PCLA Hosted

  Join us for a dynamic presentation on how improv and storytelling can improve quality of life for people with, affected by, and serving the Parkinson's community! **Can't make this date? Register to receive a link to the recording.** About our speaker: Dr. Robert Cochrane is a graduate of UNLV's Integrated Health Sciences department. He's researching the effect of improvisation and storytelling on Parkinson’s disease. He received grants from the Parkinson's Foundation and support from the Davis Phinney Foundation along the way. He is a popular, unique and high energy Keynote speaker, bringing joy, optimism and practical tools for people in the PD community to thrive today. He has a background in filmmaking, with the Artisan Entertainment release, The Playaz Court, and two Stephen King-based short films among his credits. His father, Dan, was diagnosed with PD in 2001, which shifted Robert’s artistic lens to health. He made his first documentary, the award-winning Boys of Summer in 2004. There are two follow up films in the series with the fourth film coming in 2023. He moved his family back to Walnut Creek, CA, where he grew up. He lives there with his beautiful wife, two teenagers who are, indeed, "all that" and is a […]

  The ancient art of yoga has been shown to improve a whole host of both motor symptoms (ie. tremors or rigidity) and non-motor symptoms (stress and mood regulation) for people living with PD. Join us for this very special online yoga session, with Kathleen Ross-Allee. **Can't make this date? Register to receive a link to the recording.** About our speaker: Kathleen Ross-Allee (C-IAYT, E-RYT 500, ACE-CPT) is a certified yoga therapist and fitness trainer with more than 30 years of experience as a health and wellness expert. She is the managing director and an instructor at the Loyola Marymount University Yoga Therapy Rx programs (the first university accredited program in the United States) where she also earned her C-IAYT certification as a yoga therapist. She is also a Yoga Therapist and Clinical Health Educator for The Center for Healthy Living at Kaiser Permanente/Woodland Hills, where she applies her skills helping people with a variety of health issues, including those with Parkinson’s Disease. Kathleen’s Gentle Yoga Therapy for Parkinson’s class has a devoted following in the Parkinson’s community, which she is continuing at Kaiser/ Woodland Hills. -- This event is part of PCLA's "Let's Talk Parkinson's" series of live online […]

  Have you ever wondered whether you might benefit most from deep brain stimulation (DBS) or focused ultrasound? Join us for a conversation about the unique benefits of each therapy. About our speaker: Dr. Ausaf A. Bari, MD, PhD, specializes in the neurosurgical repair and restoration of brain and nerve function. Following his neurosurgery residency training at UCLA, Dr. Bari was awarded the prestigious William P. Van Wagenen Fellowship to train at the world-renowned functional neurosurgery program at the University of Toronto. He has extensive clinical and research experience in the use of deep brain stimulation (DBS) in the treatment of both movement and psychiatric disorders. Dr. Bari's clinical practice includes DBS surgery for Parkinson's disease, tremor, dystonia, depression and OCD. **Can't make this date? Register to receive a link to the recording.** -- This event is part of PCLA's "Let's Talk Parkinson's" series of live online events. Special thanks to our program sponsors Acadia and Boston Scientific for making this series possible. ------ Learn more about PCLA at www.pcla.org.  

Join us for this conversation about exploring intimacy while living with PD. **Can't make this date? Register to receive a link to the recording.** About our speaker: Dr. Kelly Rees, PhD, is a Board-Certified Sexologist, an ACS Qualified Mental Health Associate, and holds a BA in Psychology. She has studied intimacy, sexuality, communication, self-expression, and Tantra since 1997 and assisted Alan Lowen in the Body, Heart & Soul series for years. She began practicing yoga in 1971, and Transcendental Meditation in 1972. In addition to her private practice, she offers workshops and classes on intimacy, sexuality, communication, boundaries, vulnerability, and presence. -- This event is part of PCLA's "Let's Talk Parkinson's" series of live online events. Special thanks to our program sponsors Acadia and Boston Scientific. Learn more about PCLA at www.pcla.org.