Introduction: New Horizons in Alzheimer’s Care
Preface: Beatrice’s Story

1. The Philosophy of Movement with Meaning
   
   
   • Principles and assumptions in understanding the subjective experiences of individuals in early-stage Alzheimer’s disease
   • The advantages of a multi-sensory approach
     
     
2. Selecting and Interviewing Participants
   
   
   • Establishing a criteria for potential participants
   • Sample interview questionnaires and observation sheet
   • Promoting public relations and community awareness
   • Sample release and liability form
     
     
3. Setting the Environment
   
   
   • How to create a contained and nurturing environment
   • Props and materials necessary to design a “sacred space” before you begin
     
     
4. Centering Through Breathing
   
   
   • Examples of breathing exercises to enhance relaxation and concentration
     
     
5. Learning by Heart
   
   
   • Techniques for memorizing a poem or revisiting familiar songs, prayers, or hymns
   • Exercises for increasing the ability to visualize.
     
     
6. A Delicate Balance
   
   
   • Effective exercises for both right and left sides of the body to improve balance and coordination
     
     
7. Nice and Easy Yoga
   
   
   • Simple chair and standing poses to assist with body awareness and mind relaxation
     
     
8. A Sense of Timing: Music, Rhythm and Movement
   
   
   • Examples of using percussion instruments, music, and dance to reinforce confidence
   • Selective attention exercises to increase visual, auditory, and kinesthetic awareness
     
     
9. Reawakening the Senses
   
   
   • Incorporating the senses of smell, taste, and touch to reinforce the theme in each class
     
     
10. Carefully Choreographed Chaos
    
    
    • Four examples of thirty-minute classes to demonstrate the rhythm and flow of each segment

Epilogue