The civil service volunteers working at the municipality of Polistena, with the cooperation of the hospital "S. Maria of the Hungarians ", organized, on 04/19/2008, and operated under the supervision of dott.sa Melanie Politics, specialist in the field, a day of Microtraining intended primarily to" Polistena young "and promoted by the project, a collaboration between six Italian regions (Tuscany, Piedmont, Liguria, Lazio, Sardinia and Calabria), "Clown: the medicine of the smile."
The project, as http://www.clownforma.net/ explicate the site, it is proposed to photograph and model the existing reality in the clown clown therapy and to train professionals in the ward is capable of operating structures hospital. E ', in fact, a conviction unanimous that the joy should be promoted and introduced in all environments, but especially in environments where you are suffering because the energy of joy regeneration, cleans, shines, expand, merge, harmonize. Joy is an innate gift of the individual who may have hidden injuries or pain. The purpose of this project, therefore, is precisely to bring the volunteers to find clown first of all the joy in themselves, learning to give it, through selfless service to suffering children and that through this energy can be reborn or " only "to feel pain relief from physical and psychological which inevitably are affected.
This is supported by evidence, now widely known and proven, that the "laugh" in the child has a positive impact and therapeutic ... there are those who speak of a tonic exercise, relaxing and purifying phenomenon which of the upper respiratory tract. Laughing can to stop an asthma attack, may relax the fibers of the bronchi, facilitating trade and pulmonary respiration, even lowers the rate of fat in the blood throughout the body that ride ... relax. Once you start laughing, heart and breathing speed up the rhythms, blood pressure drops, the muscles relax.
The project, as http://www.clownforma.net/ explicate the site, it is proposed to photograph and model the existing reality in the clown clown therapy and to train professionals in the ward is capable of operating structures hospital. E ', in fact, a conviction unanimous that the joy should be promoted and introduced in all environments, but especially in environments where you are suffering because the energy of joy regeneration, cleans, shines, expand, merge, harmonize. Joy is an innate gift of the individual who may have hidden injuries or pain. The purpose of this project, therefore, is precisely to bring the volunteers to find clown first of all the joy in themselves, learning to give it, through selfless service to suffering children and that through this energy can be reborn or " only "to feel pain relief from physical and psychological which inevitably are affected.
This is supported by evidence, now widely known and proven, that the "laugh" in the child has a positive impact and therapeutic ... there are those who speak of a tonic exercise, relaxing and purifying phenomenon which of the upper respiratory tract. Laughing can to stop an asthma attack, may relax the fibers of the bronchi, facilitating trade and pulmonary respiration, even lowers the rate of fat in the blood throughout the body that ride ... relax. Once you start laughing, heart and breathing speed up the rhythms, blood pressure drops, the muscles relax.
Indeed it seems that laughter combats constipation and may cause abdominal massage in the gym depth of the digestive system, also distracts from pain, insomnia and decreased more optimistic!
now widely known thanks to the doctor Hunter "Patch" Adams, generally recognized as the creator of this very special holistic therapy (the recent blockbuster Robin Williams has finally consecrated to the general public), the ClownTerapia is no longer a novelty : during the discussion of April 19, 2008, also Polistena, a small town on the plain of Gioia Tauro in Calabria, it has been aware of this new reality which would defuse the health practices, changing sign to negative emotions such as fear, anger, disappointment, sadness, express them, manage them and turn them anywhere to positive, to smile, courage, hope, joy ...!
now widely known thanks to the doctor Hunter "Patch" Adams, generally recognized as the creator of this very special holistic therapy (the recent blockbuster Robin Williams has finally consecrated to the general public), the ClownTerapia is no longer a novelty : during the discussion of April 19, 2008, also Polistena, a small town on the plain of Gioia Tauro in Calabria, it has been aware of this new reality which would defuse the health practices, changing sign to negative emotions such as fear, anger, disappointment, sadness, express them, manage them and turn them anywhere to positive, to smile, courage, hope, joy ...!
interventions, moderated by Daniel dott.sa Labbate, after an extensive introduction of dott.sa politicians, have as protagonists: the dott.sa Marcella Fazzi (IIPRTHP belonging to the psycho-oncologist), Dr.. Roberto Flangini (President National Federation of clown-doctor), Dr. Domenico Minasi (UO director of pediatrics at the hospital "St. Mary of the Hungarians") and Dr. Angela Porcino (psychologist Bethany Villa Reggio Calabria). The topics were as common denominator "the humanization of the hospital," for the fulfillment of this purpose have been highlighted several possible strategies, which in fact the introduction of the clown lane in hospitals, but also the reclamation of facilities and review of the reception arrangements inside hospitals and greater extent in children's wards.
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