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Octaband® About the Octaband® OCTABAND® Testimonials the Octaband® story How to Use Your OCTABAND® Octaband® Links ShopPressmeet the founderContactDonate
Choosing Music for a Dance Group with People with Dementia
Choosing Music for a Dance Group with People with Dementia
Donna Newman-BluesteinFebruary 25, 2026Comment
Finding Our Place in the Universe
Finding Our Place in the Universe
Donna Newman-BluesteinFebruary 16, 2026Comment
There Is No Brain without a Body
There Is No Brain without a Body
Donna Newman-BluesteinFebruary 12, 2026Comment
Infusing the World with Positive Energy, Joy, and Inspiration
Infusing the World with Positive Energy, Joy, and Inspiration
Donna Newman-BluesteinJanuary 26, 2026Comment
HIGHLIGHTS OF 2025 and LOOKING FORWARD
Donna Newman-BluesteinJanuary 5, 2026Comment
Vitality, an Indicator of Meaningfulness and a Goal in Its Own Right
Vitality, an Indicator of Meaningfulness and a Goal in Its Own Right
Donna Newman-BluesteinNovember 17, 2025Comment
Happy Birthday, Octaband®
Donna Newman-BluesteinSeptember 1, 2025Comment
Preventing Burnout ~ What I've Learned in a Long Dance Therapy Career
Preventing Burnout ~ What I've Learned in a Long Dance Therapy Career
Donna Newman-BluesteinMay 22, 2025Comment
Why a Better Understanding of Nonverbal Communication Is So Important for Care Providers
Why a Better Understanding of Nonverbal Communication Is So Important for Care Providers
Donna Newman-BluesteinMay 12, 2025
Washing away the barriers that separate
Washing away the barriers that separate
Donna Newman-BluesteinMay 5, 2025
Wholly and Holy
Wholly and Holy
Donna Newman-BluesteinApril 28, 2025
Using the Octaband® in a Maypole Dance
Using the Octaband® in a Maypole Dance
Donna Newman-BluesteinApril 23, 2025
Context Is Vital When Engaging with Someone with Dementia
Context Is Vital When Engaging with Someone with Dementia
Donna Newman-BluesteinApril 19, 2025
The Importance of Imagery in Creating Collective Joy
The Importance of Imagery in Creating Collective Joy
Donna Newman-BluesteinMarch 23, 2025
Consciously Building Community for People with Dementia
Consciously Building Community for People with Dementia
Donna Newman-BluesteinMay 14, 2024
Nothing Short of Excellence is Good Enough Care for Older Adults in Residences
Nothing Short of Excellence is Good Enough Care for Older Adults in Residences
Donna Newman-BluesteinMay 6, 2024
What Is a Dance for Connection?
What Is a Dance for Connection?
Donna Newman-BluesteinApril 29, 2024
Learn to Bring Dance to People with Dementia
Learn to Bring Dance to People with Dementia
Donna Newman-BluesteinApril 22, 2024
Is There Life after a Dementia Diagnosis? Might We Savor a Long Slow Dance?
Is There Life after a Dementia Diagnosis? Might We Savor a Long Slow Dance?
Donna Newman-BluesteinApril 15, 2024
What on Earth Does Dancing Have to Do with People Living with Dementia?
What on Earth Does Dancing Have to Do with People Living with Dementia?

When we dance with people with dementia, we learn their aesthetic preferences, their strengths and abilities in the here-and-now.

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Donna Newman-BluesteinApril 8, 2024
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