POP Santa Fe Community Home Page
Last updated on August 16, 2026.
POP Santa Fe is a thriving hub of movement, connection, and hope – open six days a week and dedicated to supporting people living with Parkinson’s disease. It is Northern New Mexico’s premier center for Parkinson’s wellness, collaboration, and community.
This site provides information about our community support groups and related activities.
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Announcements
- POP Gym Expansion: August 15, 2026Here’s a new status update on the Gym!
- Flash! In-Person meetings and PD Cafe now every week!Karen St. Clair has volunteered to lead a weekly in-person meeting, every Thursday from 1:30pm – 2:30pm. Our calendars have been adjusted to show the new schedule.
- 48th Annual Conference on AgingThis year’s event will take place at the Glorieta Conference Center September 23 – 24 and is presented by the Aging and Long-Term Services Department (ALTSD). This year’s conference theme is “Caring Across Generations”. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage in informative sessions, recreational activities, and get connected with important resources.
- Stress-Busting Program for Family Caregivers starts 9/22/2026The Stress-Busting Program (SBP) for Family Caregivers™ is a program that provides support to family caregivers of people with chronic illness. It is proven to:
- Reduce caregiver stress
- Reduce anxiety
- Reduce anger/hostility
- Improve quality of life
The program runs for 9 weeks, 90 minutes per week, via Zoom. Classes meet 12:30-2:00pm. Registration is required.
Upcoming Events
Indoor Pickleball
August 19 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm MDT
Pickleball combines exercise and social interaction, so it is perfect for people with Parkinson’s. There's no charge for the Pickleball session, but the daily admission fee to GCCC (typically $1.00 for seniors on Wednesday) will need to be paid.
Find out more »PD Cafe with Karen St. Clair
August 20 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm MDT
PD Cafe is now our weekly in-person support group meeting! Certain meetings will have a speaker, usually on the second Thursday of the month. Otherwise, the meeting is open discussion where you can bring the topic of your choice, provide your wisdom and suggestions to others and share information.
The experts are in the room!! Facilitated by Karen St. Clair.
Find out more »PMDA: Care Partners Connect
August 20 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm MDT
Care Partners Connect is a national support group, sponsored by the Parkinson's & Movement Disorders Alliance (PMDA), with care partners joining from all over the country via Zoom. Subscribe to the PMDA newsletter to be reminded.
Find out more »Pickleball Canceled
August 26 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm MDTPD Cafe with Karen St. Clair
August 27 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm MDT
PD Cafe is now our weekly in-person support group meeting! Certain meetings will have a speaker, usually on the second Thursday of the month. Otherwise, the meeting is open discussion where you can bring the topic of your choice, provide your wisdom and suggestions to others and share information.
The experts are in the room!! Facilitated by Karen St. Clair.
Find out more »PD Clubhouse: Dance for Parkinson’s with Elli Hindmarch
August 29 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm MDT
Learn elements of Argentine Tango with a little Swango thrown in! We will start off with some warm up exercises. Then we'll pair up for changing weight in place, the tango walk or "caminata," while stepping to varying rhythms around the room. We'll practice a simple figure, the baldosa, to various types of tango music, then add some swing steps to create a fusion of the dance styles, called Swango.
Elli began partner dancing in May of 1998 at the teen center in Santa Fe, NM and fell in love with this art form! She is passionate about Lindy Hop, Argentine Tango, Swango, and Blues Fusion. Elli has since taught, danced and performed in these styles and in places as far flung as Argentina & Sweden.
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