Movement often becomes more difficult as we age. When we add Parkinson's Disease to that mix, we can feel trapped. Let's examine how we can reclaim functional and pleasure in movement using the Feldenkrais Method of Somatic Education. Learn how working with curiosity and movement experiments awakens your brain to possibilities that were unavailable just a few moments ago. You will get a chance to do small movement experiments within this session from a seated position. Come ready to be surprised!

Website: FutureLifeNow.com

Cynthia Allen has been working in wellness practices, healthcare management, and organizational consulting for over 35 years. In 2001, she became a Certified Feldenkrais® practitioner and, more recently, a Senior Trainer in Movement Intelligence. She is the co-creator of the Integral Human Gait theory and the creator of Your Learning Body, an online Feldenkrais community

She has found Feldenkrais Method and Bones for Life to be a vital part of finding personal health despite life challenges. In her private practice, she has had the privilege of working with many people with Parkinson's Disease, helping them to move through daily life with increased ease.

Cynthia has written about the Feldenkrais Method, pain, and trauma for the Alternative and Complementary Therapies Journal as well as the online Chronic Pain Partners. She has conducted and published a research paper: Alternative Movement Program in Geriatric Rehabilitation in the Functional Neurology, Rehabilitation, and Ergonomics.

She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio with her husband, business partner and NLP guru, Larry Wells and their new puppy Darby. Today her practice is held online allowing her to serve more people than she ever realized was possible.

As a former college athlete, sales executive, and father of two, I thrived on living life to the fullest until a "nervous tick" in my left arm led to a life-changing diagnosis of young onset Parkinson's Disease in 2016 at age 42.

The tick developed into a severe tremor affecting my left side, causing constant pain, embarrassment, and a sharp decline in my quality of life. I struggled with daily activities and business meetings, and intense situations like coaching my son’s basketball games became nearly unbearable.

In 2020, I discovered a clinical trial for Focused Ultrasound, a promising new tremor treatment. Thanks to a supportive employer and a dedicated medical team at the University of Pennsylvania, I underwent this transformative therapy in June 2022.

On June 9, 2022, I traveled to the University of Pennsylvania filled with hope but anxious about the procedure. During the MRI, I experienced intense physical and emotional strain. However, after the third sonication, I felt my tremors cease and my muscles relax for the first time in years. It was a profound moment of relief and stillness.

Since then, I’ve shared my Parkinson’s journey and Focused Ultrasound experience at Capitol Hill, Princeton University, and Rock Steady Boxing. These encounters have shown me the hope my story brings but also highlighted the challenges many face in accessing this treatment. This realization led to the creation of the Be Still Foundation to address these issues and support others in need. https://www.bestill.foundation

Below are the questions I asked Jaroslov Boublik PhD, one of the researchers who formulated the Aquas, about hydrating the body.

Why can’t we become better hydrated by simply drinking more water?Why do we become more dehydrated as we age?Why is a well hydrated body essential to eliminating toxins from the body?How do the following affect hydration?

SaltEnergy DrinksCoffeeAlcoholMilkWhat are the symptoms of dehydration?Do structured water products facilitate better hydration?Does good hydration help alleviate symptoms of diseases?Does good hydration improve:

Mental clarity?

Digestion?

Make us look younger?

Body weight?

For more information about the Aquas visit: https://www.aquas.us

Promoting a positive message of health, vitality, and well-being, Magnesium – The Missing Link to Total Health (Revised)® provides evidence-based scientific research on magnesium's role in human health. Website: https://drcarolyndean.com/

Alice A. Holstein, Ed.D was diagnosed with bipolar mood disorder at the age of 51, which interrupted her career and produced some 12 years of intense suffering with many manic episodes, many hospitalizations, thousands of dollars spent and overall, a bleak prognosis of recovery.  She lives now, as an elder, with a full if careful life of extraordinary wellness despite still being on medication. She has a dramatic story to share about how she developed a revolutionary understanding of mental health recovery which she believes can be at least partially related to recovery with Parkinsons.

In her presentation she will explain this potential correlation by first enumerating the comparisons, such as that she too was given a bleak prognosis and told that heavy medication was required. She also understands that Parkinson’s can often produce depression in those who suffer. Her thoughts can help people specifically deal with that diagnosis. Alice believes that illness in general should be treated as a whole person approach---holistically, to include mental, emotional, physical, spiritual and social aspects. The medical profession does not proceed in this fashion. She accidentally discovered this more complete framework and has developed specific understandings that may be helpful to those dealing with Parkinsons. She also believes that recovery is partly a matter of developing one’s higher consciousness.

Her ideas and words will likely challenge, inspire and encourage the listeners on this broadcast to continue and add to the kinds of things they already are doing to improve their conditions vs. degenerate. Her example serves as a beacon of hope to living a healthier life regardless of one’s diagnosis, going beyond present practices to achieve stronger wellness and increased satisfaction. 

Her website is www.aliceholstein.net

This podcast constitutes a reading of responses to the 2023 annual Parkinsons Recovery survey. As you will discover, people discover a wide range of therapies, methods and practices that offer them opportunities to celebrate symptom relief. Best of all, 73% of resondents reported they were either better or the same since the previous holiday in 2022. 

Robert Rodgers PhD

Founder

Parkinsons Recovery 

https://www.parkinsonsrecovery.com

Olympia Washington

Robert Rodgers PhD provides a summary of the 2023 Parkinsons Recovery Survey in this presentation. Get ready to be surprised and encouraged at the results.

Robert Rodgers PhD

Founder 2004

Parkinsons Recovery

https://www.parkinsonsrecovery.com

Martha discusses her recent research on Parkinson's animal models using lipopolysaccharide (LPS) to induce Parkinson's symptoms in mice, a recent Cambridget hypothesis paper on LPS as a cause of Parkinson's and her company's microbiome research connecting to Gram negative, LPS producing gut bacteria.  She also discusses her recent BiotiQuest Sugar Shift clinical trial in diabetes showing the reduction of serum LPS endotoxin over the three month trial.  

LPS blog. https://www.marthasquest.com/post/rethinking-parkinson-s-disease-1

Biotiquest Sugar Shift 

Clinical trial paper - Metabolic shifting probiotic in Type 2 Diabetes 

www.thebiocollective.com

Weston Price GcMAF raw milk yogurt

Retired Australian Naturopath and parkinson’s sufferer, Ian Ridgeway will be explaining an unusual and unique therapy that regenerates stem cells using skin patches. When applied to the skin, they use the body's own heat to stimulate certain salts and sugars in nano particle size to reflect very specific light frequencies which then stimulates functions in cells. This is a form of phototherapy, or photobiomodulation. His latest patches stimulates an enzyme called Copper Peptide which activates our dormant stem cells. By the time you reach the age of 60yrs old, 60 – 90% of your stem cells are dormant. Inventor and founder and CEO of the company who sell them has put the technology into a small, affordable easy to use patch that you just place on your skin! David has around 80 patents on the technology and a similar amount of clinical studies using them. He even has worked out a way you can pay for and even make make money sharing with others.

Ian, who was was diagnosed with Parkinsons in 2019, reports that, So far says he sleeps far better and, can walk without a stick in his “on” times, have far more energy now able to work in his garden and orchard most of the day and his wife has more energy after they both have been using the patches for about 4 weeks of use.

To find out more about this amazing technology visit: https://lifewave.com/parkinsonsrecovery

The CEO explaining how the science behind stem cell regeneration works: https://vimeo.com/494195804

Caregiver stress can arise when a person is so focused on the needs of the person being cared for that the person's own physical and emotional health are neglected. 

Signs of Caregiver Stress:

DepressionWithdrawalAnxietyAngerDifficulty ConcentratingChanges in Eating HabitsInsomniaExhaustionDrinking or Smoking

Even if you love your care recipient, you may start yelling at them more or have difficulty controlling your temper with other people as your stress levels rise.

The Kindness Dialogue differs from all of the standard strategies. It is based on the Enneagram.

Type 1: ThePerfectionist

Type 2: The Giver

Type 3: The Achiever

Type 4: The Individualist

Type 5: The Investigator

Type 6: The Skeptic

Type 7: The Enthusiast

Type 8: The Challenger

Type 9: The Peacemaker

All necessary information is free and available on my website: www.the-kindness-dialogue.com