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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 one retreat 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. Early Bird Registration is $50. After March 15, registration will be $60. For details about our program and presenters as well as registration materials, click on the link above.
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. This retreat is made possible by generous support from the American Parkinson Disease Association, Massachusetts Chapter.
"Care for Caregivers" our second Spring program originally scheduled for Sat., May 19, has been POSTPONED due to unforeseen circumstances. We hope to offer this event in Fall 2012.
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Linda Furiate -- From Debilitation to Determination
Extra! Extra! Read all about Cervical Dystonia! On March 28, The Baltimore Sun newspaper published a wonderful article about Linda Furiate, a woman who is living life to the fullest with Cervical Dystonia. The feature tells the story of how Linda was diagnosed and what medical and personal resources she has used to triumph over this challenging disorder. Cervical Dystonia changed Linda Furiate's life but didn't derail it. To read about this remarkable woman click here Linda Furiate: from Debilitation to Determination
Posted by Lindsay McGrath on April 6, 2012 at 6:30pm
For Caregivers -- Replenishing with Rituals
When we become caregivers, it doesn't take long before we work up a list of things that could make life easier!
More sleep, great doctors, good in home health aides and expert treatment centers are all things caregivers consistently crave. But while practical things are important, we can't forget to add spirituality and ritual to the roster, according to Rev. Sharon Leman MLA. Click here to read Rev. Leman's article
"One way to help replenish one's personal resources is through ritual," she comments in an article on The Chaplaincy Institute website. "My hope is that you will consider incorporating a ritual in your life to hold or heal whatever needs attention. You deserve to have few moments of self-love and self-care as a regular part of your day."
Posted by Lindsay McGrath on March 9, 2012 at 5:00pm
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We look forward to seeing you at one of our Retreats!!
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.
Spirited Movement offers interfaith retreats, support and resources for people living with chronic illness and the people who care for them.
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Is there still time to be your friend? It has been ages since you wrote. I apologize.Is there a way to write directly to you? I went to your name and triedto send you messages, but nothing seemed tohappen. I would like to respond to your question in…Continue
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