PD Active Community Meeting
Date: Saturday, March 14, 2026
Time: 10:30am – 12:30pm
Location: Berkeley Methodist United Church
How ‘Magic Mushrooms’ Could Help Parkinson’s Disease Patients with Dr. Ellen Bradley
Date: Saturday, February 14
Time: 10:30am-12:30pm
Location: Berkeley Methodist United Church
1710 Carleton St, Berkeley, CA
94703
Dr. Bradley is UCSF Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.
A recent pilot study led by Dr. Ellen Bradley at UCSF found early evidence that psilocybin therapy has a strong safety profile for people with early to moderate Parkinson’s disease and that it may improve mood, cognition, and possibly motor symptoms. In this talk, Dr. Bradley will share some of the salient findings from that study and ongoing efforts to advance the research around psychedelic drugs to benefit the PD community.
The Parkinson’s Plan -Dr. Ray Dorsey
Date: Thursday, January 29
Time: 1:30pm – 3:00pm (doors open at 1:00pm)
Location: Oakland Center for Spiritual Living
5000 Clarewood Dr, Oakland, CA 94618
Ray Dorsey, MD, MBA is a neurologist, researcher, and public health advocate working to end Parkinson’s disease by addressing its root causes: toxic environmental exposures. He is the co-author of Ending Parkinson’s Disease (2020) and the New York Times bestseller, The Parkinson’s Plan: A New Path to Prevention and Treatment (2025).
PD Active Speaker Forum
Bas Bloem, The Parkinson’s Pandemic
“Why is it a Pandemic?”
Date: Saturday, December 13
Time: 10:30am-12:00pm
On Zoom
Professor Bloem will help us understand… What makes a pandemic? Why is PD now a pandemic? Any relief in sight? What can we do about it?
Annual Fall Gathering in the Park
See old friends, and meet new ones at PD Active’s Annual Outdoor Fall Gathering
Date: Saturday, October 11
Time: 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Location: Live Oak Park, 1275 Walnut St., Berkeley
NEW! In-Person Tai Chi Class
Instructor: Otto Dittmer
When: Saturdays at 1:30pm
The in-person Tai Chi classes will begin putting the upper and lower body together with combination Tai Chi Sets. Tai Chi is wonderful for memory retention, balance and freedom of movement.
All levels are welcome, prior experience not required. Please register.
Parkinson’s Disease and the Environment: Causes & Prevention with Dr. Sam Goldman (UCSF)
Date: Saturday, August 9
Time: 10:30am, in person
Location: BMUC: 1710 Carleton St., Berkeley, CA 94703
Sam Goldman, MD, MPH, is a Professor in the Division of Occupational, Environmental, and Climate Medicine and the Department of Neurology at the University of California San Francisco.
Welcome New Board Member
We are pleased to welcome David Edelson to the PD Active Board of Directors.
African Americans and Friends Living with Parkinson’s
Walk in the Redwoods
Date: Friday, Jun 6, 2025
Time: 10:30am
Location: Redwood Regional Park
Join other African Americans and friends living with Parkinson’s on this walk through the trees in beautiful Redwood Park.
PD Active Spring Info Fair in the Park
Date: Sunday May 18, 2025
Time: 1:00 – 3:00pm
Location: Lake Temescal Park, Oakland
Learn about classes and resources in the community. Meet the instructors. See old friends and make new ones.
Can you help? Contact Cathy Ball at programdirector@pdactive.org if you can volunteer.
To become a member of PD Active, please complete our community membership information and registration form.
