Explore how tactile arts like painting and knitting can enhance the gut-brain connection by stimulating the vagus nerve, increasing Heart Rate Variability (HRV), promoting relaxation, and improving digestive health.
Category: Creative Health & Wellbeing
Exploring the intersection of creativity and health — from arts-based therapies to innovative approaches for mind, body, and community wellbeing.
Singing isn’t just self-expression—it’s self-regulation. New research shows that vocalization activates the vagus nerve, improves digestion, reduces stress, and enhances emotional wellbeing. This article explores why singing could be the most overlooked wellness tool in your health kit.
Music-making isn’t just creative—it’s medicinal. According to new research, playing an instrument leads to measurable dopamine increases, reduced anxiety, and greater emotional resilience. This piece explores the science and what it means through the Creative Women’s Association lens.
Infants and children instinctively use vocal sounds to soothe stress and activate the vagus nerve. Discover how their natural hums and babbles regulate the nervous system — and why grown-ups should start doing it too.
Discover how singing stimulates the vagus nerve, promoting relaxation and emotional balance. Explore the therapeutic potential of vocalisation in enhancing women’s health and well-being.
What’s the difference between The Architecture of Women’s Health and Creative Health? This post breaks it down — and shows how CWA is building the systems of a thriving, women-powered wellbeing economy.
The shutdown is real — women’s nervous systems break down under constant stress, and society still expects them to smile through it. Here’s why that ends now.
Medical research has historically underrepresented female physiology, leading to gaps in understanding. Addressing this disparity is crucial for developing effective treatments and improving women’s health outcomes.
Stop calling women’s insight “lived experience” like it’s a diagnosis. It’s wisdom — hard-earned, essential, and ready to rewrite the system.
Somatics reconnects women to their bodies. Ecosomatics reminds us our health is tied to the Earth. Together, they offer a radical, grounded approach to real wellness.