We're talking the Hero's Journey of Baseball! Join us on Friday, March 14 at 12 noon pacific time as we look at 12 classic clips from 12 classic baseball films. There was a time, not so long ago, when the sport of baseball was unquestionably America's pastime. The numbers don't support that anymore - but that doesn't change the impact this most unique, romantic and fascinating sport has had and continues to have on our culture and cinema. Sign up here: https://www.yesandexercise.org/baseball Who is this show for? Short answer: everyone. As we like to say at YAX: You belong. Have fun. Is there something we're not talking about that we should? Let us know and be the guest that shines the light on what we're missing! Robert and Susan are the creators of the Daily Dose form an interesting duo. Robert is a longtime care partner for his father with Parkinson's disease (PD). Susan is a woman who was diagnosed with PD in 2015. They've both made award-winning films about their experiences with PD and are now co-founders of the non-profit, YAX! - www.yesandexercise.com. The mission of YAX! is to provide a safe, fun and kind place for people with and affected by Parkinson’s disease to connect, empower and enhance their lives through improvisation. That's right: improvisation. We play - mostly online so we can get as many people as we can from as many places as we can. We do not charge. We do accept donations from those who wish to pay it forward. Robert earned his PhD from the Interdisciplinary Health Sciences program at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. He is researching the effect of improvisation on PD and the results of his clinical trials can be found at his website, www.yesandexercise.org. Join us for fun, laughter and your daily dose of dope(-amine).

Today's the day we discuss the Hero's Journey of Love - our new Cinema Therapy presentation coming up on Valentine's Day (Fri, Feb. 14 at 12 noon pacific). Sign up here: https://www.yesandexercise.org/love Who is this show for? Short answer: everyone. As we like to say at YAX: You belong. Have fun. Is there something we're not talking about that we should? Let us know and be the guest that shines the light on what we're missing! Robert and Susan are the creators of the Daily Dose form an interesting duo. Robert is a longtime care partner for his father with Parkinson's disease (PD). Susan is a woman who was diagnosed with PD in 2015. They've both made award-winning films about their experiences with PD and are now co-founders of the non-profit, YAX! - www.yesandexercise.com. The mission of YAX! is to provide a safe, fun and kind place for people with and affected by Parkinson’s disease to connect, empower and enhance their lives through improvisation. That's right: improvisation. We play - mostly online so we can get as many people as we can from as many places as we can. We do not charge. We do accept donations from those who wish to pay it forward. Robert earned his PhD from the Interdisciplinary Health Sciences program at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. He is researching the effect of improvisation on PD and the results of his clinical trials can be found at his website, www.yesandexercise.org. Join us for fun, laughter and your daily dose of dope(-amine).

We're talking about our Cinema Therapy program, Raising Los Angeles Up. You can find out more and sign up here: https://www.yesandexercise.org/post/raising-los-angeles-up. (Part five of a five in a series) Who is this show for? Short answer: everyone. As we like to say at YAX: You belong. Have fun. Is there something we're not talking about that we should? Let us know and be the guest that shines the light on what we're missing! Robert and Susan are the creators of the Daily Dose form an interesting duo. Robert is a longtime care partner for his father with Parkinson's disease (PD). Susan is a woman who was diagnosed with PD in 2015. They've both made award-winning films about their experiences with PD and are now co-founders of the non-profit, YAX! - www.yesandexercise.com. The mission of YAX! is to provide a safe, fun and kind place for people with and affected by Parkinson’s disease to connect, empower and enhance their lives through improvisation. That's right: improvisation. We play - mostly online so we can get as many people as we can from as many places as we can. We do not charge. We do accept donations from those who wish to pay it forward. Robert earned his PhD from the Interdisciplinary Health Sciences program at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. He is researching the effect of improvisation on PD and the results of his clinical trials can be found at his website, www.yesandexercise.org. Join us for fun, laughter and your daily dose of dope(-amine).

On Monday, Jan. 27th we'll begin our new Cinema Therapy course featuring Back to the Future. Sign up here: https://www.yesandexercise.org/backtofuture It's the film that launched Michael J. Fox backward then way, way forward. Huge congratulations on the Medal of Freedom! We know the hero Michael is for the PD community, but what can Marty McFly's heroic journey teach us about how to live better with PD? This is heavy. As we are on the precipice of rebranding PD from "Movement Disorder" to a "Multidimensional Disease" that includes and values the emotional and psychosocial challenges of PD just as much as the physical elements, we must explore, discover and share our stories. This new, evidence-based, clinically-tested writing program is open to people with PD, their care partners, family members, and friends. We meet online for 90 minutes, once per week over the course of 16 weeks. Participants will write one page per week about their experience and share it on a password-protected Google Drive with classmates. Each participant is also expected to read and leave feedback on two of their fellow classmates pages as this is an ensemble-based program. We will start each session by moving to music that is themed to the stage of the Hero's Journey, then play improvisation games that support our growth, understanding and connection to one another. We will also watch clips from Back to the Future that demonstrate the Hero's Journey. All sessions will be recorded so that students who have to miss a session at its scheduled time can catch up at their convenience.

We're taking Parkinson's disease Back to the Future in 2025! Join us for a special free presentation of 12 clips from Michael J. Fox's film career in the form of a Hero's Journey. All are welcome. Sign up at www.yesandexercise.org. Yes, And...eXercise! is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization serving the Parkinson's disease (PD) community. We provide clinically-tested Cinema Therapy (storytelling) and improvisation classes to improve quality of life.

This is the wrap up to our six week long exploration into the Christmas Movie Hero's Journey. What an amazing exploration into the high and lows, expectations and frustrations that make up the holiday season. While stress and anxiety are universal, Love wins. Love most definitely wins.

We looked at clips from 12 different movies aligned with the Hero's Journey: Ordinary World: Home Alone Call to Adventure: Daddy's Home 2 Refusal of the Call: The Holiday Meeting the Mentor: Scrooged Crossing the Threshold: Miracle on 34th St. Tests, Allies & Enemies: A Christmas Story Approach to the Inmost Cave: Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer The Ordeal: Elf The Reward: It's a Wonderful Life The Road Back: Love Actually Resurrection: Christmas Vacation Return with Elixir: The Grinch Who Stole Christmas We shared what we noticed and felt, identifying themes and bringing ourselves to the journey. We heard how many people struggle with the holidays and the different ways we, sometimes miraculously, get through them. Please join us for the next Christmas Movie Hero's Journey on Friday, Dec. 13th. You can find out more and register here: https://www.yesandexercise.org/christmas

We're talking to Amy Brophy Westrup from ComedySportz Milwaukee. Amy Westrup has been a professional player and coach with ComedySportz for 10 years. Amy came up through the ComedySportz workshop program to become a professional player and instructor. With her background in professional services marketing, she naturally gravitated toward wanting to teach professionals how to improve work life and performance through applied improv skills. You can find out more at: https://www.apbspeakers.com/speaker/amy-westrup/ Who is this show for? Short answer: everyone. As we like to say at YAX: You belong. Have fun. Is there something we're not talking about that we should? Let us know and be the guest that shines the light on what we're missing!  Robert and Susan are the creators of the Daily Dose form an interesting duo. Robert is a longtime care partner for his father with Parkinson's disease (PD). Susan is a woman who was diagnosed with PD in 2015. They've both made award-winning films about their experiences with PD and are now co-founders of the non-profit, YAX! - www.yesandexercise.com. The mission of YAX! is to provide a safe, fun and kind place for people with and affected by Parkinson’s disease to connect, empower and enhance their lives through improvisation. That's right: improvisation. We play - mostly online so we can get as many people as we can from as many places as we can. We do not charge. We do accept donations from those who wish to pay it forward.  Robert earned his PhD from the Interdisciplinary Health Sciences program at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. He is researching the effect of improvisation on PD and the results of his clinical trials can be found at his website, www.yesandexercise.org.  Join us for fun, laughter and your daily dose of dope(-amine).