POP Santa Fe Community

Rock Climbing for PD
2026-02-21 14:00 - 15:30, 2026-03-21 14:00 - 15:30, 2026-04-18 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Denver) | Santa Fe Climbing Center, 3008 Cielo Court, Santa Fe, NM, United States
Parkinson’s meetup @ClimbSantaFe

Starting on Saturday 1/24 (and every following 3rd Saturday of the month), the Santa Fe Climbing Center will have open climb time from 2 – 3:30 for everyone in the PD community. Learn more…

Indoor rock climbing is a total-body workout that requires problem solving in the moment. It’s great exercise and open to everyone – PwP, care partners, friends, volunteers and coaches. All participants must sign the waiver. Many thanks to Andre, the owner of the SF Climbing Center, for setting this up for us!

PD Clubhouse: Chair Feldenkrais with Serina Carrasco
2026-02-28 13:00 - 15:00 | Punching Out Parkinson’s (POP Santa Fe) Gym, 2019 Galisteo Suite B2, Santa Fe, NM, 87505, United States
Serina Carrasco

The Feldenkrais Method is a gentle modality developed to improve our everyday movement and heal chronic pain. The primary way we do this is through bodily awareness and re-learning how to move from a place of skeletal stability so the muscles don’t have to work so hard.

Indoor Pickleball
2026-03-02 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-03-04 13:00 - 14:00 | Genoveva Chavez Community Center (GCCC), 3221 Rodeo Road, Santa Fe, NM
RSVP to pickleball@popsantafe.org.

Indoor Pickleball
2026-03-09 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-03-11 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-03-16 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-03-18 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-03-23 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-03-25 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-03-30 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-04-01 13:00 - 14:00 and 6 more dates | Genoveva Chavez Community Center (GCCC), 3221 Rodeo Road, Santa Fe, NM

Support Group: Advocacy Updates and Discussion
2026-03-12 13:30 - 14:30 | Punching Out Parkinson’s (POP Santa Fe) Gym, 2019 Galisteo Suite B2, Santa Fe, NM, 87505, United States
This month includes updates on state and national advocacy activities followed by general group discussion. The originally planned program on Neuroacupuncture is now scheduled for June 11.

PD Clubhouse: Tai Chi for Self-Defense (Part 1)
2026-03-28 13:00 - 15:00 | Punching Out Parkinson’s (POP Santa Fe) Gym, 2019 Galisteo Suite B2, Santa Fe, NM, 87505, United States
Jill Basso of Desert Sage Tai Chi

Jill Basso has been a Tai Chi instructor since 1996. She was a Tai Chi competitor from 1997 to 2004, and earned 3 gold medals in Tai Chi form and push hands, as well as silver and bronze medals in fixed, restricted step and moving push hands. You may have seen Jill teaching Tai Chi outdoors in the Rose Park on Don Gaspar.

Open Mic Comedy Night
2026-04-01 19:30 - 22:00 | Punching Out Parkinson’s (POP Santa Fe) Gym, 2019 Galisteo Suite B2, Santa Fe, NM, 87505, United States
We’re kicking off Parkinson’s Awareness month with a night of open-mic comedy to support POP Santa Fe!

Free admission or sign up and be part of the show😆.

Sign up starts at 7:30pm

Vendor tables are available for $25 for anyone who has something to sell. Register here!

PD Clubhouse: Tai Chi for Self-Defense (Part 2)
2026-04-04 13:00 - 15:00 | Punching Out Parkinson’s (POP Santa Fe) Gym, 2019 Galisteo Suite B2, Santa Fe, NM, 87505, United States

Recently diagnosed (Part 1 of 3): Let’s Talk Parkinson’s with Gordon Woods
2026-04-09 13:30 - 14:30 | Punching Out Parkinson’s (POP Santa Fe) Gym, 2019 Galisteo Suite B2, Santa Fe, NM, 87505, United States
Gordon Woods, MD

This 50-minute session will provide a brief, broad overview of PD (Parkinson’s disease). Questions will include: What is PD? What are the symptoms of PD? How is PD treated, and what can I do to care for myself? If time allows there may be a brief overview of the five major classes of medications used to treat PD. Following the presentation and there will be open discussion time.

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.

*Disclaimer. The information presented during these sessions is intended for informational purposes only. Any information provided shall not be considered advice, a recommendation, or guidance. We are providing information for the attendee to consider and are not responsible for the use of the information by the attendee.

Recently diagnosed (Part 1 of 3): Let’s Talk Parkinson’s with Gordon Woods
2026-04-23 13:30 - 14:30 | the Santa Fe Zoom Room

Afternoon Movie Meet-Up at Sky Cinemas : The Birdcage
2026-04-25 14:00 - 17:00 | Sky Cinemas – Railyard, 1606 Alcaldesa Street, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
The movie that received the most votes is The Birdcage so that will be the feature for our Movie Meetup on Saturday, April 25th at 2pm!

If you plan to join us, please RSVP (if you haven’t already) to santafe@rsbaffiliate.com and pay ahead of time – $10/person cash or check made out to POP Santa Fe.🍿📽️
