Bahiana Health department opens registration for free Circular Dance workshop for women with heart failure.

A Bahiana Health Registration is open for a free and innovative program of Rehabilitation, Physical Exercise, and Circular Dance, exclusively for women diagnosed with heart failure. This initiative is part of the clinical research project "Effects of Sacred Dances versus Physical Training on Heart Failure: A Randomized Clinical Trial," conducted by researcher Rosário von Flach, a doctoral candidate in the Medicine and Human Health Program at [Institution Name - missing from original text]. Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde PúblicaWomen aged 18 to 70 who have not exercised regularly in the last three months and are classified as NYHA I, II or III can participate. Registration is free and can be done by phone (71) 98120-9682.

Circular dances, recognized by the Ministry of Health as an Integrative and Complementary Practice of the SUS (Brazilian Public Health System), form the central axis of the intervention, uniting movement, socialization, and active meditation in an accessible practice of light to moderate intensity. Studies point to benefits such as increased aerobic capacity, improved balance, mobility, and postural stability, as well as psycho-emotional effects such as reduced anxiety, decreased depressive symptoms, and a greater sense of well-being. Researcher Rosário von Flach highlights that circular dances constitute "a physical exercise of multidimensional reach, capable of promoting physical gains, activating cognitive processes, and evoking ancestral emotions through movement, with a spiritual basis at its core."

The program aims to improve quality of life, increase tolerance to exertion, and reduce emotional stress among participants, comparing the effects of Circle Dances with those of Conventional Physical Training. The technical team includes researcher Rosário von Flach, supervised by professors Luiz Ritt and Cristiane Dias, as well as facilitators Elisabete Fernandes and Céu d'Almeida, prominent professionals in the field of integrative practices. The sessions will be held at the Teaching-Assistance Clinic of [Institution Name]. Bahiana, in Salvador, and participation is completely free and voluntary.