Fall 2024 – Alexander Technique for People Living with Parkinson’s Disease

The Alexander Technique is being used more and more as a highly effective aid for people living with Parkinson’s Disease. One significant source of information about this is through the Poise Project, which can be found here: www.thepoiseproject.org/alexander-technique-for-parkinsons

Here in Nanaimo, on Vancouver Island, there are two certified teachers of the Alexander Technique…both with the same last name, just to make it confusing! I would like to highly recommend a new course by the other Alexander Technique teacher, Heike Walker, that is for People Living with Parkinson’s Disease (PLPD) and their Care Partners.

Here is some more information about her course: AT is an embodied approach to increase body awareness, change habitual posture and find more ease and calm in body and mind. Clinical studies have shown that AT is helpful for PLPD to gain better coping skills with postural challenges and day-to-day living.

Increased body awareness assists in gaining more balance and a better sense of the body. Changing postural habits allows for better gate, more uprightness and more flexibility.  AT assists in reducing muscle tone for less rigidity, less tremors and more fluidity in movement. AT helps to acquire a better connection to oneself, a more positive outlook on life and more self-confidence!

Classes are Mondays 3:30 – 5:00 PM, September 23, October 21 & 28, November 18 & 25, and December 2nd at the Bowen Park Complex, 500 Bowen Rd., Nanaimo. If you have any questions, please contact the instructor Heike Walker, at 778-245-1750 or heike@balanceartsstudio.com.

Space is limited – please register early!

To register, please contact Nanaimo Parks & Rec 

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