Knitting on the Couch
Trained volunteers provide knitting instruction and quality materials in an effort to foster wellness, comfort, and community.
If you have a problem accessing our program calendar, please email programs@smithcenter.org. We will be happy to talk about our program offerings and assist you with registration.
Trained volunteers provide knitting instruction and quality materials in an effort to foster wellness, comfort, and community.
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.
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.
Start getting ready for the weekend (or end your day ...) by practicing some gentle hatha yoga to explore letting go of what no longer serves you.
Dance and music can heal your mind, body and soul. This is a 1 hour dance class set to a carefully curated musical playlist that will inspire and elevate
The virtual support group is for Black Women who have been diagnosed with any stage of Breast Cancer.
En Smith Center, Nueva Vida tendrá grupos de apoyo que se enfocan en el apoyo al trauma asociado con el diagnóstico de cáncer.
A demand-driven, patient-led support group for young women and men (diagnosed between the age of 18 - 45ish) with metastatic breast cancer in the DMV.
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.
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.
Specifically, mindfulness helps you access the ability to be non-judgmental, compassionate, patient, present and aware. Join a slightly different guided meditation each week based in mindfulness.
Our cancer support group provides opportunity to explore your cancer experience in a safe group setting and to connect with others facing similar challenges.
The loss of a parent from cancer brings with it many complex feelings. Sadness, anger, and regret are just a few of the feelings you may experience.
This group, led by a licensed psychologist, is designed to provide cancer caregivers with the opportunity to meet other caregivers, learn about useful tools for self-care, and explore ways to thrive in the caregiving role.
Come together as an LGBTQIA+ community for a weekly morning meditation sit.
This monthly support group is designed for adult patients/survivors diagnosed with Leukemia or Lymphoma. The group will incorporate education lectures coupled with emotional support.
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.
A peer-led virtual support group for parents who are newly diagnosed, in active treatment or in survivorship.
Enjoy a greater sense of well-being and enhanced energy through yoga postures, techniques in progressive relaxation, breathing practices, and meditation.
This group is for previvors who have an elevated predisposition for a cancer diagnosis or those who have tested positive to cancer genetic markers.