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Canadian University Offers New Bachelor of Creative Arts, Health and Wellness.
Students learn mime techniques as a therapeutic tool to help people with movement disorders.
Dopamine Dance Against PD featured in Connect E-Newsletter, UHN-Movement Disorders Program.
Parkinson’s News Today — How One Woman’s Dancing Inspired the Parkinson’s Community
Mime over matter: “I aim to live life fully” – Barbara featured in an article published by Parkinson’s Europe, March 2023
See a workshop highlight from a presentation Barbara gave for Dancing with Parkinson’s Canada:
More Readings:
Barbara in Guelph Today:
Barbara in Guelph Mercury:
Watch: Barbara’s U of G 2024 Alumni of Honour Award Acceptance Speech
Barbara Appeared as a Guest on The Pretty Dope Women’s Podcast: Living with PD
Screenshot[/caption]Barbara Featured in Article “If Art Were a Drug: Implications for Parkinson’s Disease”
Barbara participated as a visual artist for the article, 'If Art Were a Drug: Implications for Parkinson's Disease' by Dr. Bas Bloem, Dr. Lorraine Kalia, among others.
Interview with Barbara on Working with Michael J. Fox Foundation
Barbara Highlighted by Parkinson’s Europe
Parkinson’s Europe Podcast: How to manage “off” periods in Parkinson’s disease
Mime Over Mind – a Therapeutic Tool to Help Manage Parkinson’s
What an honour to have been invited to write this guest blog post for The Journal of Parkinson's Disease -Barbara.
Read the entire post here.
New University Course Teaches How Mime Can Manage Parkinson’s
Read the full article on Guelph Today.
Poster Displayed at 6th World Parkinson’s Congress
"It was an honour to have my poster up among some cutting edge works. I met so many interesting people too at the 6th World Parkinson's Congress." -Barbara
Mime Over Mind Research Gets Support from CESI & IICSI
Community Engaged Scholarship Institute, with funds and support from International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation, both associated with University of Guelph, supported a small phase 1 evaluation of Mime Over Mind workshops. The focus was on perceived impacts for participants, service providers and support givers.
Community Engaged Scholarship Institute -- https://www.cesinstitute.ca/
Critical Studies in Improvisation -- https://www.uoguelph.ca/arts/improv
Dancing With Parkinson’s Canada Workshop with Barbara
DWP is excited to welcome Barbara Salsberg Mathews back to the DWP community to lead a mime workshop called "Mime Over Mind"!
Dopamine Dance Against PD – Press Release
Attached Press Release For Dopamine Dance Against PD April 3 to 11, 2023
Barbara Featured in Guelph Mercury Tribune
‘Parkinson’s can’t stop me from dancing’: Guelph artist raising awareness for Parkinson's Disease
Twitter video of Barbara Salsberg Mathews dancing has more than 20k views.
Barbara Featured in Guelph Today
Guelph artist dances her way through Parkinson’s disease
'When I dance, I no longer see myself as a person with Parkinson’s. I just dance,' Barbara Salsberg Mathews, who was diagnosed in 2020