At The Wellness Community, we encourage participants to become partners with their healthcare team in their efforts to live as well as they can. One important tool in that endeavor is information. There is so much information available but it is often hard to sort through and know what is appropriate for your specific situation.
Whether you are interested in some scientific aspect of your cancer, in mind-body techniques for managing side effects, or experiences that will help you gain a new perspective, there are workshops for you.
Upcoming workshops in May and June are:
Pilates
Fridays, May 4, 11, 18, 25, 1:30 – 2:25PM. RSVP
Join Paula Wood, owner of Boston Pilates, Inc. and certified instructor and learn the basic Pilates Mat Exercises in this gentle yet invigorating class. You will be introduced to the Principles of Pilates and how they are applied to movement. This includes good body alignment, controlled movement and proper breathing. Strengthen your core muscles while gaining flexibility and having fun! Paula’s message is clear: strive to achieve inner strength and self-awareness. The confidence you develop from feeling strong in your body, mind and spirit will carry you through the challenges ahead.
Nia
Mondays May 7, 14, 21, 1:00 PM. RSVP
Join Eliza Yawnick, certified Nia instructor, for a new and exciting class! Nia is a mind, body, spirit fusion fitness class. Nia combines the beauty and grace of a variety of dance practices, the strength from yoga and pilates, and the spirit of all kinds of world music. Come sweat, dance, kick and move your way into a healthier and happier you! All fitness levels are welcome. Elisa brings her background training in Modern, Jazz, and African dance to her classes as well as her studies of Aikido and yoga. Each class is filled with her love and passion for Nia, healing, music, and movement.
Safe and Sustainable Gardening
Tuesday, May 8, 6:30 PM RSVP
Join Craig Ramsdell from Thayer Nursery in Milton and begin your spring garden planning. Sustainable gardening means using organic products and native plant material to garden. Using organic products, like composts and naturally occurring oils and insects, as well as native plants allows you to have a successful and productive garden without the use of chemicals and pesticides.
Volunteer Appreciation Night.
Wednesday May 9, 6:30 PM RSVP
A small organization like ours depends heavily on the good will of friends who come to volunteer their time and talents. TWC invites anyone who has been a volunteer here over the past year to come and celebrate your contributions to making our organization work. If you have volunteered in any way - at the front desk, delivering calendars, helping out with administrative tasks, facilitating newcomers meetings, going to health fairs for us, coming to special events as a volunteer, coordinating and filming the new TV show - please join us!
Beyond Survival: A Life Coaching Workshop for Young Adults
Wednesdays, May 9 – June 27, 7:00 – 9:00 PM, RSVP for the series
Being diagnosed with cancer before the age of 40 presents unique challenges in the arena of evaluating life goals. In this 8 week program participants will explore the lessons from their cancer experience, articulate their values and life purpose, identify inner strengths and obstacles, and define personal goals. The program is for those who have been out of active treatment for 6 months or more and were diagnosed before the age of 40. Please plan on attending all 8 sessions. Facilitated by 10 year cancer survivor and certified life coach Tracy Fitzpatrick.
Memoir Writing
Wednesdays, six sessions, beginning May 9, 1:00 – 3:00PM. RSVP
Join writer and teacher Peggy Rambach, editor of “All That Matters: Memoir from The Wellness Community - Greater Boston”, for this 6 week workshop. You will have the opportunity to record and dramatize your past, as well as navigate the complexities of the present. With Ms. Rambach’s guidance and the camaraderie of class members, you will read your work-in-progress for discussion, affirmation and critique, and then revise it as a means of learning techniques in a way that provides insights to both you and your readers. Class size is limited.
Pottery Design
Wednesdays, May 9,16,23,30, 2:00 – 3:00 PM RSVP
Join Carolyn Wilson from The Clayroom in Brookline, for a "paint your
own pottery" class. Michelle is a recent graduate of Colby-Sawyer college with a special interest in art therapy. In the course participants will receive instruction and guidance in painting pottery. Ceramic items, paints and tools will be provided. The
pieces, after being painted, will be then glazed and fired off-site. Finished pieces are dishwasher and microwave safe. Each week a new piece will be featured. Create a gift for a lived one for a special gift for yourself. Enjoy a mid-week opportunity for creativity, relaxation and fun.
The Basics of Aromatherapy
Tuesday, May 22, 6:30PM. RSVP
Join Cher Kore of Kameleon Healing and learn which essential oils help heal particular emotional and physical symptoms. This class offers easy to understand methods of how to add aromatherapy to everyday life: Bath/Shower, Perfume/Cologne, Massage, Skin & Hair Care, Diffusing, Home Cleaning, Laundry, and more. We will concentrate on the gentler, less stimulating essential oils which are better while recovering from illness. Aromatherapy Safety issues will be discussed. Questions will be answered along the way and at the end of the class. Detailed hand-outs will be provided for students to take home for easy reference.
A Day Away Retreat
Thursday, May 24, 9:30AM-3:30 PM RSVP
This day long retreat will be held in a quiet setting in Concord, MA. We will practice strategies for managing daily life with cancer including a selection of the following: journal writing, art work, nature and/or a labyrinth walk, yoga, guided imagery and meditation. Led by Claire Willis, LICSW.
I Can Cope: Taking Charge of Money Matters
Thursday, May 31, 6:30 PM. RSVP
Join Marla Hoffman, Registered Representative, New York Life Insurance Company for an informative presentation about that very difficult subject: money! Through the use of the American cancer Society curriculum on taking charge of money matters, and drawing on her own expertise as a financial advisor, Marla will present information that will provide answers to common questions about finances Taking Charge of Money Matters is designed to help people with cancer and their loved ones find answers to these and other personal finance questions and prepare themselves to address their money concerns.
Exercise: A Key Ingredient In Breast Cancer Recovery
Wednesday, June 6, 7PM. RSVP
Breast cancer treatment can make even the most active of us lose strength and motivation for exercise. In this workshop, Laura Kelley, PT,MA,CLT, Senior Physical Therapist and Certified Cancer Exercise Specialist at Spaulding Outpatient Rehabilitation Center in Framingham will discuss research that supports the benefits of exercise for those who have been treated for cancer. Whether you exercised in the past or not, Laura will help you think about how to incorporate regular exercise into your life and what precautions you need to be mindful of.
Presented in collaboration with Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Thrive.
Women’s Empowerment Luncheon – Back by popular demand!
Friday, June 15, 12:30 – 2:30 PM RSVP
Join us for a delicious lunch and inspirational talk by Michaela Gagne, 2006 Miss Massachusetts. Michaela speaks about her experience discovering in high school that she had a life threatening heart condition, Long QT Syndrome, a genetic syndrome that claims thousands of lives every year, often during athletic competition. She talks about losing her passion, sports, and the way she was able to look at life and recognize that which she did have, not the things she no longer had. Her talk focuses on the reality that each one of us has to find our own distinct way of fighting through life’s challenges. Michaela began competing in pageants and pursuing a life-long platform issue involving heart disease. She works with various organizations as a volunteer and national spokesperson. As a result she has been able to be a support to other survivors and give courage to those who are facing difficult decisions regarding health matters.
Look Good Feel Better
June 19, 5:30-7:30. Please RSVP by June 1
Join stylists coordinated by the American Cancer Society to learn how to use make-up, scarves and wigs to enhance physical appearance during cancer treatment.
Healthy Cooking with Whole Foods
Monday, June 24, 6:30 PM. RSVP
Healthy and delicious meals can be created without hours of work. Join Sal Arciniega of Whole Foods Market and learn how to use health-promoting foods to produce a meal that will delight your senses and not take all day to prepare! Using readily available ingredients, Sal will discuss how to balance flavors and nutritional values to produce something that looks and tastes beautiful and helps your body to feel strong and healthy.
Cancer Advocacy Now! Advocacy Training Session
Thursday, June 28, 6:30 PM RSVP
Join representatives from The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship to learn how to be a voice for people with cancer. This session will describe how advocacy works and explain how the self-advocacy skills people with cancer learn to get the best care for themselves can be activated for public interest advocacy to change our healthcare system. Participants will engage in training focused on cancer care and treatment. From speaking up for yourself, to letter writing, phone calls and meeting with elected officials, you will be given the tools to be heard.
The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship is the oldest survivor-led cancer advocacy organization in the country and a highly respected authentic voice at the federal level, advocating for quality cancer care for all Americans and empowering cancer survivors.
Click HERE for a calendar with specific dates and times of upcoming events at Wellness Community.
RSVP is requested for Educational Workshops - to RSVP for a program, call us at (617) 332-1919 or RSVP online HERE.
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