This is an introduction to the Mindful Movement for Parkinson's Podcast and Audio Library. It introduces some of the concepts underpinning mindful movement and reasons why it is an effective practice, as well as information about myself and how to use the audio library.

In this thirteen-minute installment of the podcast, I give guidelines for doing the mindful movement lessons in a safe and effective manner, including positions and props, addressing issues like tremor and dystonia, and where to direct your attention throughout a lesson. If you are familiar with guidelines from the Feldenkrais Method, you might skip this introduction. Otherwise, please take the time to listen to this so as to maximize the benefit of these lessons.

A brief guided meditation - awareness of breath and sensations.

In this 36-minute lesson, we explore soothing the visual cortex (a great sleep-aid), and differentiating the use of the muscles that control eye movement - a great way to lower muscle tone in the neck and elsewhere in the body.

A 38 minutes episode with Dr. Chris Hageseth of Ft. Collins, Colorado, discussing topics in the holistic treatment of Parkinson's disease. Discussion topics include: Dr. Hageseth's use of yoga and intensive exercise to treat his PD, the experience of his PD support group using marijuana for PD symptoms (mostly unsuccessful), the role of meditation and mindfulness for people with PD, reinterpreting PD as a challenge instead of a curse.

In this 55-minute lesson, we explore one of the fundamentals of human movement: crawling. After building awareness of the main factors in balance: contact with support surfaces, body position, and gravity, we slowly build up the movements that compose crawling.

A 25-minute guided meditation focusing on mental rest through awareness of the present moment.

In this 33-minute podcast, I interview Dr. Paul Zeiger - retired professor of engineering, pioneer of yoga for Parkinson's, and avid exerciser at the age of 79. Topics in the interview include: Dr. Zeiger's personal experience being diagnosed with Parkinson's 10 years ago, the use of yoga practice to address symptoms of the disease, teaching yoga for Parkinson's to others, the way the Parkinson's treatment picture has evolved in the past decade, mutual support for Parkinson's patients and their care partners, and Dr. Zeiger's personal walking and exercise regimen today. For more information, please see the website created by Dr. Zeiger and his wife, Dr. Carolyn Allen Zeiger: http://parkinsonsyoga.com

In this 13-minute meditation, we use breath and posture to settle in the body, then explore the embodied feeling of compassion or connectedness to others and to ourselves.