Do you live with a chronic condition or care for someone who does? 

We offer welcoming interfaith spiritual retreats specially designed for people living with chronic conditions and their loved ones and caregivers.  Spirited Movement will offer two retreats this Spring.

"Moving in the Spirit, A Day of Health and Hope" is a retreat day for people living with Parkinson's Disease, Dystonia, Essential Tremor, Multiple Sclerosis and other movement disorders, their loved ones and caregivers.  It will be held Sat., April 28 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Glastonbury Abbey Retreat Center, 16 Hull St. in Hingham, Mass.  The cost is $60.

This unique one day retreat will include interfaith worship, large and small group exercises, gentle chair massage, therapeutic movement to music, guided meditation, specialized stretching exercises and more!  Lunch as well as coffee, tea and snacks will be provided.  The retreat will also feature a Resource Room stocked with educational handouts and other materials.

"Care for Caregivers," our second Spring program is an interfaith retreat especially for those of us who care for a chronically ill, disabled or aged family member or friend.   The retreat will be held Saturday, May 19 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Glastonbury Abbey, 16 Hull St., Hingham, Mass.  The cost is $60.00

Caring for others can be all consuming and leave us feeling exhausted.  We often find it all but impossible to meet our own needs as we work tirelessly to ensure the well being of our loved one.  In a warm, supportive environment, we will explore ways in which we can advocate for ourselves while taking care of others.  We'll treat ourselves to chair massage, aromatherapy, guided meditation and more.  Lunch, snacks, coffee and tea will be provided.  The cost is $60.00

Brochures and registration forms will be up on the our site soon!

The Spirited Movement Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization that works to improve the quality of life for people living with chronic illness and their caregivers through community, education and spiritual development.  Contributions to the Foundation are tax deductible.

Spirited Movement thanks the partners who make each retreat so special: 

Jennifer Jensen LMT and her team from Healing Touch Therapies
www.healtouchtherapies.net

Naomi Goodman MPH.therapeutic dance
www.wellnessyogadance.com

Renee Le Verrier, yoga for Parkinson's
www.limyoga.com

Christen Dexter CMT and her team organized by Massage Away
www.massageawaymt.com

Dorothy DeLutis Beaton and Jane McDonald, dance for Parkinson's
508 240-1642.

Diane E. Sargent, Director of Corporate Relations & Eleanor O'Neil, Caregiver Information Referral Specialist at South Shore Elder Services, Braintree, Mass. www.sselder.org

The Spirited Movement Foundation also gratefully acknowledges generous support from the Massachusetts Chapter of the American Parkinson Disease Association. www.apdama.org and Jennifer Moran of Home Instead Senior Care Norwell, Mass. office  www.homeinstead.com

The Foundation also thanks Joyce Ginouves and the Parkinson's Support Network of Cape Cod, ST/Dystonia Inc., Care4Dystonia, TEVA Corp., Dr. Carlos Kase, M.D., Dr. Marie Saint-Hilaire M.D., Cathi Thomas, M.S., R.N., Keith Ciccone, DBS Nurse Coordinator at Boston University Medical Center, Dr. Michael T. Hayes of Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston and South Shore Hospital, South Weymouth, Mass. for their assistance, support and donations.

We acknowledge too the encouragement and kindness so many people living with chronic illness and their caregivers have shared with us.