'And that's the part of the brain that we need to work so we can analyse what's going on right now, make decisions and stay calm.' Your questions on coronavirus answered: 'When we experience anxiety or dis-regulation or we're in survival mode, generally our pre-frontal cortex kind of switches off. 'When we experience melody, it activates more of our brain than any other thing that research has shown us,' Ms Davies said. The Every Little Cell chant has been translated into multiple languages by families singing it to each other and trying to stay calm in dark times.īut words aside, the therapist said some of the universal power and reach of music as therapy was because elements like melody, rhythm and repetition were key to activating positive brain function. The tune Allison used just sprang from her memory and, as far as she can determine, was derived from a parody of a tune written by Carl Anthony in the 1980s.īreaking down the latest news and research to understand how the world is living through an epidemic, this is the ABC's Coronacast podcast. 'So my post was just to show how a little song can support anxiety management, but it's gone nuts! Millions of people have seen it.'

'And when we have a catchy tune like that stuck in our head or we sing it over and over, it helps our nervous system to regulate. 'They don't have to explain to the kids what it's about, or even to join in,' Ms Davies said. She said of the chant, 'I made a post, just encouraging parents to sing the song around the house'. 'Every little cell in my body is happy, every little cell in my body is well … ' The song was designed to work as a mantra or chant to be sung around the house and, Ms Davies said, to be a friendly earworm that stays in your head. 'I can't even get to see them all, but many now go through an Instagram hashtag campaign #everylittlecell.' Read our full coverage of the coronavirus pandemic

'And in languages including Greek, Spanish and Hebrew. 'I have received thousands of videos from all over the world of parents and kids singing the song together,' Ms Davies said.

She has been sent videos of people singing her coronavirus chant for kids on balconies in Italy.Īnd the BBC interviewed her by phone, from her kitchen, in her home near Wynyard in north-west Tasmania.

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