John Pepper's Walking Therapy: A man's journey to walk off his Parkinson's symptoms

 
Thursday September 29, 3-5 PM at the Salt Spring Library

John Pepper, the maverick South African Parkinson’s disease campaigner, will share his marvelous and hope-filled story and demonstarte his unique way of managing Parkinson’s symptoms. He is on a two month US and Canada speaking tour to promote his book "Reversing Parkinson's Disease". The book is available on his website http://www.reverseparkinsons.net/

Mr Pepper, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 1992 when he was 58, has spent the past 13 years travelling the world promoting his non-medical technique of managing Parkinson’s symptoms.

After being diagnosed, Mr Pepper took up the challenge of managing his symptoms by focusing his mind on his walking action. This has changed the neurological pathways in his brain, corrected the typical Parkinson’s shuffle and reduced his hand tremors.

“After some difficult years of trial and error my symptoms have become less obvious,” Mr Pepper said. “I have not needed to take any medication or see a neurologist for the past 13 years and I am now at the stage where, despite having had Parkinson’s for almost 25 years, the symptoms are barely noticeable.”

Mr Pepper’s success has recently been highlighted by renowned Canadian psychiatrist, Dr Norman Doidge who, in his latest book The Brain’s Way of Healing, dedicated a chapter to Mr Pepper’s management technique.

The talk is free, donations gratefully accepted to help cover travel expenses. Private sessions are also availabel by apoointment. 

This event is sponsored by Salt Spring Seniors' Wellness, Salt Spring Library, Anna Haltrecht of BonesForever, and the Feldenkrais Guild of North America.

Please pre-register by email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or by phone 250-537-4607