Research suggests that artistic contemplation and expression can reduce stress levels and improve problem solving, focus, interpersonal skills, and feelings of empathy. Art therapy is an important holistic therapy utilized in treatment at David Lawrence Centers for Behavioral Health (DLC), Collier County’s only comprehensive, not-for-profit behavioral health provider serving children, adults and families. Many DLC […]
The museum has been buzzing with activity! We’ve had school groups in the mornings, public visitors in the afternoon, and private group tours coming in to visit as well. We even had WINK News reporter Gail Levy come in to do a news story about International Holocaust Remembrance Day, interviewing two of our local Holocaust […]
We remember plenty of bad experiences with the pandemic, but there are some rays of light – some practices we should keep doing now. For example, I believe avoiding indoor crowds of strangers still makes sense. It makes sense to cover your nose or mouth when sneezing or coughing or stay home. The pandemic taught […]
With Asia now open to U.S. travelers, we spontaneously booked one of the first cruises to sail Southeast Asia since the Covid pandemic. With visions of a Singapore Sling in mind as we touched down in Singapore Christmas week, we checked into the iconic Raffles Hotel for two nights. Our private guide Gee Soo from […]
Across the country and throughout Florida, places like Venice, Dunedin, Winter Garden, Jacksonville, and Inverness enjoy extensive, connected multimodal pathways, but surprisingly, Naples does not. Although we are repeatedly cited among the top for year-over-year growth and as one of the happiest places to live, it is odd that we have so few miles of […]
The Naples Players’ very own Captain von Trapp, aka Matt Schwabauer, moved to Naples from Atlanta just after Hurricane Ian. He works as a carpenter at our neighboring Gulfshore Playhouse and is delighted to be onstage at TNP simultaneously! “Before moving, I researched different theaters in the area because I knew I wanted to work […]
We’re called the Sunshine State for a reason. We have, on average, 237 sunny days a year, 266 in Southwest Florida. The five sunniest cities are Bonita Springs, Ft. Myers Beach, Marco Island, Naples and Punta Gorda. That’s one of the reasons people move here. Why put up with the gloomy Northeast or the cloudy, […]
It’s fair to say that most Floridians today have lost their fear of mosquitoes. The days of rampant, deadly mosquito-borne disease outbreaks in Florida are merely long ago events we learn about in history books. Yet, the tiny mosquito continues to kill more than 700,000 humans worldwide each year, making it the deadliest animal on […]
by Paula Allia – PT, DHSc, MTC, OCS Genu valgum is a medical diagnosis for the knee which simply means knock knees. This is a condition that is recognized with the malalignment of the leg in which the upper leg bone (femur)is further internally rotated and inward (adducted) and the tibia is more externally rotated […]
New neuro-vascular critical care unit offers round-the-clock care. High-tech equipment includes portable CT scanner and Ceribell devices. Named 100 Best Hospitals for Critical Care for many successive years in a row. I am excited to announce that NCH has opened the new state of the art Neurovascular Critical Care Unit (NVCCU). Opening this new critical […]