World Parkinson Coalition Inc.
1359 Broadway, Suite 1509
New York, NY 10018 USA
info@worldpdcongress.org
EIN# 57-1206493 WPC 2010 Limited
4B, 50 Speirs Wharf, Port Dundas
Glasgow G4 9TB, Scotland, UK
Company: SC355160
Scottish Charity: SCO40591
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Renewal Room
The Renewal Room will be a complimentary space at the WPC 2010 where all are welcome to drop in to nourish mind, body and spirit. Attendees can rejuvenate with yoga, tai chi, dance, movement, laughter, clay therapy and more!
Sessions will vary each day and certain sessions may require that people sign up ahead of time.
The Renewal Room is a peaceful haven in which we nourish and renew our physical and spiritual selves. Here we can experience the tranquility of tai-chi, pilates, meditation, chair aerobics, morning stretch sessions, and other opportunities that inspire and empower body and mind. Other sessions will offer electric and high-energy sessions in which to 'de-stress' and refresh with the excitement and fun of drumming, singing, dance and laughter.
The organizers of the Congress wish to thank the New Rhythms Foundation for the inspiration to create and organize the first Renewal Room at the WPC 2006. Without their time and effort this unique component of the Congress would not have happened. We are thrilled to be able to offer it again at the WPC 2010 and hope you will set time aside to visit the Renewal Room while you are at the Congress.
Here are some classes you will find in the Renewal Room this fall:
--Our Lives are Funny - Acting and Storytelling with Lucy Roucis - Join Actress and Comedienne Lucy Roucis for an hour of getting those creative juices flowing. This will include a warm up exercise using acting technique that is easy and fun. The remainder will be storytelling to share jokes and anecdotes people with Parkinson's have developed as coping skills and to bring humor into our lives and others with whom we share this planet.
Lucy's upcoming Twentieth Century Fox feature film, "Love and Other Drugs" will come out in the US in November 2010.
--Laugh for Fun with Bob Taylor - Would you like more happiness in your life? I believe that most of us would say yes, but just how many people do you know, practice laughing on a daily basis? The Universal Language of laughter (not humour) is a quick start to being in the “NOW”, creating a wholesome environment where our perceived troubles melt away, and our body and mind are treated to a work out. Come and let “the Kid out to play”, and at the same time, learn about the health benefits of Laughter.
--Experience the Therapeutic Benefits of Clay Manipulation with Dr. Elkis-Abuhoff - This workshop will introduce participants to the creative arts therapy process, specifically modeling clay manipulation. Participants will be exposed to, and gain a better understanding of, an alternative creative treatment that could enable individuals to experience an increase in their overall sense of well-being, and experience a decrease in emotional symptomology.
--Tai Chi with Daniel Loney - In this workshop, we will be learning about the five key principles underlying the practice of Tai Chi and how the application of these principles can be used to reduce the symptoms of Parkinson's. The participant will learn specific exercises that emphasize each of the principles and how the practice of these exercises can improve balance, stability, posture, flexibility, coordination, smooth body flow, body awareness, and increase lower body strength. We will also look at the importance of meditation for reducing tension and stress and their effect on health. In addition, we will learn how to negotiate in crowds and prevent falls. This will be accomplished by working with partners to increase our sensitivity and awareness of others intruding into our immediate body space and how to respond to their jostling and pushes. Daniel, who also has Parkinson's, teaches Tai Chi in conjunction with the Israel Parkinson's Association and conducts international workshops at various Parkinson's forums.
-- Dance Class for People with Parkinson’s with Joanne Duff, Anna Gillespie and Olie Westheimer -- Participants in this workshop will join dance leaders Joanne Duff, Amanda Fogg and Anna Gillespie, who teach Dance for PD classes in Kentish Town and Wimbledon, London, in a characteristic Dance for PD (DFPD) class. Their London classes are two of the 45 Dance for PD classes that have developed to date in the United States, England, Scotland, Germany and beyond, based on the Mark Morris Dance Group/Brooklyn Parkinson Group model first created in 2001. Participants will learn dance sequences, specific strategies dancers use to learn and execute movement, and basic choreographic techniques. Persons with PD, family members, and attendants are welcome. Olie Westheimer, the Director of Brooklyn Parkinson Group who founded Dance for PD in collaboration with dancers from Mark Morris Dance Group, will assist and be on hand to answer questions.
--RGRM Method: Healthcare in Sync with Mind, body, and Soul with Ronnie Gardiner -- The RGRM Method is a multisensory session which incorporates the use of a color system of red and blue, a sound code with specific matching movements, all done to music and rhythm. This Method is used primarily to help people with central nervous system problems (as well as those with "healthy" brains) It has shown positive results in balance, memory, coordination, concentration and self esteem in a FUN way. Ronnie has worked with the European Parkinson's Disease Association and others to help make rhythm and music fun and therapeutic.
--PD Movement Lab with Pamela Quinn - A dance-based workshop taught by dancer (and PD patient) Pamela Quinn. Using movement, music and games, the class offers coping strategies to help people manage physical problems brought on by PD: difficulty with balance, gait, alignment, arm and leg swinging, moving backwards, etc. Quinn developed and teaches Movement Lab at Mark Morris Dance Center in Brooklyn, NY, at New York College of Osteopathic Medicine and she works privately with PD clients in NYC.