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05/22/2026

Attention to all PD fighters and athletes in the NYC area. We’ve teamed up with Dr. Lice Ghilardi and her team at CUNY to bring you the first Moving Brains “PD training fitness camp” as part of her NIH grant. It is a pilot program to assess the compliance and feasibility of our outpatient exercise fitness program, compared to traditional models. It’s 3 times a week, 4 hours each day for 5-6 weeks. Our first session starts in June and almost full, but no worries! We’ll be running another camp in the Fall and 2-3 camps per year for the next 3 years.

There is space for a few more for June, so if interested, reach out asap! Our PD fighters and athletes expect more so we’re delivering more! Call or email us for more information.

Moving Brains = Better Movement for Better Living.

05/05/2026

Si tienes el mal de Parkinson en Nueva York y quieres tomar control como campeon, ven y tratanos. Cerebros En Movimiento (Moving Brains) es una organizacion creada por un doctor Latino y junto a un equipo profesional de atletas, proveen entrenamiento de ejercicios supervisados y de alta calidad. Todos los Miercoles de 11am a 1pm nos reunimos en . De 2025 a 2026, hemos contado con la ayuda de para continuar el entrenamiento de gratis los Miercoles y si calificas, ayudamos con transportacion (por un programa especial de ) Que esperas? Unete que te esperamos!

Cerebros en Movimiento: Mejor Movimiento para Mejor Vivir!

If you have Parkinson’s disease in New York City and you want to take control, join us every Wednesday from 11am to 1pm and train like a champion! From 2025 to 2026 we’ve counted on to provide help, ensuring our Wednesday training is free to the Parkinson community and to allow us to provide help with transportation to those that qualify, one of our biggest barriers to attendance. We’ve partners with to provide OMNY cards to those that qualify.

Moving Brains: Better Movement for Better Living!

04/29/2026

Parkinson’s Unity Walk 2026! Thanks for inviting us the second year in a row to perform on stage. Thanks to all our PD athletes, Moving Brains staff and student volunteers from who showed up. It means the world to us. It was also great meeting new and old friends, and we still missed many people!

Moving Brains is for people with Parkinson’s and other neurological conditions who expect more, and want it now! Challenge yourself and join us!

04/29/2026

04/17/2026

Serious about fighting Parkinson’s?
See Moving Brains in action.
April 25, 2026 • 11:15 AM
Naumburg Bandshell
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01/30/2026

Another Moving Brains session in Trinity. This time we see it through “Snow vision”, the point of view of the legendary , providing pad work, comedy and his unique philosophies to our fighter. A day at Trinity is never the same!

We also see our fighters with athletic director, John Duddy getting in rhythm, all at various of their journey. Always in movement, always in control. That’s why they might have PD, but they own it and are Moving Brains athletes!



P.S. If you listen carefully, John reveals Martin’s phone number, but please don’t pass along! Martin is usually training, curating photo from Trinity in the roaring ‘20s (lots of tough kids!), helping people with their mental health (in different ways!) or in church.

01/30/2026

Another Moving Brains session in Trinity. This time we see it through “Snow vision”, the point of view of the legendary , providing pad work, comedy and his unique philosophies to our fighter. A day at Trinity is never the same!

We also see our fighters with athletic director, John Duddy getting in rhythm, all at various of their journey. Always in movement, always in control. That’s why they might have PD, but they own it and are Moving Brains athletes!



P.S. If you listen carefully, John reveals Martin’s phone number, but please don’t pass along! Martin is usually training, curating photo from Trinity in the roaring ‘20s (lots of tough kids!), helping people with their mental health (in different ways!) or in church.

12/31/2025

Moving Brains has a lot to celebrate and a lots of people to thank in 2025! We’re also excited and looking forwards to Moving Brains Together 2026!

We surpassed our goal of $15,000 with the online campaigns and private donations, which will be matched by a private donor! Thank you to everyone who contributed. Your belief in our vision means the world!

There is still chance to support and donate!

We mean business and we got the stats to prove it! We’ll soon post our year in review (no space here!) but with your continued support we’ll continue expanding to get to your neighborhood and add more fighters to our roster. This year our family grew, we made new friends and mostly importantly, our fighters added quality years to their lives by becoming stronger and more resilient themselves. We were lucky enough to witness their hard work and dedication, and to them, we toast for a stronger and healthier 2026!

To Alan, Altagracia, Angela, Art, Beth, Blossom, Christian, Doug, Ed, Eloise, Fabiola, Fimia, Francisco J., Francisco P., Janet, Joan, Joe, Jon, Jonathan, Judy, Karen, Keith, Larry, Lisa, Maria, Miguel, Miwa, Nazario, Pat, Paul, Pedro S., Pedro V., Rachel, Rafael, Raul, Silvia, Susie, Tom, Victor M., Victor S. and Virginia.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

From the Moving Brains Family: Jose, John, Angie, Djibril, Nick, Jason, Bethina and all the other trainers, people and groups that support us!

12/12/2025

New York City. One last tasting before the year ends! One of the biggest surprises of 2025. Take advantage! Even our fitness/boxing trainers are tasting and coming back (that should tell you something!).

But no worries. Next year we’re coming stronger!

A Taste of Dance will be WEEKLY in 2026 . No experience needed but be prepared to challenge your brain and body! Thanks to all the good people at Steps that opened their doors. We are truly honored to be among such a vibrant community!

Please JOIN, SUPPORT, DONATE AND/OR SPREAD THE WORD!!! 👍🙏💪🎁🗣️

If you are fighting PD and plan to visit NYC next year, especially for a Broadway show, consider this extra treat. Come train with a Broadway dancer, and the classes will also be available online (the first Moving Brains online!). If you try it and like it, you can continue at home.

We are proud to have Alan Onickel, a Moving Brains fighter, as our dance teacher. Alan has been fighting Parkinsonism and recovering from a near-fatal car accident in South Africa. After his “forced” retirement, he has been healing and back to teaching internationally, so we are truly honored to witness his return to the school he taught for 30 years, .

Come for the tasting of tap dancing and theater jazz styles, broken down in bite size chunks everyone can follow, but still be prepared to challenge your 🧠!

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12/05/2025

Moving Brains Together fundraiser. It was a great honor to finally meeting Dr. Ray Dorsey, bestselling author of “The Parkinson’s Plan!” and to welcome him to join our boxing class. Together we can knock out Parkinson’s!!
1st pic: Dr. Ray Dorsey + Djibril Diakite, pro boxer and trainer
2nd pic: Dr. Cabassa, founder of Moving Brains, Parkinson doctor, and John Duddy, athletic director, WBC Continental Americas and IBA Middleweight Champion
3rd pic: Dr. Ray Dorsey + Angie Lee

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