POP Santa Fe Community Home Page
Last updated on June 1, 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
- Connection is Medicine: Rocky – Finding your CornerCinema Therapy: Rocky – Finding Your Corner. This is a new online program created especially for the Rock Steady Boxing community: Beginning Wednesday, August 5, from 1:00–2:30 p.m. Pacific, the class will meet online (via Zoom) for 16 weeks. The class uses scenes from Rocky, music, guided conversation, improvisation, and creative writing to help participants explore their own lives through the stages of the Hero‘s Journey. View the complete post for more information.
- 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
Outdoor Pickleball at Romero Park
July 22 @ 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.
Find out more »PD Cafe with Gordon Woods
July 23 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am MDT
PD Cafe with Gordon Woods is an informal, roundtable conversation on the full range of topics related to PD. This will be an open session chat with Gordon, and a great opportunity to ask questions about PD.
Gordon Woods is from Las Cruces, NM and studied chemistry (BS 1974), microbiology, medicine (MD 1980), and internal medicine (board-certified 1984). He joined the faculty of UC, Davis (1989), U.IL (1996), U.AZ (2004), and the TTUHSC Paul L. Foster School of Medicine in TX (2009). Dr. Woods has been managing his own PD diagnosis since 2011 and retired to Santa Fe, New Mexico in 2021. He enjoys music, traveling, writing, and, of course, boxing.
Find out more »WE ARE GOING BIG!!!
July 23 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm MDT
JOIN US FOR TEENIORS INTRODUCTION VIA OUR ZOOM ROOM
Are you having trouble with a particular app on your phone? Do you want to change your FONT size so you can see it better? Maybe you would like a new app that might help you manage your meds or prepare a grocery list?
In this session, we will be introduced to the Teeniors program via ZOOM. Teeniors are tech-savvy teen & young adults who help seniors (or any- aged person) learn technology through one-on-one, personal coaching. Whether it’s a smart phone, computer, or software, it is the goal of Teeniors to empower you to connect with your loved ones, engage with your community, and the world through technology, while providing paid, meaningful jobs for youth.
Learn more at their website.
Trish, the founder of Teeniors in Albuquerque will introduce us to Teeniors and explain how this concept came about and how they can help our Parkinson’s Community learn to use their cell phone apps, computer programs and more. AND we're not finished …
On July 25th, from 1:00pm - 3:00 pm at our PD Clubhouse, we will have a hand's-on working session with Teeniors where they will physically help you learn and understand the programs and apps on your smart phone, lap top or IPad which you may be having difficulty with. Remember to bring your devices! Mark this on your calendar! It's also going to be our Sledgehammer and Slices party to kick-off the demolition/construction of our gym Expansion!!!!! YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS ANY OF THIS.
Pizza and refreshments for this event are graciously provided by AbbVie.
Find out more »PD Clubhouse: Teeniors Workshop + Sledgehammers & Slices Party
July 25 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm MDT
We were introduced to Teeniors of Albuquerque in our ZOOM ROOM on July 23rd and now, they are physically coming to our gym for and hands-on Teeniors Workshop. Bring your smart phone, laptop and IPad.
Teeniors are tech-savvy teens and young adults who will help our PD community learn technology through one-on-one, personal coaching. Whether is a smart phone, computer, or software, it is the goal of Teeniors to empower our people to connect with their loved ones, engage with your community and world through technology, while providing paid, meaningful jobs for these young people!
Here is the Teeniors link: Teeniors®: (505) 600-1297 - Tech Support for Seniors
BRING YOUR DEVICES!
And after you have learned how to utilize your apps - you can knock down a wall to kick-off the construction of our exciting gym expansion! Pizza and refreshments will be sponsored by AbbVie.
Find out more »Outdoor Pickleball at Romero Park
July 29 @ 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.
Find out more »PD Cafe with Gordon Woods
July 30 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am MDT
PD Cafe with Gordon Woods is an informal, roundtable conversation on the full range of topics related to PD. This will be an open session chat with Gordon, and a great opportunity to ask questions about PD.
Gordon Woods is from Las Cruces, NM and studied chemistry (BS 1974), microbiology, medicine (MD 1980), and internal medicine (board-certified 1984). He joined the faculty of UC, Davis (1989), U.IL (1996), U.AZ (2004), and the TTUHSC Paul L. Foster School of Medicine in TX (2009). Dr. Woods has been managing his own PD diagnosis since 2011 and retired to Santa Fe, New Mexico in 2021. He enjoys music, traveling, writing, and, of course, boxing.
Find out more »Caregivers Support Group: Late Stage Parkinson’s
August 3 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm MDT
Support group for those caring for someone with late stage Parkinson's, typically 10 years or longer or for someone with MSA, PSP or CBD. Call or email Karen St. Clair if you have questions.
Outdoor Pickleball at Romero Park
August 5 @ 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.
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