Can Mime help build an intentional practice for people with Parkinson's? Intentional focus is not just a mental exercise, it can also be a whole body, physically engaging approach to empower people with Parkinson's develop ways to manage symptoms of the disease. The quote in the title above is from Dr. Dan Siegal, a psychiatrist at the forefront of understanding how neuroplasticity, the brain's capacity to adapt throughout life, can help rewire the brain. Neuroplasticity reminds us that the...

Parkinson's (PD), is the fastest growing neurodegenerative diseases in the world (The Global Burden of Disease Studies, 2021). By 2050, studies have projected there will likely be over 25 million people worldwide living with Parkinson's unless environmental policy change is implemented, or a cure is found. Head trauma and genetic mutations have long been widely acknowledged and identified, though these factors don't explain the surge of PD diagnosis over recent years. In an attempt to...

I had the good fortune of meeting Bibi about a year and a half ago, when I started offering online group Movement classes for People with...