Archive for September, 2009

Atlanta Braves

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Thank you, all of you who braved the weather and the stresses of travel, for the opportunity to share some yoga together at the ST/Dystonia conference in Atlanta. I so enjoyed meeting you and being part of your weekend’s events.

Speaking of events, the one going on simultaneously in the meeting rooms before ours displayed racks of gowns, untold wigs, scores of sparkly shoes, mounds of makeup and more. The true beauty, however, emanated from the faces I saw when I stood upon the mini stage with my yoga mat and looked out at all of you.

Yoga Teacher Training

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

On November 7, I’ll be part of the team who will lead a workshop for yoga instructors on working with Parkinson’s patients. I am so looking forward to sharing.

I know that as I will gaze around the room at the collected teaching experience, I will be thrilled, humbled, honored.

I don’t propose to have the answers. If I did, the medical staff and I wouldn’t be there – there’d be no Parkinson’s.

What I do hope to share is my experience with other instructors so they can help people living with PD truly benefit from yoga practice.

It is not a matter of simply introducing a chair to the mat, or adjusting a student more often. Certain positions – and adjustments – can trigger tremors and spasms, overheating can happen rapidly. It is a matter of understanding the disease and its effects.

Yoga is no cure. It is, however, a healing path. I know that yoga teachers know that. My hope is that I can place a few more tools in their supply kit.

For more information, or to register, click here:

http://www.bu.edu/parkinsonsdisease/documents/yoga.pdf