismellrudolph 8 років тому +1

    AHHHHHHH this video is so good! sometimes people give you advice but don't understand the underneath of why to do something, glad you explained things with evolution :)))))

  • @geniegold6545
    @geniegold6545 9 років тому +16

    This is very interesting, that movements sends messages to the brain because many people think that it is the brain that is controlling the body, but the movement of the body is controlling the brain. Dancing makes the body feel good and so the brain feels good. Thank you.

    • @geniegold6545
      @geniegold6545 8 років тому +2

      Nawang Jinpa In general, it is very true that movement can make us feel happy, I am sure that dancing would cure depression much more than pills. We should dance when we are not happy, instead people only dance when they are happy.

    • @dknippify
      @dknippify 6 років тому

      Also, watching dance can create certain feelings in the audience. Many modern dance choreographers play with this idea -- if I make the dancers jump backwards three times, then leap forward, what does that do to the audience ? Does it make them feel surprise, emotional release, mental absorption? This is like what modern artists were doing in the 60s and 70s with paint on a canvas, trying to figure out what the basic elements of art did to us -- color, line, texture, and so on. Dance echoed the painting scene. And it still does, though there is less invention going on these days. cheers.

  • @rozalinapiano
    @rozalinapiano 8 років тому +2

    Also, I feel obligated to mention to everyone interested re. MIRROR NEURONS that were discovered rather recently. Their discovery explains the positive effects of the described in the video emotive observations of the happy dance movements. Look up the details - it has multitude of implications...

  • @TheMumbaGames
    @TheMumbaGames 8 років тому +2

    Such a great talk! I am so happy I watched this! Thank you!

  • @sagatavideos
    @sagatavideos 5 років тому

    Yep, Just Dance in all circumstances

  • @MrBkkbrian
    @MrBkkbrian 10 років тому +1

    Thank you ! I find this very useful indeed!

  • @simonkim5545
    @simonkim5545 7 років тому

    Amazing talk, Dr.Shafir. Thanks for your insight and wisdom. This is very helpful.

  • @kevinsayce6282
    @kevinsayce6282 8 років тому +1

    People, its as simple as synergising your 5 senses......Sight, Smell, Touch, Taste and Hearing....each sense acts upon all the others....the brain is basically a chemical & physical Hard Drive which stores all moments that the 5 senses experience and reacts when each 'experience' is repeated.

  • @Latigo
    @Latigo 9 років тому +1

    I remember being in almost optimal mood after my salsa lessons. Maybe that's what i should do everyday after breakfast: DANCE, JIMMY!

  • @inlooking
    @inlooking 10 років тому

    Yeah, Tal! Such a great presentation!

  • @user-su8sq2rx6l
    @user-su8sq2rx6l 2 місяці тому

    Completely right

  • @mayadaalghamdi2464
    @mayadaalghamdi2464 9 років тому

    WOW! Thank you so much for this talk!

  • @rashmiranjannayak3251
    @rashmiranjannayak3251 6 років тому

    Nice presentation and good advice for world to dance. Well it also helps to trust each people at dancing and least doubts comes in mind. Thank U Mam enjoy dancing deeply.

  • @64Magick
    @64Magick 9 років тому +3

    Try doing the 5-minute laughing yoga and use the FASTER EFT to tap out ANY & ALL NEGATIVE CRAP THAT IS SUPPRESSING YOUR "CHI & EMOTIONS", as you bounce on the trampoline, it really clears your mentality and juices you up (Drink oxygen type water), you tend to really FEEL IT!!

  • @mariamuzik3069
    @mariamuzik3069 10 років тому

    Hi Tal, great job, what a fabulous talk. hope you are well. maria

  • @MaryUkraine
    @MaryUkraine 9 років тому

    Thank you for a great talk!
    Very informative

  • @audreyadams9498
    @audreyadams9498 9 років тому

    Great talk! Based on solid facts...thanks!

  • @liindagreen9204
    @liindagreen9204 8 років тому

    thank you so much😇

  • @theinzwin
    @theinzwin 8 років тому

    Thank you for sharing

  • @BigBadRedMantis
    @BigBadRedMantis 9 років тому +2

    omfg! I can't belive, it works!

  • @sandy89107
    @sandy89107 9 років тому

    Very good!

  • @inaayabintmusab9612
    @inaayabintmusab9612 9 років тому

    toda, shukran,gratzi,gracias

  • @avnideshmukh4027
    @avnideshmukh4027 9 років тому

    Thank you even I love to dance this helped!!

  • @marystephens6268
    @marystephens6268 10 років тому +1

    this is great!

  • @mara260766
    @mara260766 7 років тому

    Fantastic!

  • @henrymurray8810
    @henrymurray8810 9 років тому

    Very Useful!

  • @LucyChoisser
    @LucyChoisser 10 років тому +1

    Thank you for the informative presentation. It makes sense to me!

  • @shyaaammeneen63
    @shyaaammeneen63 10 років тому +2

    Nice talk

  • @rozalinapiano
    @rozalinapiano 8 років тому

    Dr. Beverly Rubik, PhD stated that movement increases the production of DHEA, the mother-hormone for many neurotransmitters.

  • @RichCoppensRCKenpo
    @RichCoppensRCKenpo 9 років тому

    Great info.

  • @AllTotalCoaching
    @AllTotalCoaching 10 років тому

    Great speech loved it that was sensational thank you

  • @richl9268
    @richl9268 8 років тому +3

    U can mildly enhance happiness by posture, smiles, but obviously u can't create true emotion. True emotion can't be faked. Still why not enhance happiness?

  • @evaaa7385
    @evaaa7385 9 років тому

    Very nice!

  • @freesoul42
    @freesoul42 5 років тому

    Great!

  • @chensun6156
    @chensun6156 9 років тому +9

    This is a superficial talk. By this, I mean, she is correct in stating that emotions are tied to body posture and movements, but to make the next statement: that movements such as dance solve negative emotions misses many important factors. The field of movement affecting emotions is well known, and also, there is an associated field called microexpressions-- Eugene Gindlin (sp?) in his book Focusing (sp?) discussed this. In order for movement and posture to alleviate negative emotions, it must also alleviate the negative microexpressions (which are a form of movement, though small).
    For a small percentage of people, any specific movement will have positive effects. For example, there is a book about how to stand that I recently read, and it also claims standing has all kinds of positive benefits and can cite innumerable anecodotal and researched evidence. Whether proper standing or dance or bicylcing or exercises, all these, are part of deeper processes, involving also microexpressions.
    So, dance all you want, and I did for 20 years including many Israeli dances-- it's a partial solution.
    The reality is-- there are plenty of health givers who correctly perceive 10% of the problem, and claim 90% of the solution. What she discusses, I'll agree, will probably work for 10% of those who try it.

    • @chensun6156
      @chensun6156 9 років тому

      Well thank you Sophia! I also placed the book into my Amazon wish list.

    • @chensun6156
      @chensun6156 9 років тому

      Where does one learn elementary information about Indian micro-expressions? Do you mean, by this, like the Southeast Asian dances with their numerous gestures?

    • @humanyoda
      @humanyoda 9 років тому

      ***** The body movement based approaches aren't best at resolving emotional problems. What does work fast is paying attention to what one is feeling (and what triggers the emotion/feeling/sensation), paying DEEP attention *AND* doing something else, at the same time, that relaxes, etc. This neutralizes stable reflexes. This can be done quickly.

    • @humanyoda
      @humanyoda 9 років тому

      ***** I use it in real life and know what I am talking about. Desired results are often obtained in one session. Or at least, good improvements come after one session.

    • @humanyoda
      @humanyoda 9 років тому

      ***** I do not. I do use lobotomy, however, for hardheaded people like you.

  • @ARTEllipsepaintings
    @ARTEllipsepaintings 9 років тому

    feel dancing

  • @humanyoda
    @humanyoda 9 років тому +2

    The speaker is wrong about the origin of fear. The body doesn't tell the brain the produce the emotion of fear. It's the other way around. The body only reports data to the brain, and the brain interprets the data and makes decisions on what to do.

  • @jeremy915111
    @jeremy915111 9 років тому +2

    is that music in the beginning from Lord of the Rings? Gandalf falls?

  • @ok29700
    @ok29700 9 років тому +2

    She mentions the Israeli dance not because its the prime example but because she's Israeli. in Academia we should not be biased in favour of our own cultures at the expense of the truth

  • @shakalove4905
    @shakalove4905 9 років тому

    So does lady gaga just dance, gona be okay da du dum just dance dance :) Great message :)

  • @mysticpizza02
    @mysticpizza02 8 років тому

    Rebounder mini trampoline, jumping = happy time

  • @DJMikeron
    @DJMikeron 7 років тому +1

    Dancing Release Hormones it is that simple. I get the Same feeling when i clean my windows . Its just chemistry ,i figured that out and im Not a doctor

  • @lromeroyt
    @lromeroyt 9 років тому

    wanna dance, go to Cali - Colombia!

  • @daultonbaird6314
    @daultonbaird6314 9 років тому +1

    Men gallop like King Arthur did .

  • @VK-wu2bt
    @VK-wu2bt 10 років тому +1

    What's the music at the beginning used to present TEDxJaffa 2013 (with the Michelangelo painting)? Thanks!

    • @StraveTube
      @StraveTube 10 років тому +1

      The last minute or minute-and-a-half of "The Bridge of Khazad-Dum" is probably what you're looking for. From the soundtrack to The Fellowship of the Ring, by Howard Shore.

    • @VK-wu2bt
      @VK-wu2bt 10 років тому

      Strave Thank-you Strave

    • @StraveTube
      @StraveTube 10 років тому +1

      Vitaliy Kotyakov My pleasure! Love the music, but it sure seems like a weird choice for these videos.

  • @daweielufa1
    @daweielufa1 9 років тому

    what is the name of the music in the beginning

  • @MrBillygoat77
    @MrBillygoat77 8 років тому +1

    So a PHD with years of advanced training in movement related happiness took 15 minutes to tells us to "skip if you want to improve your mood." WOW now we all know. Ted talks are almost unwatchable these days which is such a shame because when they first came out they were amazing, inspiring and full of pieces of information that you would otherwise have never known...but nowadays not so much.

    • @brunosco
      @brunosco 7 років тому +3

      MrBillygoat77 You should stretch and take a deep breath! :p

  • @yosishoo
    @yosishoo Рік тому

    כשאני רוקדת אני מרגישה עושר כאילו אני מעופפת. בחלל .

  • @Fegga1955
    @Fegga1955 10 років тому

    wow!greatt speech but the music out of conext.:)

    • @Fegga1955
      @Fegga1955 10 років тому

      oops context

    • @sayedarif7
      @sayedarif7 5 років тому

      You do know that a comment can be edited ryt?

  • @JaideepBaphnaCFA
    @JaideepBaphnaCFA 6 років тому

    Oh yeah, look up Bhangra. Do the Bhangra

  • @estradajeison
    @estradajeison 2 роки тому

    cómo que el cuphead está raro🧐

  • @joey1820
    @joey1820 9 років тому

    By

  • @stevenferguson3764
    @stevenferguson3764 2 роки тому

    We shouldn't have to be taught this..

  • @KXSocialChannel
    @KXSocialChannel Рік тому

    This video was sponsored by Lady Gaga.

  • @johnebgood108
    @johnebgood108 8 років тому +4

    another TED talk - comes down to having money in the bank.