Carol Rosenstein

Carol Rosenstein is an educator and pioneer in the field of holistic mind-body medicine. After her career as a chiropractor, she became interested in total mind-body health and acquired a Master's in Transformational Psychology to help her further delve into alternative and complementary medicine.

Carol is the Co-Founder & Executive Director of Music Mends Minds.  This nonprofit uses music to help elders cope with neurodegenerative diseases across the globe.

Carol's husband, Irwin was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 2006, which later digressed into dementia. Carol and Irwin felt their lives slipping away while dealing with the adversities of Parkinson’s Disease and early dementia.

In 2014, Carol enrolled Irwin in the UCLA Alzheimer’s and Dementia Patient Care program. It's when he began playing the piano for participating students and adults, something miraculous happened. Within just weeks, it was clear that playing music empowered him. He became more aware, responsive, confident, energetic, talkative, and hopeful.   Later that year, Carol launched Music Mends Minds and the organization’s inaugural band, The 5th Dementia.

Carol will be sharing her stories about how Music Mends Minds.

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