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Smith Center for Healing and the Arts
1632 U Street, NW, Washington, DC, United States
With Yael Flusberg, C-IAYT, E-RYT500, RMT, MS Enjoy a greater sense of wellbeing and enhanced energy in our gentle yoga classes. Learn various yoga postures, techniques in progressive relaxation, breathing practices, and meditation to help reduce stress, as well as balance mind, body, and spirit. Our classes are specifically designed for adults facing stress, cancer, … Continue reading Gentle Yoga For Cancer Patients
Smith Center for Healing and the Arts
1632 U Street, NW, Washington, DC, United States
Presented in partnership with Cancer Support Community This workshop will raise awareness among patients and caregivers about diagnoses, treatment options, managing side effects, coping with the psychosocial impact of neuroendocrine and carcinoid tumors, and fostering constructive dialogue with their healthcare team. Presenters will include Dr. Giuseppe Esposito, Chief of Nuclear Medicine and PET/CT and Professor … Continue reading Frankly Speaking About Cancer: Neuroendocrine and Carcinoid Tumors (NETs)
Smith Center for Healing and the Arts
1632 U Street, NW, Washington, DC, United States
with Eva & Meera The purpose of this workshop is to promote communal growth. We will experience a fusion of mystical preserved practices and a modern twist of curated poses designed to enhance togetherness. Experienced meditators and beginners alike will come away with deeper insights into the reality of “no self.” Sufi whirling is an … Continue reading Sufi Meditation and Reiki Infused Workshop
With Chef Kara Garrett This two-part class is an introduction to food choices that are shown to reduce cancer risk and improve health. Session 1 from 11:00am - 1:30pm will consist of a lecture, cooking demonstration by Chef Kara and we will enjoy a healthy lunch together. We will review nutrition components that have been shown to delay/inhibit … Continue reading Cancer Prevention in the Kitchen: Two-Part Series
Smith Center for Healing and the Arts
1632 U Street, NW, Washington, DC, United States
with Julia Rowland, Ph.D. Behavior change, why is it so hard to do? Come and learn the answer to this age-old question, along with techniques you can use to reach the goals you set for yourself. Even if you have long since given up those New Year's resolutions, it is never too late to honor … Continue reading Behavior Change: Deconstructing the Process
With Aminah Keats, ND, FABNO Learn how to safely integrate evidence-based natural medicine into an integrative oncology plan in order to reduce side effects associated with conventional treatment, support immune function and implement cancer-fighting effects. About Aminah Keats, ND, FABNO Dr. Aminah Keats is board certified in naturopathic oncology and has specialized in integrative oncology … Continue reading The Role of Natural Medicine in Integrative Cancer Care
Smith Center for Healing and the Arts
1632 U Street, NW, Washington, DC, United States
With Rebecca Wilkinson, MA, ATR-BC, LCPAT In this workshop, we will explore the challenges we have encountered and honor the process that helped us survive and even thrive in the face of such adversities. We will create shrines using small boxes with an inspiring collection of found objects and art supplies to honor our resilience and … Continue reading Creating Altars to Honor Resilience and Perseverance
Smith Center for Healing and the Arts
1632 U Street, NW, Washington, DC, United States
with Jonathan Gilbert, L.Ac. Regardless of how strong we are able to be, a cancer diagnosis creates a fundamental shift in our lives. Be it a patient, a caregiver or a colleague; the stress of this change can be difficult. Jonathan Gilbert will be looking at this stress through the lens of ancient Chinese medical … Continue reading Viewing Stress through the Lens of Ancient Chinese Medical Philosophy
Smith Center for Healing and the Arts
1632 U Street, NW, Washington, DC, United States
with Chef Cathryn Pethick Abundance, bounty, new growth: With the rise of Spring, our fresh food choices expand as the Spring markets fill with the season's best offerings. It is worth the time it takes to nourish our bodies well, and the simple pleasure of freshly-made food, vibrant, beautiful and a joy to see and … Continue reading Vibrant Spring Cooking to Nourish and Heal
Smith Center for Healing and the Arts
1632 U Street, NW, Washington, DC, United States
With Aminah Sané Ghaffar This program will focus on the ideology of Indigenous medicine from a Native American perspective. You will have a chance to experience the healing power of the Jingle Dress Dance, which is a traditional healing dance that originated from the Ojibwa/Anishinabe tribe. Through storytelling, traditional dance, singing, and drumming, experience the … Continue reading Hawk Medicine: An Insight into Indigenous Medicine Using Dance and Storytelling
With Candida DeLuise, LICSW This workshop presents evidence-based meditation techniques to help us focus and be more fully present. We will learn several mindfulness and meditation practices to deepen our relationship with ourselves and our world.
Smith Center for Healing and the Arts
1632 U Street, NW, Washington, DC, United States
with Lauren Cates, LMT & Christina Tian, LAC, CMD, DACM, BSBA, Dipl. OM Learn more about how the benefits of oncology massage, acupuncture, & acupressure in the treatment of cancer and management of cancer side-effects. About Lauren Cates, LMT Lauren is one of Healwell’s founders, its Board Chair and Executive Director. Lauren speaks around the … Continue reading Massage & Acupuncture in Integrative Cancer Care
GW Cancer Center
2150 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC, United States
With Erin Price, LGSW Developing mindfulness skills can help combat stress, anxiety, and uncertainty in everyday life. Join us for regular sessions to help you better understand and transform your mind. All experience levels welcome to attend! Location: GW Cancer Center, 2150 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20036, 1st Floor in the Katzen Board Room Erin's … Continue reading GW Mindfulness & Meditation (*Please Note Location*)
Smith Center for Healing and the Arts
1632 U Street, NW, Washington, DC, United States
This retreat is designed to empower those living with Metastatic Breast Cancer to make life-affirming changes by providing tools and knowledge in a safe and caring community of others facing a similar diagnosis. During the retreat, you will experience: *A respite from the stresses of daily life with a cancer diagnosis *Gentle, therapeutic yoga and … Continue reading Metastatic Breast Cancer One Day Retreat
Smith Center for Healing and the Arts
1632 U Street, NW, Washington, DC, United States
with Michael Lerner The healing power of love is beyond comprehension. Yet love is also one of the most complex experiences in life, yielding pleasure and pain in equal measure. Join Smith Center Co-Founder Michael Lerner to explore love in poetry, sacred texts, and archetypal psychology, drawing on Rumi, Hafiz, Jung, Hillman and others. About … Continue reading The Healing Power of Love
Smith Center for Healing and the Arts
1632 U Street, NW, Washington, DC, United States
Explore the role of nutrition in cancer care in this fun and informative cooking class. Learn the basic principles of healthy and delicious food selection and preparation.
Smith Center for Healing and the Arts
1632 U Street, NW, Washington, DC, United States
with Dr. Mikhail Kogan, MD, Deidre Orceyre, ND MSOM Lac, and Paula Querido Kahn Cannabis is becoming more widely available as a medicine in the United States as well as throughout the world. Although its medicinal use dates back thousands of years, health care providers trained in modern times during cannabis prohibition and stigmatization have very … Continue reading Medical Cannabis for Oncology Patients – Hype or Valid Integrative Tool
Smith Center for Healing and the Arts
1632 U Street, NW, Washington, DC, United States
Good Vibrations Tibetan Sound With Jameson Freeman founder of FABUM Inc. & Robert Lee, sound frequency specialist at Human Activation The ‘moment-making’ non-profit FABUM presents a Sound Bath with Crystal Ashram for an enchanting evening of restoration and inspiration. Come enjoy this uniquely designed sound and meditation program, as we allow the ancient frequencies of … Continue reading Good Vibrations Tibetan Sound
Smith Center for Healing and the Arts
1632 U Street, NW, Washington, DC, United States
Demystifying Plant-Based Protein with Chef Kara Garrett A good cancer-fighting diet utilizes plant-based protein sources, but it can often be confusing to know how to integrate them into your meals. Join Chef Kara to sample a variety of protein sources, such as tofu, tempeh, seitan and beans, learn preparation tips, and participate in a simple … Continue reading Demystifying Plant-Based Protein
