Here’s my latest #drawing It’s interesting watching my #Parkinson’s tremor into my servant. I put a pencil into my hand & let the tremor do all the work with little effort on my part.

I painted this acrylic out of love to help me grieve the loss of this young bride’s husband. Delaney & Rik had such a powerful love. #acrylicpainting #portraitpainting

Here’s an #acrylicpainting I did years ago of the ‘Maitland River’.

Here is my recent acrylic painting, ‘ View from Haida Gwaii’. #acrylicpainting #landscapepainting #haidagwaii

Working in a new #acrylicpainting of #haidagwaii

Here’s my latest acrylic painting. It’s of my departed mom-in-law, who loved a beautiful view. It’s called, ‘Ruth’s View’. #acrylicpainting #art #painting

Try ‘locking your head in space’ (Point Fix) & move your body in different directions. This exercise can help improve balance. #parkinson’s #aging #balance For more free trips check out MimeOverMind.com/videos @parkinsons.org.uk @parkinsoncanada.bsky.social

So proud to see @salsbergmathews.bsky.social's brilliant book What Parkinson's Feels Like (which we helped to launch last year) on display at the book nook at the @worldpdcongress.bsky.social! ❤️ Download the book for FREE (in EIGHT languages) or buy a hard copy here: buff.ly/1tiVk0m #WPC2026

Our #crabapple tree is in bloom. This happens ever 2 years. #trees

#parkinsons tries to rob me of my Voice - so I take my voice back by having FUN with it.

With thanks to: @matteagles.bsky.social @salsbergmathews.bsky.social

Harvesting joy is focusing on what’s possible. ..I’m very much alive: my life isn’t limited, it’s enriched, and I keep growing in ways I never imagined. Wendy van Wijk-Lugthart Diagnosed in 2017 at age 47 Linschoten, The Netherlands @wendysparkinson.bsky.social @parkinsonseurope.bsky.social

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“I dedicate moments of lucidity by painting by the sea. Special moments are where I’m completely present, without thinking about the past or the future. It’s the emotional and mental freedom to be oneself.” Paqui Ruiz, Diagnosed 2012 Spain @parkinsonseurope.bsky.social @pruiz47.bsky.social

“I harvest joy by playing with my cat - Princess Bellatrix Le Chat, or Bella for short.” Ellie Finch Hulme, Farnham, Surrey UK Diagnosed in 2013 at age 29 @parkinsonseurope.bsky.social @parkinsons.org.uk @pdmama.bsky.social

#parkinsons and acting put dreams - yes, this weird dream happened to me.

HOW DO YOU HARVEST JOY? I made this illustration from a composite of many submissions. ‘My on-line communities bring me joy. I’ve made many friends through my weekly on-line dance classes and PD support.’ @parkinsonseurope.bsky.social

Happy International Women’s Day - yes, women can get Parkinson’s too.

Helping Others Through Art I work as an Art Teacher in a youth jail.  I manage to get them engaged, sometimes quite ably (them not me) in creating Art…This is how I find joy where it is not always obvious. Matthew Jones Person with PD @parkinsonseurope.bsky.social

HARVESTING JOY A year visiting my local river I’ve synchronised to nature’s rhythms. What started out as a casual acquaintance has blossomed into joyful camaraderie…The rivers become my teacher & helped me overcome many of my PD symptoms Audrey Boyle Suffolk UK Diagnosed 2019

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🗣️ We want you to share your stories! For a new book collaboration with @salsbergmathews.bsky.social we're asking people with Parkinson's: "How do you harvest joy to feel at your best?" Barbara will turn a selection of answers into illustrations for her book.

www.cbc.ca/news/health/... If Art were a Drug? Prescribing Art for people with Parkinson’s @parkinsondotorg.bsky.social @parkinsoncanada.bsky.social @parkinsonseurope.bsky.social @parkinsons.org.uk

Dance, singing and art: New online hub connects Canadians living with Parkinson's | CBC News

Growing evidence suggests that dance can help slow the progression of Parkinson's disease. It's because of that research that experts are launching a national online arts hub that aims to connect Park...

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We're asking people with Parkinson's: "How do you harvest joy to feel at your best?" Barbara will turn a selection of answers into illustrations for her book, like this, based on a submission from @matteagles.bsky.social: "I take great joy throwing a tennis ball for Luna, my black labrador."

Mime + Dance = Synergy! I'm grateful to @parkinsoncanada.bsky.social for supporting our community partnership with Dancing with Parkinson's. Me and my co-facilitator, Sarah Martens trained DWP dance teachers how to integrate therapeutic mime into their classes. drive.google.com/file/d/1tcHT...

Meanwhile in Toronto

“I take great joy throwing a tennis ball for Luna, my black lab.” Matt Eagles, from Cheshire in the UK diagnosed in 1975, at age 8. How do you harvest JOY? DM me or email info@parkinsonseurope.org We’re making a new book. @parkinsonseurope.bsky.social @matteagles.bsky.social

Here’s @shakinginmyboots.bsky.social way of finding JOY [please DM me or @parkinsonseurope.bsky.social re: how you harvest joy]. ‘Pockets of joy are things I create to get me through the day. With Parkinson’s it’s minutes, moments. Being really grateful for every little thing that we have.’

Here’s my niece & her dog, Frankie, and my acrylic painting of Frankie.

Here’s my latest acrylic painting of my son in common-law, an avid skateboarder.