The Loud and I were watching "First Man" on Netflix tonight, days before it disappears from that platform. He kept insisting the Theme from "Laura" was what Neil and Pat danced to, and what Neil later brought with him on a cassette tape on the Apollo 11 mission. I kept insisting it was not, and ended up spontaneously singing the song (which I only know because of the Spike Jones rendition. Thanks, Dad!)
I didn't think I had a song left in me to share.
It's a start.
I googled "singing and the soul." Generative AI provided this list: inging can be good for the soul in many ways, including:
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Social connection --Singing is a social activity that can help people feel a sense of belonging.
Improved circulation -- Singing increases breathing, which improves circulation and releases more oxygen into the blood.
Slowed heart rate --Singing stimulates the vagus nerve, which can slow the heart rate and create a sense of stillness.
Light cardio -- Singing can provide a light workout for the cardiovascular system.
Spiritual connection -- Some believe that singing can open the singer and listener to the spirit world. Singing can also be a way to minister to one's soul, as some believe that having hymns in one's heart can be reorienting and refreshing.
I was recently listening to a Radio 4 piece with someone from English National Opera who was talking about the benefits of their breathing course that they developed during COVID. She said that their usual focus was breathing to sing but it works the other way too and there wasn't much else for them to be doing while all the venues were closed and rehearsals were banned. They were talking to people on the breathing programme (ENO Breathe and it's still running) about the benefits they had found in singing. Many people had never sung since childhood so there was a lot of getting past the It's Not For Me etc. It really is good for you.
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