Funded by Roger & Delores Odell Family Trust
A Peer- Based Community
Within our social network there is a group of individuals who share a common goal of living well with PD. Together we promote and sustain a well-organized flow of knowledge. This knowledge is distributed across networks that can extend around the world.
We assist individuals who have experienced a disorienting dilemma, have already changed their habits of mind, and are now at the stage of planning a course of action. We are here to guide you to acquire the knowledge to carry out this new plan, to explore and try new roles, and to build self-efficacy within these new roles and relationships.
We have embraced a systems mindset and understanding of human dynamics. Our team- centered approach values, invites, and encourages all perspectives through fun, joyful, and stimulating communicative discourse. This approach has led individuals of all ages, ethnicities, orientations, and PD symptomology to join our community.
Black belt in Tang Soo Do Karate, ISSA certified personal trainer, and corrective exercise specialist. Living with early onset PD since 2012. Currently leading 3 Brain Blast teams.
200 hours of yoga instructor training, certified Ayuverda instructor. In progress- Ayuverdic Habits coaching, Holistic health aficionado. She will be leading Spanish speaking teams. Living with early onset PD since 2017.
Parkinson's advocate. NASM certified Corrective Exercise Specialist, Founder of Rock Steady Boxing Edgewater Chicago. Living with PD since 2015.
Rock Steady Boxer, co-founder of Row to Slow Parkinson's, and a mental health therapist. Living with young PD since she was 19.
Founding member of Row to Slow Parkinson's, Ace certified group fitness instructor, certified Rock Steady boxing instructor, and a juggling enthusiast. Living with early onset PD since 2012.
Parkinson's advocate. Founding member of Parkinson's Si Buko. Dispelling the myth that PD isn't a witchcraft it's a science. Boxing & Tai Chi instructor. Recipient of World Parkinson Congress (WPC) award for contribution to the Parkinson's community.
Currently 5.0 ranked pickle ball player and defending champion in her region since 2019. Living with early onset PD since 2017. Led her 1st Brain Blast team funded by Kirk Gibson Foundation.
Parkinson's advocate and founder of Can't Shake Me. Living with early onset PD since 2019.
Parkinson;s avocate, podcaster, and exercise enthusiast. Founder of Radio Parkies and the Chief Podcast Officer of Young Onset Parkinson's Network (YOPN) Living with early onset Parkinson's since 2006.
Parkinson's advocate, exercise enthusiast, and business mogul. Founder of Ping Pong for Good.
Parkinson's advocate, writer, and cycling enthusiast. Associate editor in chief of the Quiver. Living with early onset PD since 2019.
Human movement educator & Parkinson's advocate. NASM certified personal trainer,corrective exercise specialist, Senior fitness, fitness nutrition, sports performance, & behavior change. Barefoot training specialist, a dancing aficionado, poet turned rapper. Living with PD since 2016.
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An inside perspective on the Train 2 Train community and Brain Blast Cognitive Rehabilitative Team Training from one of the heads trainers in this community.
An inside perspective on the Train 2 Train community and Brain Blast Cognitive Rehabilitative Team Training from one of the heads trainers in this community.
An inside perspective on the Train 2 Train community and Brain Blast Cognitive Rehabilitative Team Training from one of the heads trainers in this community.