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I believe we have to exercise our minds and our language functions at least as much as we exercise our bodies. Free language training? Wow! If you are interested, go for it! Facility at learning new languages varies a lot from person to person, so how well anyone does is not just a function of PD. Similarly, some people seem to have better motor memory than others. Here are two you tube videos of the alternating nose breathing Moneesha mentions. (At least I think this is it.) I pay no attention to the hand instructions. No way can i use my thumb and ring finger. I just use my thumb and index finger to close first one nostril, then the next, alternating, as the instructor describes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSQ9BTH04sY Kathleen 2009/8/16 Moneesha Sharma <[log in to unmask]> > You will not know, until you try, whether you can manage it or not. Each > PD > patient is different and you may well find that you can learn new things > relatively easily. > In Prem's case difficulty with learning new things slightly preceded his PD > diagnosis. Today, with his diagnosis 8 years ago, he is having difficulty > with mastering a simple yoga breathing exercise where he has to close each > nostril in turn and breathe in through one nostril and breathe out through > the other, then breathe in through the second nostril and breathe out > through the first. Every day he asks me to help him with it, but is > confused again about it the next day. > Moneesha > > > > 2009/8/15 kbachn <[log in to unmask]> > > > i can go on language training for my job. i'm just wondering if this is > a > > good idea or is it too taxing on my already PD-damaged brain. > > > > any thoughts would b appreciated. > > > > Thanks, (42yrs , dx 5 yrs) > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto: > > [log in to unmask] > > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto: > [log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn