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POP Gym Expansion: August 15, 2026
Here’s a new status update on the Gym!
Category: Announcements
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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 Aging
This 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.
New Class: Yoga for Parkinson’s
Yoga for Parkinson’s starts on Monday, September 14. Class meets weekly at 3pm in the POP Gym.
This class focuses on alignment, posture, balance, strength, and flexibility. Heather Faucher incorporates yoga breathing techniques that help with relaxation, anxiety, and also digestive/elimination issues that are common to PD.
Connection is Medicine: Rocky – Finding your Corner
Cinema 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 9/22/2026
The 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.
Moving Day 2026
Moving Day Santa Fe 2026 was a tremendous success this year, with over 130 active participants and over $77,000 raised by our community to support the Parkinson’s Foundation. Great work, and kudos to everyone who helped out or donated! Visit the full post to see some of our favorite photos!
Update from Parkinson’s Foundation
Exciting news about a new drug being developed to slow or possibly stop the progression of Parkinson’s Disease.
Visit https://www.parkinson.org/advancing-research/parkinsons-virtual-biotech,
read down to where it says “clinical trials” and then click on Project Ambroxol.
Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has designated April, 2026 as Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month throughout the state of New Mexico.
Santa Fe Moving Day: May 2, 2026
Moving Day Santa Fe is just around the corner: May 2, 2026! Be sure to sign up and join us for a morning of activities, presentations, and, of course, the walk itself.