Dance Therapy: The Connection Between Motion and Emotion

Considering that well being is more than the absence of a disease, integrative and alternative medicine, with its holistic approach to a persons mind, body and spirit is proving that this approach to health is about creating a life defined by being well. For true empowerment and lasting healing when talking mental health, the team at the Bel Esprit Clinic have …

The Benefit of the Melody

Music has been attributed with healing powers since ancient times, with even Hippocrates, considered the founder of medicine, having been known to use music as part of his treatment plan for patients. Today, science has backed up the belief in the healing properties of song and confirmed melodies psychological and physiological effects, with reputable institutions such as Harvard Medical School …

Losing Yourself and Finding Yourself in Dance

Mcbreaton Pieters is a Namibian dancer, dance instructor and the founder and owner of the Fusion Funk Dance Studio. His passion is dancing and so he decided to take that passion and share it with others in the form of a dance school. 99FM’s MYD Art sat down with the dedicated dancer to talk about how determination, passion and sometimes …

The Rise of Movement

This past weekend the capital city was a hive of activity as Windhoekers rose to the occasion of Rise Namibia. Armed with water bottles and comfortable clothing, people came out in numbers to join in a movement that is looking to get communities engaging and people moving. The movement is Rise Namibia and is a collaboration of various exercise and …

Bliss in African Beat

Namibia’s Premier African contemporary dance company, First Rain Dance Theatre, will this Friday be once again capturing our imagination through dance. This time as they partner up with the FNCC’s Dancing Cocktail event. Making this a night never to be forgotten, award-winning choreographer Haymich Olivier and international dance sensation Tulimelila Shityuwete will not only be entertaining the audience through their uniquely choreographed pieces, but …