How to prolong your life by 10 years.

Plus a zoom link for tomorrow's happy writing hour at 9am

This man is 82.

Not really but did you know that writing (as well as painting or doodling or singing or dancing or interacting with the arts in any way) can prolong your life for up to 10 years?

I have just interviewed the incredible Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross, co-authors of the new New York best-selling book Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us for my Big Happiness Interview for Metro. (Here’s the interview if you want to read it)

The key to turning back time

Their book discusses the power of neuroaesthetics to improve your physical and mental health.

I had never heard of ‘neuroaesthetics’ but I haven’t been so excited about an idea for a long time.

Also called neuro arts, neuroaesthetics is the study of how the arts change your brain and body, and how this knowledge can be used to advance health and well-being.

‘We’ve been optimising for productivity since the Industrial Revolution and we push the arts aside as a “nice to have”,’ says Susan.

"Now, science is showing it’s as important as exercise or sleep. And when you take that time – 20 minutes, 30 minutes a day – to play with any one of these art activities – from theatre, painting, working with clay, and dancing to singing, writing, humming and doodling, it will have a massive impact on your physical and psychological health.’

That’s why tomorrow, I’m opening up our Happy Writing Hour to all subscribers, not just to paid subscribers. (All paid subscribers who join my Heart Leap Club get two ‘happy writing hours’ a week PLUS one group coaching call as well as live masterclasses with incredible experts)

You don’t have to be good at writing

Or even want to write a book to come along tomorrow at 9am.

Just come and see if writing might be something you might enjoy as a ‘group sport’.

We meet at 9am, have a brief chat and then we sit together, quietly on mute, and we write together. It’s a oddly comforting experience. When you feel tempted to write a text or an email, you look up and see our group typing away and you feel inspired and soothed.

We’re writing.

We’re writing together.

It’s gentle act of communion with The Force.

It’s gentle act of connection with each other.

And it will make you live longer.

What’s not to love?

Hope to see you tomorrow at 9am.

Here’s the link:

Topic: Heart Leap Happy Writing Hour 20th June 2023

Time: Jun 20, 2023 09:00 AM London

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85608540517?pwd=aWJGOHhYbExGZGhtR0JTNi96dFRaUT09

Meeting ID: 856 0854 0517

Passcode: 781731