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Monday and Wednesdays Greenwich Boxing in person classes have been canceled until further notice.

As we approach the holidays we encourage each of you to remember what Dr. Duffy told us about the importance of self care. Self-care is defined as any practice that relieves stress and encourages a healthy mind and body.

It is so easy to get caught up and busy with the holidays that we overlook taking care of ourselves.

There's a lot of research that show that exercise, yoga, and mindfulness are supportive of mental and physical health.

if you aren't already participating in our classes consider trying one of our Parkinson's Body and Mind classes either in person or virtually for yourself care.

Happy Holidays
Lynn and Elaine

Parkinson’s Body and Mind is proud to offer
Virtual Rock Steady Boxing Classes with Toni Meyfes
Free of charge to PBM Members

Live on Mondays at 10am and Wednesday at 9:15am
starting Monday November 20th at 10am

Mind and Body Boxing -
Mondays 10 AM
Click here to Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 813 9774 5745
Passcode: 531303

Wednesdays 09:15 AM
Click here to Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 880 8444 2927
Passcode: 612143

Tuesday, December 13th at 7pm via zoom
Click on the camera to join the meeting.

Shaker's Anonymous Meeting

Eric Remole, a long-time member of Shaker's Anonymous is going to be giving a presentation about a project called "Eric's Journey" that a friend and photographer, Morten Kristensen and Eric have been working on for almost five years. The project came about because Morten became interested in his ongoing war with Parkinson's and wanted to see if he could capture the essence of his journey with the goal of somehow sharing it with others in order to raise Parkinson's awareness.

Eric was diagnosed with Young Onset Parkinson’s Disease in 2006.

There will be no meeting on
Tuesday December 27th.

Women’s PD Support Group

Led by Karen McIntyre

We’re a group of women living with Parkinson’s Disease who insist on living our best lives. We meet every other Monday evening (on zoom) to share info, ask each other questions, vent, laugh, and just generally be our badass selves. If you want to join us, please reach out to Karen at mccopywriter@yahoo.com.

If you're interested or if you know
someone that needs a mentor

Call us at 203 742 1440 or email by clicking on the following link Parkinson's Body and mind PD Mentor.

8 Mindfulness Tips During the Holidays
Bring some peace and calm to your holidays.

Mindfulness is a way to be open and aware of what is happening in the moment—being present both internally and externally. Mindfulness has been shown to improve relationship satisfaction, reduce stress in relationships, and increase empathy. Mindful practices can also help reduce internal stress and anxiety. Read more...

Nourish Your Health presented by
the Parkinson's Wellness Project

What you eat can have a dramatic effect on the progression of Parkinson’s Disease. This six week interactive nutrition workshop will help you transform your diet and thrive while living with Parkinson’s. Each week will cover a new topic including foods that help slow progression, managing symptoms and side effects, dietary supplements and strategies for implementing long term changes. Read more...

Parkinson's School is a resource for patients, their family members, and the community that serves them. Clinic visits are too few and far between and patients have questions that are going unanswered.

Over the past 20 years, Dr. Mischley has treated over 4000 patients with Parkinsonism and these courses represent the most frequently asked questions. There are 24 pre-recorded classes and corresponding discussions. You may watch the classes at your own pace and in any order. You will continue to have unlimited access to the videos and may watch them as often as you'd like. Read more...

We need volunteers to help with PBM social media, nonprofit accounting and recruiting people with PD to our PBM program at the Bridgeport YMCA. if interested, please contact elainegrant@parkinsonsbodyandmind.org

Across all PD research, 85 percent of trials face delays and 30 percent never get started because of the chronic shortage of volunteers. This means people with Parkinson’s wait longer for better solutions to manage the disease.

Parkinson's Smell Test - Smell Test Challenge
Request a scratch and sniff test to help researchers learn more about Parkinson's risks. Request a free scratch and sniff test and contribute to Parkinson's research.https://www.google.com/search?q=mjff+smell+test&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari

To view additional clinical trials, please click

Westport/Weston YMCA

14 Allen Raymond Ln. Westport, CT 203-226-8981

Information regarding the PDBM program & schedule:

Parkinson's Body and Mind
Westport Weston YMCA
New Class!
Parkinson's Dance Jam
Thursdays at 11:45am
Call (203)226-8981 to register for a class

https://westporty.org/programs-services/health-wellness/parkinsons/

Greenwich YMCA50 E. Putnam Ave. Greenwich, CT 203 869 1630
Information regarding the PDBM program & schedule:

Parkinson's Body & Mind Program | Greenwich YMCA

Fairfield YMCA 841 Old Post Rd., Fairfield CT 06824
For more information, please call (203)255-2834 https://cccymca.org/locations/fairfield/schedules/

Bridgeport YMCA will be starting soon 850 Park Ave Bridgeport CT Read more...

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