What Happened to November?

Wow, here it is December already.  What happened to the month of November?  It seems to have just flown by along with my good intentions to post at least every 2 -3 weeks.  Ah well, you know apathy is another symptom of Parkinson’s 🙂   I started working on a post a couple of weeks ago planning to expand on my last post about the Kripalu Retreat experience but then I discovered that one of the other attendees was working on a similar project and I happily received permission to link to her post instead of reinventing the wheel as we…

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Kripalu Wellness Retreat

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  We have returned from a most informative and relaxing week at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Heath. The Healthy Living Immersion Program conducted in conjunction with the National Parkinson Foundation was absolutely amazing.   This wellness retreat for recently diagnosed PWP’s and their caregivers included sessions with a leading Movement Disorder Specialist, along with sessions about exercise, relationships, nutrition, and resilience led by experts in the field.  And we had various yoga, yoga dance and meditation sessions in addition to the yoga offered daily at Kripalu.  Oh and did I mention the food? We enjoyed wonderful healthy meals…

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