Pauses as a Constructive Element of Rhythm: A Perspective from Dance and the Science of Care
Keywords:
Mental Health, Rest, Pause, Dancing, Humanization of Assistance (MeSH)Abstract
This essay reflects on the analogy between musical silence in dance and the nursing care pause. It proposes the pause not as an absence of activity, but as a mental health intervention necessary for the professional’s homeostasis and the quality of care, through a review that integrates Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring and concepts from neurobiology, the text concludes that the implementation of restorative micro-pauses allows for a “vagal retuning” and the ontological availability necessary for humanized care. Ultimately, defending the right to silence and rest is proposed as an administrative ethics strategy and a structural component for the sustainability of the healthcare system.
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