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Tami and Friends

Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery 1632 U St NW, Washington, DC, United States

with Tamara Wellons, Artist in Residence Manager at Smith Center for Healing and the Arts featuring Kinard Cherry Valentines Day 2020! Please join us for a new concert series at the gallery hosted by our very own Tamara Wellons, Artist in Residence Manager at Smith Center for Healing and the Arts and Washington, DC based … Continue reading Tami and Friends

Feel Good Foods in February

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.

Care and Choices at the End of Life

Smith Center for Healing and the Arts 1632 U Street, NW, Washington, DC, United States

with Donna Smith, JD Compassion & Choices will host a week of events to highlight the passing of the Death with Dignity Act DC Week of Compassion Tuesday, February 18th - Smith Center Presentation and Discussion Donna Smith, JD, will present her passionate work with Compassion and Choices DC to Smith Center participants. Donna's talk … Continue reading Care and Choices at the End of Life

Healing Haiku Workshop

Smith Center for Healing and the Arts 1632 U Street, NW, Washington, DC, United States

with Rick Black, an international prize-winning haiku poet Take some of your most cherished and beloved memories -- and turn them into haiku or short poems to share with others. When you're feeling low and just need an extra boost, it will help remind you of your favorite times and people. An experienced poet will … Continue reading Healing Haiku Workshop

Experiencing Our Touchstones Together: A Workshop with Helen Frederick

Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery 1632 U St NW, Washington, DC, United States

with Helen Frederick The Healing Arts Series Exploring the concept of site-specific space and working from a probe the instructor will provide, you will experiment with one element that can be repeated, expanded, or interfaced with itself to plan a small artwork. With personally defined activities derived from objects that act as touchstones, you will take a … Continue reading Experiencing Our Touchstones Together: A Workshop with Helen Frederick

Traditional Chinese Medicine: Nature and Imagery

Smith Center for Healing and the Arts 1632 U Street, NW, Washington, DC, United States

with Johnathan Gilbert, L.Ac., NCCAOM Nearly two thousand years ago a series of Chinese medical classics were written with the idea of not only treating illness but also exploring our place and meaning in the world. In this lecture Jonathan Gilbert will be looking at a few of these ideas and images and explain how … Continue reading Traditional Chinese Medicine: Nature and Imagery

Lift and Learn About Lymphedema

Smith Center for Healing and the Arts 1632 U Street, NW, Washington, DC, United States

with Danielle Ferris, MS, OTR/L, CLT 45-minute Group Exercise class. Pump It Up PINK! Features a full body workout set to upbeat music. Using The Strength ABC program, based on the PAL Trial, participants will participate in progressive weightlifting through a series of core, upper body and lower body exercises using light weights. Exercises involve … Continue reading Lift and Learn About Lymphedema

ONLINE – Naturopathic Consultations

Smith Center for Healing and the Arts 1632 U Street, NW, Washington, DC, United States

This program is being offered virtually through Zoom. with Deidre Orceyre, ND, MSOM, L.Ac. Dr. Orceyre is offering short (30m), healthy living consultations for members of the Smith Center community who may be unable to access medical integrative services in a clinical setting due to cost limitations. By Appointment Only. Naturopathic Consultations are offered in … Continue reading ONLINE – Naturopathic Consultations

ONLINE – Movement and Exercise After a Cancer Diagnosis

Smith Center for Healing and the Arts 1632 U Street, NW, Washington, DC, United States

This program is being offered virtually through Zoom. Please register here to receive the Zoom link to participate. with Michelle Stravitz and Ilana Gamerman Exercise is so important, especially if you’ve had a cancer diagnosis! Michelle Stravitz and Ilana Gamerman of 2Unstoppable will present the research and share practical guidance, tips, and resources to help … Continue reading ONLINE – Movement and Exercise After a Cancer Diagnosis

Healing Circle for People Living with Lymphedema

DC, United States

This program is being offered virtually through Zoom. Please register here to receive the Zoom link to participate. with Danielle Ferris, MS, OTR/L, CLT, Maude Fish, and Bonnie Vermillion This ongoing healing circle will focus on the unique needs that people who are living with Lymphedema face. No matter where you find yourself on your … Continue reading Healing Circle for People Living with Lymphedema

Mindfulness and the Art of Image Making

DC, United States

This program is being offered virtually through Zoom. In order to participate and receive the Zoom link, you must register here or by emailing carla@smithcenter.org with Julie McCarter In this creative workshop, you'll have the opportunity to learn and practice mindfulness through the art of image making. In a series of photographic assignments, we'll focus … Continue reading Mindfulness and the Art of Image Making

What Really Happens in the Afterlife

DC, United States

This program is being offered virtually through Zoom. In order to participate and receive the Zoom link, you must register here or by emailing carla@smithcenter.org with Debra Diamond, Ph.D. In "Diary of a Death Doula: 25 Lessons the Dying Teach Us About the Afterlife," psychic medium, and near-death experience researcher Dr. Debra Diamond presents the story … Continue reading What Really Happens in the Afterlife

Integrative Oncology 2020, for Patient and Survivor

DC, United States

This program is being offered virtually through Zoom. In order to participate and receive the Zoom link, you must register here or by emailing carla@smithcenter.org with Miles Braun, MD, MPH Integrative Medicine helps us to make skillful and healthy choices with regard to diet, exercise, sleep, connecting with others, stress reduction, and avoiding toxins. It also … Continue reading Integrative Oncology 2020, for Patient and Survivor

Thrive Tea Party

This program is being offered virtually through Zoom. In order to participate and receive the Zoom link, you must register here or by emailing carla@smithcenter.org with MaryAnn Jones Make a cup of your favorite tea and join a safe space to share our fears and bring awareness to possibilities. Listen, share, ask—whatever feels good to you. … Continue reading Thrive Tea Party

Healthy Steps Exercise Program

This program is being offered virtually through Zoom. In order to participate and receive the Zoom link, you must register here or by emailing carla@smithcenter.org with Bonnie Vermillion Healthy-Steps, Moving you to better health with the Lebed Method is a therapeutic, evidence-based exercise program originally designed for persons with or at risk for lymphedema. Because it … Continue reading Healthy Steps Exercise Program

Nurturing the Nurturer

DC, United States

This program is being offered virtually through Zoom. In order to participate and receive the Zoom link, you must register here or by emailing carla@smithcenter.org with Sylvia Sturm, EEM-CLP, RM/T In order to give care, we must remember to take care. Using the Eden Method, this class is designed to introduce caregivers to simple tools for … Continue reading Nurturing the Nurturer

Healing Practices for Creating a Body that Cancer Doesn’t Like

DC, United States

This program is being offered virtually through Zoom. In order to participate and receive the Zoom link, you must register here or by emailing carla@smithcenter.org with Laura Pole, RN, MSN, Chef Learn ways to make your body inhospitable to cancer by exploring 7 Healing Practices: Eating Well Moving More Sleeping Well Managing Stress Sharing Love … Continue reading Healing Practices for Creating a Body that Cancer Doesn’t Like

Tea and Conversation

This program is being offered virtually through Zoom. In order to participate and receive the Zoom link, you must register here or by emailing carla@smithcenter.org with Smith Center Staff Join Smith Center staff for a social hour of community and connection! Click the Zoom link to join us: https://zoom.us/j/850245946   Upcoming Dates:  June 12 (online) 

An Ephemeral Workshop Series with Carolina Mayorga

This program is being offered virtually through Zoom. In order to participate and receive the Zoom link, you must register here or by emailing carla@smithcenter.org with Carolina Mayorga Day 1: The Fundamentals of Drawing (June 15, 1:00-2:30pm) Participants in this workshop will have the opportunity to learn about 2 fundamental concepts of drawing and 2D media. … Continue reading An Ephemeral Workshop Series with Carolina Mayorga

YA Social Hour: Trivia Night

This program is being offered virtually through Zoom. In order to participate and receive the Zoom link, you must register here or by emailing carla@smithcenter.org with Erin Price, LICSW Looking for more opportunities to connect socially with other young adult cancer survivors? Show off your chemo brain and join us for a virtual Trivia Night! Participants will … Continue reading YA Social Hour: Trivia Night