Welcome to episode 97 Singing in Groups creates happy Brain Chemicals; Exploring the Redwood Canopy; Reaping the Rewards of the Dishcloth Swap; Sharing Jewish Hearts for Pittsburgh;
Brainy: 12:49 Behind the Redwood Curtain: 21:21
What We’re Learning from Our Knitting:
Catherine reaps the rewards of the Dishcloth Swap https://www.ravelry.com/groups/annual-dishcloth-swap.
Margaret finds comfort from yarn crafts after the Tree of Life mass shooting with the Jewish Hearts for Pittsburgh group. In Ravelry: https://www.ravelry.com/groups/jewish-hearts-for-pittsburgh Also on Facebook.Brainy Thing: Good Brain Chemicals from Group Singing
Let’s raise our voices for the good brain chemicals we get from singing — especially in groups.
Behind the Redwood Curtain:
Margaret shares a little research on the redwood trees canopy, that ecosystem high in the air. https://www.savetheredwoods.org/blog/wonders/redwood-canopy-a-research-frontier/
https://www.savetheredwoods.org/blog/wonders/200-feet-up-a-redwood/
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2005/02/14/climbing-the-redwoods
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Today in Teaching Your Brain to Knit Catherine reaps the rewards of her Dishcloth Swap and shares them with us, Margaret Finds comfort in a crochet version of Jewish Hearts for Pittsburgh, Catherine reports on research that confirms that singing helps us feel better, especially when we’re in a group, and Margaret reveals research on the surprising ecosystem hundreds of feet above the ground in the Redwood canopy.
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