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Chair Yoga

Connect body and mind. You are invited to relax deeply as we move through a series of gentle seated and supported poses that promote self-care.

Prostate Cancer Support Group

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

This monthly support group, in partnership with the GW Cancer Center, is designed for adult patients/survivors diagnosed with Prostate cancer.

CANCELLED – Move Your Lymph

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

If stress, surgery or cancer treatment have created swelling in your body, this class is for you. Join and move your lymph!

Gentle PM Yoga

Enjoy a greater sense of well-being and enhanced energy through yoga postures, techniques in progressive relaxation, breathing practices, and meditation.

Survivorship Support Group

This group is for cancer survivors who have completed their primary cancer treatment(s) and are now either post-treatment or on maintenance medication.

Knitting on the Couch

Trained volunteers provide knitting instruction and quality materials in an effort to foster wellness, comfort, and community.

CANCELLED – Qigong

An all levels introduction to the practice of Qigong including discussion, movement and an energetic transmission and meditation.

In-Person Energy Balancing

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

Bring the subtle energies of your body back into balance with a half-hour of stress-reducing relaxation to calm the body and enhance your well-being.

Energy Balancing

Bring the subtle energies of your body back into balance with a half-hour of stress-reducing relaxation to calm the body and enhance your well-being.

Radical Writing Space

Join us for inspiring writing prompts and time to write and share your experience of putting your most radical emotions, feelings, and experiences on paper.

En Persona: Nueva Vida Grupo de Apoyo (en Español)

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

En Smith Center, Nueva Vida tendrá grupos de apoyo que se enfocan en el apoyo al trauma asociado con el diagnóstico de cáncer.

Stitched Together

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

Gathering in community as many have done for centuries, share ideas for using needle and thread to bring joy and creativity to our everyday lives.

Painting for Life

By intentionally focusing on the emotional process rather than the artistic product, participants are able to unleash their creative powers and produce striking works that have the power to heal and awaken.

CANCELLED – Painting for Life

By intentionally focusing on the emotional process rather than the artistic product, participants are able to unleash their creative powers and produce striking works that have the power to heal and awaken.

The Mindful Cancer Journey

This group will examine a different topic each week relevant to members' lives. We will explore meditation and mindfulness practices that can be applied to life experiences in a supportive way.

Room for Grief

If you’ve lost a loved one, a healing circle for those in grief is an opportunity to share what’s on your heart and mind, to listen, and be listened to deeply and generously.