ALL CLASSES ARE OFFERED FREE OF CHARGE
Yoga for PD
two classes offered: Tuesdays 3pm-4:15pm or Thursdays 1:30pm-2:45pm
at Piedmont Yoga (3966 Piedmont Ave, Oakland)
- Yoga for people with Parkinson’s Disease. Advanced registration is required. Both the Tuesday and the Thursday classes are now full, but we have started a waiting list.
- Open to all. For more info. or to sign up for the waiting list, please call (510) 658-8899 or send email to yoga@pdactive.org.
Dance for PD
Every Wednesday, 11:15am-12:30pm at Berkeley Ballet Theater
(2640 College Avenue, Berkeley)
Every Thursday, 10:30am-11:45am at Danspace
(473 Hudson Street, Oakland)
- Classes combine elements of modern dance, ballet, social dancing and improvisation to create an enjoyable, stimulating, non-pressured artistic experience. Presented in association with Mark Morris Dance Group. Please note: dance classes are offered in two locations, each of which offers two or three classes per month. Participants may register for either series, space permitting.
- Open to all; no dance experience is necessary; advance registration is required. To register or for more info., please call (510) 479-6119 or send email to dance@pdactive.org.
PD Salon
Monthly, every 1st Sunday 2pm-4pm
please contact us for location and directions
- A monthly opportunity for people in the PD community to share their writing and other art forms – current or from earlier times – with a generous audience of fellow parkies, family and friends. Hosted by Toby Simon in a Berkeley private home with refreshments provided.
- Open to all. For location and more info., please call (510) 848-8744 or email salon@pdactive.org.
PD Support Group
Monthly, every 3rd Thursday 3pm-5pm
at the Mable Howard Apts., 2nd floor Community Rm. (1499 Alcatraz Ave., Oakland)
- A space to share our experiences in a safe setting so we can learn from each other and become stronger.
- Open to anyone with PD. For more info., please call (510) 525-1623 or email support@pdactive.org.
Heart Circle
Monthly, every 2nd Saturday 10:30am-Noon
Please contact us for location and directions.
- Using the simple tools of guided meditation, and a talk and share vehicle called a Heart Circle, we can support each other through the ups and downs of Parkinson’s and share with each other what is going on in our hearts.
- Open to anyone with PD. For more info. or to participate, please contact Scott Holloway at (510) 967-5414 or heart@pdactive.org.
The Tremolos – PD Chorus
Every 2nd, 3rd and 4th Wednesday 10:30am-Noon
Piedmont Gardens, 110 41st St. at Piedmont Ave., Oakland
- Come and join the Tremolos, our PD Active chorus, conducted by Oakland chorus leader Lauren Carley. Learn breath control, pronunciation and new songs; improve your speaking and sing!
- Open to all. For more info., please contact Ann Chandler at
(510) 549-0748 or chorus@pdactive.org.
Keep Moving
Monthly at times and locations to be determined
- Want to get more exercise into your life? Interested in appropriate aerobic activities? What’s available locally? We welcome all who would like to join other members of our PD Active community in a variety of seasonal outdoor excursions and activities to join our “Keep Moving” email list. More info. and details will be forwarded to you!
- Open to all. For more info. or to be added to the Keep Moving email list, please call Jenifer at (510) 548-6007 or send an email to brklyjil@aol.com.
Brainworks (on hiatus for April)
Fridays 1:30pm-3:30pm
at Temescal Arts Center (511 48th St. at Telegraph, Oakland)
- This workshop with Erika Gimbel, MFT, incorporates vocalizations, breathing exercises, and improvisational games to stimulate liveliness and get you connecting, projecting and expressing.
- Open to all. For more info., call (510) 479-6119 or email dance@pdactive.org.
Photo by Fraser Bonnell
