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STATE OF MIND (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 36) “What a person wears affects how one feels, and ultimately, how one behaves. How we dress becomes our mood. Our mood becomes our karma.” menu with foods based around mental health and wellness for our guests to enjoy. We have an amazing membership-based fitness center that we introduce our clients to because a good workout is proven to increase mental health and awareness and release endorphins.” As for Weinraub, she thinks products that inspire positivity could be a therapeutic tool. “We all need reminders of inspiration in order to practice them consistently. The innovation of M by Mind In Motion WORDrobe was deliberately designed to inspire people to commit to self- improvement and mastery,” she says. “What a person wears affects how one feels and, ultimately, how one behaves. How we dress becomes our mood. Our mood becomes our karma.” Massage is another form of therapy that could help promote mental health—and there’s a growing science that backs up this claim. “The good news is that there is a growing literature of peerreviewed studies showing the health benefits associated with massage therapy,” Dr. Peeke says. For example, research published on pubmed.gov, indicated that “women with stage 1 and 2 breast cancer benefited from regular massage therapy to reduce depression, anxiety and anger while enhancing dopamine, serotonin and immune function.” At Kurotel - Longevity Medical Center and Spa in Gramado, Brazil, Dr. Mariela Silveira says the spa offers comprehensive care, including medical and cognitive behavior daily support, physical exercise, water treatments (at its Kneipp Hydrotherapy Complex), relaxation section (at its Stress Management Center), yoga, meditation (mindfulness), quality food, and social and group activities. The spa is also actively involved with Global Wellness Day, with Kurotel founder, Dr. Silveira, and daughter, Rochele, serving as ambassadors in Brazil. In the past eight years, Dr. Silveira has