It’s funny how many people feel a pang of hesitation, reluctance, or even fear when they’re invited to dance. Who hasn’t heard someone say, when being pulled onto the floor, “oh no, I can’t dance!”
I’ll admit, I leaned that way, too. I left the dancing to those with natural rhythm and “moves.”
My view has changed, though, because I’ve realized how much dancing embodies what our NICABM community is about – the connection between the mind, the body, and the spirit.
Others have realized this connection, too.
I invite you to watch the brief video below, which will provide you with an exciting glimpse of an innovative mind-body program called Dance for Parkinson’s Disease. For this unique therapy, I really think you’ll need to see the participants in action:
The film Why Dance for Parkinson’s Disease, excerpted here, was produced by the Brooklyn Parkinson Group and Mark Morris Dance Group, with funding provided by the National Parkinson Foundation.
You can find out more about Dance for PD® by visiting their website at danceforparkinsons.org
Photo Taken by Amber Star Merkens
The ideas behind the Dance for PD® program have applications far beyond treating symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease. How could the Dance for PD® program principles be applied in your practice or community? Please share this information below and leave a comment.
I was diagnosed 2 years ago at age 63. Symptoms were tremor in right leg, loss of handwriting ability,My normally beautiful cursive writing was now small cramped printing and soft voice. I also had difficulty rising from a seated position and have balance issues. I started out taking only Azilect, then Mirapex, and then Sinemet. Several months ago I started falling frequently, hence the reason for Sinemet. During the summer of 2021, I was introduced to Health Herbs Clinic and their effective Parkinson’s herbal protocol. This protocol relieved symptoms significantly, even better than the medications I was given. Visit www . healthherbsclinic . com , After First month on treatment, my tremors mysterious stopped, had improvement walking. After I completed the treatment, all symptoms were gone. I live a more productive life. I was fortunate to have the loving support of my husband and family. I make it a point to appreciate every day!
My dad was diagnosed with ALS early this year February to be precise , and i was so confused because i love my dad and i wouldn’t want to loose him so soon , i decided to look for a possible solution to get rid of this ALS despite knowing it has no cure as claimed by the medical doctors , everyday my dad’s heath depreciate and keeps loosing weight and strength, a friend advised me to try peter wise ALS herbal formula that she used it to cure her dad’s heart disease and i was reluctant about it until after a second thought i decided to give it a try because no harm in trying and immediately i contacted him he assure me that my dad will be cured within few weeks of medication and he sent me the medicine and i applied it on my dad as advised by dr peter wise and within 3 weeks of medication my dad was cured and now my dad is free from ALS , i went to the hospital that said there was no cure to ALS and informed them about my dad’s healing and they was surprised and now they negotiating with dr. peter wise on how he can send them the herbal formula to be using in treating ALS in Canada. here is the contacted email of the doctor that healed my dad (peterwiseherbalcenter at gmail. com) and also reach him through his whatsapp via 234 81299 50262
Best Regards.
My childhood friend was diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson’s disease at 68. His symptoms were shuffling of feet, slurred speech, low volume speech, degradation of handwriting, horrible driving skills, and right arm held at a 45-degree angle. Things were tough for me, I too was diagnosed with COPD but now we are both finally free from these diseases with the help of MULTIVITAMIN HERBAL CARE, He now walks properly and all symptoms have reversed. He had trouble with balance especially at night, getting into the shower and exiting it is difficult. Getting into bed is also another thing he finds impossible he said. We had to find a better solution for his condition which has really helped him a lot. The biggest help we had was www multivitamincare . org . They walked us through the proper steps, I’m highly recommending this herbal formula to anyone who needs help.
I am a male aged 60.I was diagnosed with Parkinson”s at 57. I had some symptoms for a few years before diagnosis; stiff achy right arm and ankle, right hand tremor when typing, tiredness, body shivers, falls due to tripping. I was always active, bicycle riding to/from work daily and putting in 2 to 3,000 miles on my bicycle per year. During the 2022 pandemic I came across a herbal clinic on YouTube which caught my attention .I purchased the herbal products and used them for almost 5 month as they instructed. To my greatest surprise the herbal formula has successfully got rid of my Parkinson disease .They promise me total cure of my PD but did not believe because all my life i was told there is no cure for Parkinson diseases .Am a living proof that there a cure for Parkinson,many people are still suffering due to lack of information about this disease ,contact : www. multivitamincare. org for PD cure.
My husband was diagnosed with early onset Parkinson’s disease at 67. His symptoms were shuffling of feet, slurred speech, low volume speech, degradation of handwriting, horrible driving skills, and his right arm is held at 45 degree angle. He was placed on Sinemet for 7 months and then Sifrol and rotigotine were introduced which replaced the Sinemet but he had to stop due to side effects. We tried every shot available but nothing was working. There has been little if any progress in finding a reliable treatment, I quit my meds due to side effects. Our care provider introduced us to Kycuyu Health Clinic Parkinson’s herbal treatment. The treatment is a miracle. My husband has recovered significantly!
My husband was diagnosed with early onset Parkinson’s disease at 67. His symptoms were shuffling of feet, slurred speech, low volume speech, degradation of handwriting, horrible driving skills, and his right arm is held at 45 degree angle. He was placed on Sinemet for 7 months and then Sifrol and rotigotine were introduced which replaced the Sinemet but he had to stop due to side effects. We tried every shot available but nothing was working. There has been little if any progress in finding a reliable treatment, I quit my meds due to side effects. Our care provider introduced us to Kycuyu Health Clinic Parkinson’s herbal treatment. The treatment is a miracle. My husband has recovered significantly! Visit kycuyuhealthclinic. co m
I was suffering from Parkinson’s since 5 years & life had become disastrous for me 75 % of my body was covered by Tremors.After taking herb at Solution health herbal clinic under supervision of Dr. Hassan I started getting results within 3 weeks .Treatment went very well and tremors are gone. Contact them on Solutionsherbalclinic @ g m i l . c o m OR visit there website on: h t t p s : / / solutionsherbalcli . wixsite . c o m / remedies God bless everyone.
My sister is 61 years old and has been suffering from PD for the past 6years. Lately her condition started hallucinating and I did not know how to handle the situation. She could not sleep and tried to find and catch the imaginary people who she thinks are real, she had tremors for several years and was gradually becoming worse before we found PD herbal supplement from http://www.multivitamincare.org that was able to get rid of her disease and alleviate all symptoms within the short period of her 15 weeks of usage.
My husband was diagnosed of Parkinsons disease 2 years ago, when he was 59. He had a stooped posture, tremors, right arm does not move and also a pulsating feeling in his body. He was placed on Senemet for 8 months and then Siferol was introduced and replaced the Senemet, during this time span he was also diagnosed with dementia. He started having hallucinations, lost touch with reality. Suspecting it was the medication I took him off the Siferol (with the doctor’s knowledge) him on PD natural herbal formula we ordered from TREE OF LIFE HEALTH CLINIC, his symptoms totally declined over a 3 weeks use of the TREE OF LIFE HEALTH Parkinson’s disease natural herbal formula. He is now almost 61 and doing very well, the disease is totally reversed! (w w w. treeoflifeherbalclinic .com)
„Es überrascht mich immer wieder, wie sehr Kräutermedizin meine Parkinson-Krankheit bekämpft hat – ohne Nebenwirkungen oder Mond. Neben der Abtötung meiner Parkinson-Zellen, die für mich der wichtigste Faktor ist, half die Kräutermedizin auch bei Schmerzen und Übelkeit. In der Tat hat sich die Qualität meines Lebens rundum verbessert. Dank der von mir beschafften Kräutermedizin von Moon bin ich aufgrund meiner wachsenden Erfahrung und der Erweiterung der Daten zu klinischen Studien immer sicherer in der Kräutermedizin und bin jetzt Parkinson-FREI und teile diese Aussage. Kontaktieren Sie ihn per E-Mail: arthurmoon01@gmail.com ] für Ihre eigene Heilung Gott segne Sie Mond ”
Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Linda Kay
Ich möchte Arthur Moon von der Kräutermedizin dafür schätzen, dass er mir geholfen hat, meine Kräutermedizin zu bekommen, und ich war gerade dabei, meine Eigenschaften der Heilung der Parkinson-Krankheit zu verkaufen, bis ich im Internet einen Beitrag darüber sah, wie ein Freund aus Deutschland Kräutermedizin erhielt Das Arthur Moon Kräuterheilmittel und ich haben uns auch mit dem gleichen Glauben beworben. und ich bekam meine Kräutermedizin ohne Stress, nachdem ich den Zahlungsbedingungen der Firma zugestimmt hatte. Vermeiden Sie jetzt Internetbetrug!, Bildung usw. Kontaktieren Sie das Arthur Moon Kräuterheilmittel per E-Mail. [ arthurmoon01@gmail.com
” I am here to express my profound warm gratitude to the Arthur Moon medicine, which i got from Dr Arthur Moon. I am now leaving a healthy life since the past 1 Year i am now Parkinson disease free after the application and usage. You can contact for your medication from via Email [ arthurmoon01@gmail.com ]. Wish you all the best and a happy healing. Thanks and God Bless you for your help, i will keep on help you to fight Parkinson disease in the World.
Sincerely
Brown Kyanne Michelle
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I saw this in a tiny remote village in South West France, and invited a lady in the village who has PD to watch it with me and her friend. We talked about it, went onto YouTube, and, and hour later, our last dance was a stand up but modified tango! The friends have agreed to dance together in the afternoons to their favorite recordings! The lady with PD normally has difficulty walking and, at best, uses 2 canes! Both friends were excited enthused and energised by this wonderful activity. Thanks so much for sharing it.
02/09/2011
I know how important dance is to the individual. It gives you confidence, grace, releif of tension, happiness, joy to be alive. There are so many benefits available that I wonder why it is not incorporated in all therapy centers. This video was so beautiful.
God bless you with great success in spreading this therapy everywhere.
This is lovely, but as a trained, certified, and licensed Art Therapist, I find it frustrating that nowhere is there mention of Dance Therapy, Music Therapy, or any of the other Creative Arts Therapies. There absolutely is value in all the arts; there can also be risks that are not recognized, and there may be optimal matches between participants and activities that, without the underlying theoretical understanding, may also not be recognized. Creative Arts Therapists are specifically trained to relate to and recognize these factors, having been immersed both in the art(s) and in theories of psychology and human growth and development. Despite this, Creative Arts Therapists seem to be regularly unknown, overlooked and/or dismissed.
As a Authentic Movement teacher for years and tango dancer…this is so moving to the joy of dance and connections. My one group that I lead is filled with many elders all the way up to 85! As a psychotherapist as well, I integrate movement into my practice and this connects us to our deeper understanding of our human nature. Thank you for posting this and I hope to do more of this work in the coming years!
Being a movement educator with a flavor for freedom, flow and creativity, it was gratifying for me to see this video on the NICABM blog. I have been familiar with Mark Morris for many, many years appreciating his work. This video once again reminded me of the vast space between mind and body that can be lovingly inhabited when one works from the heart. Thank you for sharing this.
Like Carol, I too cried since the enjoyment and connection of the dancers was so utterly palpable. It was clear that even those with the least movement were enjoying participation thoroughly. Perhaps you CAN get your husband to watch the clip Carol. (Your love for him is palpable too.)
What an incredible, wonderful idea. I cried with her too as i watched them share and pass the energy around the circle.
I wish i could get my husband to do something like this—our marriage is in tatters and he won’t talk about anything. I’ve tried exchanging letters but there is a huge emotional curtain up on his side–nothing new!!
But he loves to touch others!! Wouldn’t it be wonderful if he could open himself up to energy flow before he dies. He’s 76–i’m lots younger(62).
Thank you so much for sharing this with us all.. Carol
November 6, 2012 at 1:15 pm Virtually all of what you claim happens to be suirnisppgly legitimate and that makes me ponder why I had not looked at this in this light before. Your article truly did switch the light on for me as far as this specific subject goes. But there is actually 1 position I am not necessarily too comfortable with so while I attempt to reconcile that with the core idea of your point, let me observe just what all the rest of your subscribers have to point out.Very well done.
This is incredibly wonderful – so enriching and such a wonderful, simple and effective tool to contend with the effects of Parkinson’s (to say nothing of aging (~!~))on mind, body and spirit!. Thank you SO much for sharing it -My mom had Parkinson’s… and early in her professional life taught PE and dance at Queen’s College in NY (p her first Master’s degree — MA Ed) and later was a guidance counselor( p her 2nd Masters in Guidance and Counseling)still loved to dance, Parkinson’s notwithstanding … She would have really thrived and delighted in this program! She was diagnosed w PD at 60 yrs old and died at age 79 in 1995. She danced regularly w my father until his death in 1988. My 6 siblings would all agree c me — Mom would have LOVED this idea!!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
PS I have no doubt that she’s in Heaven, organizing the place and time for the next dance session as I write this…(~!~)!
Kathy Judge
My dad was diagnosed with ALS early this year February to be precise , and i was so confused because i love my dad and i wouldn’t want to loose him so soon , i decided to look for a possible solution to get rid of this ALS despite knowing it has no cure as claimed by the medical doctors , everyday my dad’s heath depreciate and keeps loosing weight and strength, a friend advised me to try peter wise ALS herbal formula that she used it to cure her dad’s heart disease and i was reluctant about it until after a second thought i decided to give it a try because no harm in trying and immediately i contacted him he assure me that my dad will be cured within few weeks of medication and he sent me the medicine and i applied it on my dad as advised by dr peter wise and within 3 weeks of medication my dad was cured and now my dad is free from ALS , i went to the hospital that said there was no cure to ALS and informed them about my dad’s healing and they was surprised and now they negotiating with dr. peter wise on how he can send them the herbal formula to be using in treating ALS in Canada. here is the contacted email of the doctor that healed my dad (peterwiseherbalcenter at gmail. com) and also reach him through his whatsapp via 234 81299 50262
Best Regards.