This month’s meeting of the Sonoma-Marin SCI Support Group will be held on Monday, November 18 from 4:00-5:30 pm at Sequoia Senior Solutions, 1372 N. McDowell Blvd., Suite S, Petaluma. Are you interested in the future of the Sonoma-Marin SCI Support Group? Come join us to decide on goals for the group. What do we want to be? How can we best help other people with SCI’s? Make sure your voice is heard! For more information, please contact SonomaMarinSCI@gmail.com. We hope to see you there!
News and Resources
A Historic Day: Epidural Stimulation Leads to Stepping When the idea of epidural stimulation was first introduced, many refused to believe that technology could give rise to effective therapies for paralysis. It wasn’t until Rob Summers -- the first participant -- that our eyes were opened to what was possible in a way we never imagined. We thought it was the biggest breakthrough of all time. And, it was...until now. READ MORE.
Any One of Us: New HBO Film About SCI Any One of Us (TV-PG) is an HBO documentary film chronicling pro mountain biker Paul Basagoitia’s life-changing journey to recovery after sustaining a spinal cord injury. One slight mistake during his bike's run sent him tumbling down a mountain, resulting in a burst-fracture of his 12th vertebrae and a partially bruised spinal cord that left him with paraplegia. While recovering from his paralysis, Basagoitia used his camera to record personal videos to document his struggles and triumphs as he made his way from the hospital to rehab, and eventually back home. The film also features a group of people who are living with spinal cord injuries who talk about the issues Basagoitia and others battle every day, and the hope that inspires them to carry on. WATCH THE TRAILER.
Just Released: Accessible Yoga This visionary book revolutionizes yoga practice and makes it truly accessible to everyone—in every body, at any age, and in any state of health. Yoga practice has so much to offer us physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually, but many of us feel discouraged to practice because we see young, slim, flexible, well, and able-bodied people dominating yoga spaces. Yet yoga is truly a practice for all—conferring enormous benefits to our overall well-being as our bodies change, age, and navigate various health challenges. In this book, the author shares his knowledge by breaking down poses, breathing practices, meditation techniques, and yoga teachings into clearly understandable and practical tools we can use every day, regardless of our limitations or challenges. LEARN MORE
Mission of the Sonoma-Marin SCI Support Group
To assist those newly injured with spinal cord injury or disease as well as those who continue to be affected by long-standing disabilities. We meet the third Monday of the month at Sequoia Senior Solutions, 1372 N. McDowell Blvd., Suite S, Petaluma from 4:00 to 5:30 pm.
We are here to support each other in every way possible by providing useful, up-to-date information about services and products as well as an atmosphere that allows for discussion of personal challenges and solutions to everyday problems.
