Science on Tap: Mind Over Matter | July 16th at 7 p.m. at O’Shea’s Irish Pub | FREE
Presented by the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium | www.sfsciencecenter.org or 561-832-1988
When you raise your hand to wave hello to a friend, or lift your knee to take another step on the Stairmaster, you control these actions. Other body functions — like heart rate, skin temperature, and blood pressure — are controlled involuntarily by your nervous system. You don’t think about making your heart beat faster – it just happens in response to your environment, like when you’re nervous, excited or exercising.
Guest speaker David Newman, MA, will present on biofeedback, the idea of harnessing the power of your mind to become aware and in control of involuntary body responses. When subjects can gain more control over their bodies, they can gain more control over their health. Successful therapy has been used to treat a variety of conditions, including: migraine headaches, chronic pain, incontinence, and high blood pressure.
David Newman, MA, is the former Executive Director of the Northeast Regional Biofeedback Society, which represents and educates health care clinicians who employ biofeedback in the Northeast, US and Canada. He founded and moderates the Biofeedback groups on Facebook and Linkedin, where over a thousand clinicians keep up with the biofeedback news, and discuss issues relevant to the international Biofeedback Community. Newman spent over two decades using his psychology degree and background for New York University, where he helped and counseled college students. Newman has been involved with the biofeedback community in many capacities since the 1970’s, when he first studied it with Dr. Geri Fee of the Princeton Biofeedback Lab. He founded South Florida Biofeedback since moving to Florida in 2012, which provides coaching and biofeedback services for local residents. He was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio and has a nine year old daughter named Adeline.
Modeled after “Science Cafés,” a trend sweeping pubs throughout the country, the Science Center’s ‘Science on Tap’ is the first registered Science Café between Vero Beach and Fort Lauderdale. According to Arrizza, it will be the only place in Palm Beach County where for the price of a cup of coffee, a quality craft beer, or a smooth glass of wine, anyone can come to discuss the latest trends in science and technology with a world-class scientist. With a motto to ‘drink up – get smart,’ you know you are in for a casual-education session, as the goal of the program is for guests to have fun while learning a little bit more about everyday curiosities.
‘Science on Tap’ is a free event, and patrons can enjoy O’Shea’s happy hour specials, which include $1 off well drinks, $3 draft beers, $4 bottle beers and $3 Irish Car Bomb drinks (starting at 7 p.m.). ‘Science on Tap’ is being co-sponsored by the West Palm Beach Downtown Development Authority.