MY CARE: A Music Therapy & Yoga program for Caregivers of Adults with Parkinson's Disease in Rural Eastern North Carolina Grant uri icon

abstract

  • The objective of the MYCARE program is to deliver two evidence-based forms of treatment, yoga and music therapy, into one integrated virtual program to be delivered over 4 weeks to care partners of adults with Parkinson's Disease who live or work in Eastern North Carolina. MYCARE consists of weekly, 75-minute sessions, over a 4 week period. These will consist of beginning yoga foundations/techniques, guided breathing with music, and music-assisted relaxation techniques incorporating mindfulness. The intervention will be led by trained undergraduate students with expertise in exercise science and music therapy.

date/time interval

  • July 2025 - June 2026