JULIE WORDEN is a teacher with Dance for PD and the Muhammad Ali Foundation. She is a
Global Ambassador with the PMD Alliance, where you can find her classes, Moving the CHI with
PD and Tranquilidad de Espíritu in the archived library. This class is a combination of Tai Chi,
Laughter Yoga and Dance in both English and Spanish. She is an advocate for Parkinson’s
Disease, leading events internationally for PD Awareness. She was a dancer with the Mark
Morris Dance Group for 18 years and lives in Brooklyn, NY.
Global Ambassador with the PMD Alliance, where you can find her classes, Moving the CHI with
PD and Tranquilidad de Espíritu in the archived library. This class is a combination of Tai Chi,
Laughter Yoga and Dance in both English and Spanish. She is an advocate for Parkinson’s
Disease, leading events internationally for PD Awareness. She was a dancer with the Mark
Morris Dance Group for 18 years and lives in Brooklyn, NY.
JULIE WORDEN
Moving the CHI with PD & ET, Tranquilidad de Espíritu, Dance for PD Instructor
EXPERIENCE:
Professional Dancer of the Mark Morris Dance Group, 1994 - 2011
Dance for PD Teacher, 2011 – present
Dance for PD, ÚNITE! En Español, 2021 – present
Tranquilidad de Espíritu (Tai Chi, Yoga de Risa y Baile), Creator and Instructor
- Muhammad Ali Foundation, 2021 – present
Moving the CHI with PD, private and group instruction, 2020 – present
CERTIFICATIONS/ TITLES:
Dance for PD Instructor, 2011
PADI Scuba Divemaster, 2011
Kundalini Yoga Instructor, 2013
Biodynamic Cranial Sacral Therapy, 2015
Laughter Yoga Instructor, 2020
PMD Alliance Global Ambassador, 2023
LECTURES/ DEMONSTRATIONS:
Weill Cornell, NYC Laughter Session, 1/20/2021
ALL IN Conference, DC, Moving the CHI with PD, 10/2022
Parkinson’s Foundation, PD GeneUcs en Español: Movement Break, 11/2022
PMD Alliance Archived DemonstraUons in English and en Español, 11/2022
Todos Juntos por el Parkinson, San Antonio, TX: Tranquildad de Espíritu, 4/19/2023
Renew! Retreat Bethlehem, PA : Moving the CHI, 4/30/2023
Renew! Retreat Corbin, KY: Moving the CHI, 9/23/2023
World Parkinson’s Congress, Barcelona: Tranquilidad de Espíritu, The Music Spot, 7/5/2023
ADVOCACY:
116th ST Festival, Spanish Harlem, NYC : PD Awareness (Bi-Lingual), 6/10/2023
Established Compadres in NYC: A collective of Spanish speaking PD Experts:
Doctors, Professors at Columbia University, Teachers in Dance/ Tai Chi/ Boxing/
Speech/ Music, Foundation Directors, UN Translators, PWPD
Moving the CHI with PD & ET, Tranquilidad de Espíritu, Dance for PD Instructor
EXPERIENCE:
Professional Dancer of the Mark Morris Dance Group, 1994 - 2011
Dance for PD Teacher, 2011 – present
Dance for PD, ÚNITE! En Español, 2021 – present
Tranquilidad de Espíritu (Tai Chi, Yoga de Risa y Baile), Creator and Instructor
- Muhammad Ali Foundation, 2021 – present
Moving the CHI with PD, private and group instruction, 2020 – present
CERTIFICATIONS/ TITLES:
Dance for PD Instructor, 2011
PADI Scuba Divemaster, 2011
Kundalini Yoga Instructor, 2013
Biodynamic Cranial Sacral Therapy, 2015
Laughter Yoga Instructor, 2020
PMD Alliance Global Ambassador, 2023
LECTURES/ DEMONSTRATIONS:
Weill Cornell, NYC Laughter Session, 1/20/2021
ALL IN Conference, DC, Moving the CHI with PD, 10/2022
Parkinson’s Foundation, PD GeneUcs en Español: Movement Break, 11/2022
PMD Alliance Archived DemonstraUons in English and en Español, 11/2022
Todos Juntos por el Parkinson, San Antonio, TX: Tranquildad de Espíritu, 4/19/2023
Renew! Retreat Bethlehem, PA : Moving the CHI, 4/30/2023
Renew! Retreat Corbin, KY: Moving the CHI, 9/23/2023
World Parkinson’s Congress, Barcelona: Tranquilidad de Espíritu, The Music Spot, 7/5/2023
ADVOCACY:
116th ST Festival, Spanish Harlem, NYC : PD Awareness (Bi-Lingual), 6/10/2023
Established Compadres in NYC: A collective of Spanish speaking PD Experts:
Doctors, Professors at Columbia University, Teachers in Dance/ Tai Chi/ Boxing/
Speech/ Music, Foundation Directors, UN Translators, PWPD