“Partnering with Poise”

“Partnering with Poise” is a ten-week program for Care Partners of people living with Parkinson’s disease. It offers a supportive group setting to learn strategies based on Alexander technique to manage the day-to-day physical and emotional stresses of caregiving and is focused on the needs of the caregiver independent of their care receiver.

The program consists of a ten-week group class meeting for 90 minutes per week, plus a research study funded by the Parkinson’s Foundation that involves two 60-minute individually scheduled sessions for pre- and post-class evaluations and two 60-minute pre- and post-class written surveys. Some funding for respite care for the care recipients of participants is available.  Evaluation forms will be collected from participants to measure outcomes.

Alexander technique (AT) is a well-established approach for skillfully managing stressful circumstances. AT training has also been found to be effective in reducing physical symptoms such as chronic neck and back pain—common complaints for caregivers. It has been demonstrated that AT training has long-term retention of benefits.

Winston-Salem: April 9 – June 11, Mondays from 3:00pm-4:30pm (First & Last Class 3:00pm-5:00pm)

To register for this program, contact Monika Gross 828-254-3102 or info@thepoiseproject.org