My Brain Has A Mind of Its Own, a MTP film, shines a light on the transformative role of movement, dance, creativity, and community for people living with Parkinson’s and other neurodegenerative challenges.
Thanks to the extraordinary generosity of Dame Jackie/Warner Family Charitable Fund, the Yohena-Rao Trust, the Palakurthi Family, Dan Eckles, Ellen C. Miller, Tanya Renne, Wendy Morgan and many other contributors to make this film possible.
Select Fall Events
2026 BRAIN Health Fair
Friday, October 2 | 11:00 a.m.—2:00 p.m.
Presented by the BRAIN Health Center of the Rockies. The MTP documentary trailer will be shared in collaboration with music therapist, Dr. Leah Quiller, PhD.
Colorado State University Dance Theatre
Friday, October 16 | 6:30 p.m.| Free
University Center for the Arts, Fort Collins
Open to the public. A panel discussion featuring MTP participants and music therapy and occupational therapy faculty and students will follow the screening.
CSU Center for Healthy Aging
Thursday, October 22 | 5:00 p.m. | Free
Introduced by CSU Provost Dr. Lise Youngblade, this event is open to the public as well as CSU faculty and students working in aging, Parkinson’s, movement disorders, wellness, and related fields. A Q&A will follow the screening.
Parkinson Association of the Rockies — Webinar
A virtual screening and program presentation for the Parkinson Association of the Rockies community, followed by Q&A.
Happy New Year! We are grateful for a full and engaging 2025 and looking forward to more programming and community connections in 2026.
Some highlights from 2025 and things to look forward to in 2026!
- Increasing class sizes! We had 70 people joining our classes in 2025 (both in person and virtually)!! That's amazing!
- We started a new program in Jackson, Wyoming! Working with the local support group there, The Teton Parkies and collaborating with Dancers' Workshop, we are excited to have a new program there.
- Lisa visited Steamboat for a check in on the program there and did some training for an expanding program for Movement classes for adult learners in the area.
- We embarked on a film project highlighting the magic that happens in our classes – thanks to filmmaker and creative, Charlie Theobald, for your expertise and vision. We look forward to more filming in February 2026!
- Always celebrating our partnership with CSU Music Therapy and CSU Occupational Therapy faculty and students. You all add SO much to our classes!We lookforward to continued collaborations this spring!
- Upcoming research proposals/projects!! Stay tuned!
Caitlynn teaching and reaching to the sky with enthusiastic participants!
CSU Center for Healthy Aging August Newsletter!
Great story on our program. Thank you to director Nicole Ehrhart, and the staff of CHA for providing such a wonderful home for MTP. Thankful also to the collaboraing programs/colleges across the university as well as our community to bring a rich and fullfilling program to the university and surrounding communities!
MTP is presenting and performing at the Museum of Art (201 S. College Ave.) in downtown Fort Collins THIS FRIDAY, Sept. 20th 6:00pm.
We are joining a month long exhibition featuring the work of NEUROPONG participants. Artwork is available for purchase as a fundraiser!
Learn about our program and share in a dance that we created to music performed by one of our participants, Deborah Noland on flute and partner Susan Zevenberger on harp. The event is free and open to the public.
MTP was invited to Yale University to The International Symposium on Embodied Cognition.
Invited by Dr. Martha Eddy, an international advocate of Somatic Movement Education & Therapy and speaker on Health, Wellness, and the BodyMind connection. Honored to be attending and presenting! Saturday, April 13th!
MTP hosted Heidi Hackler, Naturopathic & Functional Wellness Coach, for SLEEP, HYDRATION & ELIMINATION. Click on the image to watch the presentation. Thanks Heidi for bring your expertise and wisdom to our group.
This was a part of our Parkinson's Awareness Month activities!
