UR Medicine / Neurology / Our Divisions / Neuropalliative Care / Resources- Online Resources- Online Disease Education Parkinson’s Disease Parkinson’s Foundation () Davis Finney Foundation () Michael J Fox Foundation () Huntington’s Disease Huntington’s Disease Society of America () Alzheimer’s Dementia Alzheimer’s Association () Multiple Sclerosis National Multiple Sclerosis Society () Neuropalliative Care International Neuropalliative Care Society () Mindfulness Apps: Calm, Aura, Stop, Breathe & Think, Headspace, Glo, The Chopra Center, and Insight Timer Center for Mindful Self-Compassion () offers resources related to self-compassion. Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society () University of Massachusetts Medical Center. Atlas of Emotions () Mindful () San Francisco Zen Center () Offers online training in meditation. UCLA Mindfulness Awareness Research Center () Offers many free resources including guided meditations in English and Spanish and a mindfulness ap for phones. Tara Brach () offers free online meditations. Sounds True () Cost is about $300. This is a self-paced video course. Ignatian Examen () is a technique of prayerful reflection on the events of the day. Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence () Explanation of what a gratitude practice is. Planning for the future: Advanced Care Planning and Living Wills Choosing a health care proxy: Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (MOLST): Five Wishes: A complete approach to discussing and documenting your care goals. The Conversation Project: Provides guidance for families to talk about living wills and advanced care planning. Prepare for your care: Offers step-by-step guidance for advanced care planning. Aging with Dignity: This is a national nonprofit agency with a mission to “affirm and safeguard the human dignity of individuals as they age, and to promote better care for those near the end of life.” Compassion and Choices: Compassion & Choices improves care, expands options and empowers everyone to chart their end-of-life journey. Healthy Eating American Heart Association: Psychology Today: Harvard Health: Misc. Services and Supports Power for Parkinson’s disease () Free online fitness and speech therapy courses specialized for persons with Parkinson’s disease Stress Management: American Heart Association () Building resilience – American Psychological Association () HeartMath () Has developed scientifically validated tools to help people reduce and avoid stress while experiencing increased peace, satisfaction, and enjoyment. Relish () Activities for people with dementia. Apps to stimulate memory: Luminosity Elevate Peak Left vs. Right: Brain Games Train Your Brain- Memory Onnect Sodoku applications (there are many) Neuroracer Mindmate Pain and meditation The Curious Frugal One meditation is led by Jon Kabat-Zinn The Pain Doctor Yoga Journal Mindful Article on research and case studies supporting the use of meditation for chronic pain. Books, journals, CD’s, streaming John Kabat-Zinn, Mindfulness Meditation for Pain Relief: Guided Practices for Reclaiming Your Body (book, audio CD). Vidamala Burch and Danny Penman, You Are Not Your Pain: Using Mindfulness to Relieve Pain, Reduce Stress, and Restore Well-Being (book) Vidamala Burch, Mindfulness Meditation for Pain Relief, (MP3) Tony Greco, Meditations for Pain Recovery (book) Gael Chirella, Meditations for Pain (streaming) You can find more by searching Mindfulness +meditation on online retailers or at your local library.