Cancer Support Activities

Cancer Support Programs offers ongoing support activities where you can get to know other patients while building skills or participating in mind/body activities. 

• Registration is not required, but it’s best to call ahead to inform the staff and to get any other information. 
• Family members and friends are welcome. 

Body and Mind 

Observer Mind
Second and last Monday of each month, 6 to 7 p.m.
Via Zoom video/teleconference

Thoughts and feelings greatly affect a person’s mood, stress level, and peace of mind. Research shows more and more that they also affect how the body functions.

In this activity, you’ll learn and practice a series of short meditations designed to help you observe your thoughts and feelings. By observing, you’ll become less controlled by these thoughts and feelings. You’ll be able to see things more clearly and gain power and choice. This also opens the door to greater self-discovery and awareness.

Intentional Wellness — Breath, Sound, & Motion
First and third Monday of the month, 6 to 7 p.m.
Via Zoom video/teleconference

Learn easy meditative Qigong and Dao Yoga movements and techniques that incorporate breathwork, vocalizations, and visualizations to support overall health, healing, and longevity. They reduce stress and anxiety, enhance blood circulation, increase energy, and improve overall emotional balance. 

Chair Yoga
Thursdays, 5 to 6 p.m.
Via Zoom video/teleconference

Yoga exercises while seated help you increase strength, flexibility, and mobility and improve breathing and increase mindfulness.

BEAM — Body • Energy • Awareness • Movement
Wednesdays, 4 to 5:30 p.m.
Via Zoom video/teleconference

This weekly class presents a series of low-impact exercises, some set to music, designed to help you: 

• Activate and loosen the joints
• Isolate, stretch, and strengthen muscles
• Free up and fine-tune movements
• Improve coordination
• Tune into and release body tension
• Focus on balance and weight shift
• Feel and unify energy throughout the body

There can be a fine line between exercise, Tai Chi, dance, and meditation. This class crosses all the lines. The overall goal is awareness of internal energy and greater awareness, comfort, and ease with the body.

Handiwork 

Arts & Crafts
Third Thursday of each month, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Moakley Building, 3rd Floor

Each month, participants learn how to make a fun, simple craft that they can take home. No experience necessary. All materials are provided. Come share a laugh and get creative! All materials, dinner, and parking validation are provided.

Knitting 
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Nutrition 

Cooking Lessons
For patients with cancer or sickle cell disease
Second Tuesday of the month, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Via Zoom video/teleconference
 
Visit the Teaching Kitchen’s class schedule and click on the day’s class in the calendar. Follow the instructions to view the day’s recipe and ingredients, and to sign up.