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SUMMARY:Gentle PM Yoga
DESCRIPTION:This program is being offered virtually through Zoom. In order to participate and receive the Zoom link\, register by clicking the RSVP button above or by emailing programs@smithcenter.org.\nYou will receive the Zoom information no later than the morning of your program.\nwith Yael Flusberg\, C-IAYT\, E-RYT500\, RMT\, MS\n\n\nEnjoy a greater sense of well-being 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.\n\nOur classes are specifically designed for adults facing stress\, cancer\, or other illness and are open to anyone interested in attending. All levels are welcome.\n\nAnd\, check out Yael’s contribution to CONNECT\, Smith Center’s community-minded newsletter\, called “Nurturing Resilience” on our YouTube channel!\n\n\n\nYael’s Gentle Yoga Class Meets Weekly on Tuesdays from 6:00 – 7:15pm ET.\n\nSuggested Donation for 1 Class: $10\n\nSuggested Donation for 1 Month of Classes: $25\n\nIn addition\, our yoga classes are listed with the National MS Society and we welcome patients and caregivers of those with multiple sclerosis to our gentle yoga classes.\n\nOur programs are also open to the community\, and tailored to meet the needs of people affected by cancer. Classes and workshops are free or low cost on a pay-as-you-can basis\, ensuring that our programs are accessible to everyone.\n\n\n\nAbout Yael Flusberg\n\nYael Flusberg first came to yoga hoping she could get rid of stuff\, namely the ways life’s stresses and traumas had become painfully embodied. Fifteen years and thousands of layers of release later\, yoga continues to teach her how to make strategic\, creative\, and life-nourishing choices. Trained as an integrative yoga therapist\, Yael’s classes blend active with receptive states of being\, and are both insightful and lighthearted. Off the mat\, she is a coach\, writer and energy therapist. Since 2005\, Yael has taught yoga classes at area hospitals\, libraries\, workplaces\, schools\, and yoga studios. As an integrative yoga therapist (E-RYT500) she facilitates both group and individual yoga therapy sessions\, working with people dealing with a variety of conditions including cancer\, digestive disorders\, diabetes\, eating disorders\, fibromyalgia\, hypertension\, mental health challenges (including depression\, anxiety\, grief and trauma)\, rheumatoid arthritis\, scoliosis\, and sports injuries. She currently teaches a weekly therapeutic class for people living with cancer and their caregivers on GW’s campus. More info: www.yaelflusberg.com
URL:https://smithcenter.org/program/gentle-pm-yoga-07-18/
LOCATION:1632 U Street\, NW\, Washington\, 20009\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cancer Retreats,Cancer Support
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SUMMARY:Healing Circle for Metastatic Breast Cancer Thrivers 45+
DESCRIPTION:This program is being offered virtually through Zoom. In order to participate and receive the Zoom link\, register by clicking the RSVP button above or by emailing programs@smithcenter.org.\nYou will receive the Zoom information no later than the morning of your program.\nwith Lisa Hahn\n\nThis healing circle is for people who are 45 and older who are living and thriving with Metastatic Breast Cancer. This peer-led circle will provide a safe place to connect\, support and share with one another.\n\n\n\nWhat is a Healing Circle?\n\nHealing Circles bring together small numbers of people impacted by a condition or circumstance to share experiences and harvest collective wisdom.  Healing Circles is a peer-led process by which people support each other through deep listening and shared learning. When working at its best\, this collaborative conversation model leads to authentic and deep connectivity and can create wisdom and healing for participants.\n\nThis Healing Circle will meet Monthly. Meetings will alternate between the 3rd Tuesday of the month (6:30-8:00pm ET) and the third Friday of the month (11:30am-1:00pm ET).\n\n\n\nAbout Lisa Hahn\n\n\nLisa Hahn was diagnosed with MBC de novo in the Fall of 2019. In addition to working full-time and attending doctor appointments\, she is always looking for a new exercise class and tries to maintain a consistent yoga and pilates practice. Her background in the arts as a former ballet dancer and arts council program officer have given her a strong appreciation for the arts and she is a regular attendee at the Smith Center. She lives in Alexandria with her husband\, two teenage boys and two cats and you can follow her on Instagram @dancingwithmbc
URL:https://smithcenter.org/program/healing-circle-for-metastatic-breast-cancer-thrivers-45-07-18/
CATEGORIES:Cancer Support
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SUMMARY:2Unstoppable Moving Meditation
DESCRIPTION:To register\, visit https://2unstoppable.org/events/month/2023-07/.\n\n\nMoving Meditation with Elyce Neuhauser\n\nEveryone has their own style and rhythm\, and this unique class of movement\, breath\, and energy helps you understand and make peace with your natural flow.  Consider meditation your personal inner sequence\, just like a vinyasa.  In this practice\, we’ll learn to align our outer movements with deeper\, intuitive energies.  Join Elyce as she guides you through breathing\, moving\, and relaxing so that you can thrive.\n\n\n\nAbout 2Unstoppable\n \n2Unstoppable is a non-profit whose mission is to encourage and support exercise among women who have had a cancer diagnosis. Free online fitness buddy matching\, oncology fitness resources\, and community events at www.2unstoppable.org. Please visit https://2unstoppable.org/events/ for a list of upcoming events.
URL:https://smithcenter.org/program/2unstoppable-moving-meditation-07-19/
LOCATION:1632 U Street\, NW\, Washington\, 20009\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cancer Retreats,Cancer Support
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SUMMARY:Meditation and Mindfulness
DESCRIPTION:This program is being offered virtually through Zoom. In order to participate and receive the Zoom link\, register by clicking the RSVP button above or by emailing programs@smithcenter.org.\nYou will receive the Zoom information no later than the morning of your program.\n\nwith Jessica Gelfarb\, MSW\, LICSW\n\n\n\nDeveloping 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.\n \nAll experience levels are welcome to attend! Open to patients\, survivors\, caregivers\, medical professionals and the community. This group welcomes all levels\, including those who have not tried Mindfulness and Meditation before.\n \nThe group is hosted by and offered in partnership with the GW Cancer Center.\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Mindfulness & Meditation Group meets twice a month on Wednesdays from 2:00-2:30pm ET.\n\nUpcoming Sessions:\n\n 	July 19\n\n\n\n\nAbout Jessica Gelfarb\, MSW\, LICSW\n\n\n\n\n\nJessica is a licensed clinical social worker who has experience working with patients and families facing a range of medical diagnoses in both inpatient and outpatient settings.  She received her undergraduate degree in psychology from University of Michigan and her masters degree in social work from University of Maryland with a focus on clinical and medical social work. Jessica recently joined the team at the George Washington University  cancer center as an oncology social worker. Prior to her role at GW Jessica worked extensively with organ transplant patients at Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute and co-led the institute’s transplant support group. She has also spent time working on cardiology and intensive care units throughout her career.  Jessica initially became interested in pursuing oncology social work after attending the Association of Oncology Social Work’s annual conference a number of years ago as well as observing first- hand the widespread impact that cancer has on so many individuals and families.   She is passionate about partnering with patients in order to provide psychosocial and emotional support as they navigate their diagnosis and treatment.  
URL:https://smithcenter.org/program/meditation-and-mindfulness-07-19/
LOCATION:1632 U Street\, NW\, Washington\, 20009\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cancer Support
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SUMMARY:Knitting on the Couch
DESCRIPTION:This program is being offered virtually through Zoom. In order to participate and receive the Zoom link\, register by clicking the RSVP button above or by emailing programs@smithcenter.org.\nYou will receive the Zoom information no later than the morning of your program.\nwith Project Knitwell and Friends\n\nJoin us weekly to enjoy knitting in a safe and welcoming environment. Knitting can provide a respite from one’s immediate situation\, serve as a way to productively pass the time\, and have a positive effect on reducing stress symptoms.\n \nKnitting is:\n\n 	relatively easy to learn\,\n 	requires no artistic talent or prior experience\,\n 	portable\,\n 	and results in a useful product.\n\nSometimes referred to as the “new yoga” — plain and simple — knitting is good for you.\n \nTrained volunteers will provide knitting instruction and quality materials in an effort to foster wellness\, comfort\, and community. Beginner and experienced knitters are welcome. Starter kits are available\, as is a small selection of yarn and knitting supplies.\n \nStone Soup Films and Project Knitwell created a beautiful 3-minute video highlighting the health benefits of knitting. Watch the video here!\n\n\n\nOur Knitting Circle meets Weekly on Wednesdays from 3:00 – 4:30pm ET.\n\nOur programs are open to the community and tailored to meet the needs of people affected by cancer. Classes and workshops are free or low cost on a pay-as-you-can basis\, ensuring that our programs are accessible to everyone.\n\n\n\nLooking for more intimate knitting instruction? Check out Project Knitwell’s new program\, Knitwell in the Cloud\, for ongoing\, one-on-one knitting instruction via Zoom.\n\n\n\nAbout Project Knitwell\n\n\nProject Knitwell offers knitting as a tool to promote wellness and help people cope with stressful situations at more than a dozen hospital and community settings.\n\nAll of Project Knitwell’s programming is provided by volunteers\, and services and supplies are provided free of charge to the people we serve.\n\n\n\n\n\nProject Knitwell volunteers provide knitting instruction and quality materials in an effort to foster wellness\, comfort\, and community among those we serve.
URL:https://smithcenter.org/program/knitting-on-the-couch-07-19/
LOCATION:1632 U Street\, NW\, Washington\, 20009\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cancer Support,Arts & Creativity
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230719T183000
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Smith Center for Healing and the Arts
DESCRIPTION:This program is being offered virtually through Zoom. In order to participate and receive the Zoom link\, you must register using the RSVP button above or by emailing olivia@smithcenter.org.\n\nWith Thelma D. Jones & Lisa Simms Booth\nAre you interested in learning more about the true meaning of healing and the importance of community for cancer patients? If so\, join the Thelma D. Jones Breast Cancer Fund (TDJBCF) for the fifth consecutive year as they welcome “An Evening with Smith Center for Healing and the Arts” on Wednesday\, July 19\, at 6:30 pm. You can join via Zoom or the TDJBCF Facebook .\n\nSmith Center for Healing and the Arts\, a nonprofit health\, education\, and arts organization located in the heart of U Street\, NW\, focuses on whole person care and is a leader in the nationwide movement to promote the use of the arts in healing. Smith Center’s mission is to develop and promote healing practices that explore physical\, emotional\, and mental wellness and lead to life-affirming changes.\n\nBack by popular demand\, the support group meeting will be emceed by Lisa Simms Booth\, Executive Director\, Smith Center for Healing and the Arts. During the meeting\, Lisa will lead a robust conversation with Smith Center colleagues\, Erin Price OSW\, (Young Adult & Psychosocial Support Program Director)\, Kiersten Gallagher (Cancer Support Program Director) along with our friend from CancerChoices\, Laura\nPole\, MSN\, RN\, OCNS\, (Senior Clinical Consultant).\n\nYou’ll hear about the true meaning of healing and the power of the 7 Healing Practices which can be pathways to restoring your mind\, body and spirit during cancer. This evening will focus on providing hands-on information that you can use to improve your physical\, mental and spiritual well-being.\nAbout Lisa Simms Booth\n\n\nLisa Simms Booth comes to Smith Center following a nearly twenty-five year career in media\, politics and advocacy. Lisa has always had a servant’s heart and has aspired to do work that improves the lives of others or empowers them to advocate for positive change. She has previously worked at LISTEN\, Inc.\, The Alliance for Justice\, Time Dollar Institute\, Children’s Defense Fund\, Democratic National Committee and the National Rainbow Coalition.\n\nIn 2003\, Lisa started working at FasterCures\, a center of the Milken Institute\, which focuses on the systemic barriers to faster discovery of better treatments and cures for diseases including cancer. At the same time of getting this new job\, Lisa’s mother Lucille was diagnosed with ovarian cancer.\n\nThroughout her 14-year tenure at FasterCures in various leadership roles in partnership development\, external affairs\, and operations\, she created programs that brought together pharmaceutical\, biotech\, philanthropic\, and non-profit communities with the aim to make the system work better for patients. While working at FasterCures\, Lisa was also living the roller coaster ride of treatment and remission with her mom which had a profound impact on her. Her mom’s eight-year journey and passing led to Lisa’s passion for cancer advocacy and she dedicates her work with patients to her mom with the hope that she can make this journey better for patients and their families.\n\nThis dedication served her well in her role as Senior Director of Patient and Public Engagement at the Biden Cancer Initiative\, where she worked prior to joining Smith Center. At BCI\, she helped define the organization’s advocacy outreach and collaboration strategies. She also led the design and coordination of the Biden Cancer Collaborative\, which mobilized the cancer patient and advocacy community around key priorities\, promoting\, and sharing tried and tested approaches to addressing common problems. In addition\, Lisa served as the staff lead for BCI’s Patient Navigation Working Group which was focused on exploring ways to make patient navigation more accessible to cancer patients.\n\nShe is a Pittsburgh native and a graduate of Michigan State University. Lisa lives in Silver Spring with her husband Bryan and their beloved dog\, Taz. She’s an avid sports fan and loves music\, going to the theater\, and spending time with friends. She is active in the music ministry and community outreach efforts for her church\, Metropolitan AME.\nAbout Thelma D. Jones\n\n\nThelma D. Jones’ work has been fundamental to civic and youth activism and raising awareness of breast health. She is an award-winning community activist\, breast cancer survivor\, advocate and founder and board chair of the Thelma D. Jones Breast Cancer Fund. Diagnosed in 2007 with a rare (unknown primary) and aggressive form of breast cancer (HER2+)\, her treatment regimen included chemotherapy\, surgery (lumpectomy) and radiation. Jones is a seasoned volunteer with the American Cancer Society (ACS) and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACSCAN).  In the former capacity she has spoken both locally and nationally\, delivering the message of early detection\, prevention\, treatment and hope to thousands of women\, men and young girls. As the recently retired DC State Lead Ambassador for ACSCAN\, Jones has lobbied both national and local public officials for funding of tobacco control and cancer research. In April 2010\, she established the Thelma D. Jones Breast Cancer Fund Support Group\, the signature program of the Thelma D. Jones Breast Cancer Fund in Southwest DC. Focusing primarily on the historically less served communities\, the support group has contributed significantly to providing a safe and secure place for emotional support for breast cancer survivors and caretakers to discuss and share their journeys\, hear a range of highly skilled acquire information and resources\, and give voices to those who are struggling in silence with their diagnosis.\n\nRecognized for her long-time civic activism and advocacy\, Jones has been featured extensively in the media where she speaks candidly about her cancer journey and her desire to turn her challenge into an opportunity to help others. She is the recipient of numerous awards and recognitions\, including the Mayor’s Award for Community Service in the Category of Lifetime Achievement and the prestigious White House Champion of Change Award. In June 2016\, Jones was selected by ACSCAN to represent the organization at the White House’s Moonshot Summit\, and in Septembers\, she was recognized with the 2016 State Lead Ambassador of the Year Award by ACSCAN.\nAbout Laura Pole\n\n\nLaura Pole is an Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist and Health Supportive Chef who has been providing integrative oncology clinical care\, navigation\, consultation and education services for over 35 years. Her interest in integrative cancer care began way before the field was well-known. She has spent years learning about complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) so that she could help both patients and clinicians become aware of safe and effective therapies to weave into conventional cancer care. She is also helping shape the practice of culinary translation—helping people with practical ways to translate a diet prescription into delicious healthy food. Laura’s earliest passion in oncology care has been helping people manage pain and other distressing symptoms. Along with that\,  she helps people talk about and choose care that aligns with their goals\, wishes\, and values.\n\nLaura is Director of Nourishment Education Programs and retreat head chef for Smith Center. She is the  Co-Creator and Co-Coordinator of Smith Center for Healing and the Arts’ national training in integrative oncology patient navigation. She is Senior Researcher for Commonweal’s “Beyond Conventional Cancer Therapies” project to provide patients\, clinicians and researchers with the best available resources for integrating conventional and integrative cancer therapies. Laura also manages the “Media Watch Cancer News That You Can Use” Listserv for Smith Center and serves as the senior clinical consultant for CancerChoices\, a free online web resource that gives information and guidance in integrative Cancer Care. For most of her career\, Laura has also been consulting with and educating patients and professionals in palliative care and advance care planning.\nAbout Erin Price\, MSW\, LICSW\, OSW-C\n\n\nErin serves as Smith Center’s Director of Young Adult and Psychosocial Support Programs. She is trained in Integrative Patient Navigation\, a Project LEAD graduate\, and holds a Masters in Social Work. A seven-year breast cancer survivor\, Erin is passionate about providing support and community to other cancer survivors\, especially young adults. She works with Smith Center’s DC Young Adult Cancer Community and is also actively involved in the cancer community through Young Survival Coalition\, Critical Mass\, the Georgetown Breast Cancer Advocates\, National Breast Cancer Coalition\, and the DC Cancer Action Partnership.\nAbout Kiersten Gallagher\n\n\nKiersten has served as the Cancer Support Program Director for Smith Center since 2014. Before coming to Smith Center\, she had the privilege to serve individuals and families living with cancer at Wellness House of Annapolis. Kiersten aims to offer programs to reduce stress and help participants to see the world we live in from different perspectives. She thoroughly enjoys teaching yoga and creativity classes at Smith Center and encourages gentle movement and creativity in the healing process. Kiersten is a certified yoga instructor through Yoga Alliance and also has her YCAT (Yoga Therapy in Cancer and Chronic Illness) Professional Certification through the Integral Yoga Academy. She has completed Patient Navigation training through Smith Center’s Institute for Integrative Oncology Navigation and has also completed the Commonweal Healing Circles: Advanced Cancer Support Training. Kiersten is also certified in CLIMB®(Children’s Lives Include Moments of Bravery) a program that aims to build upon the strengths of children and increase his/her ability to cope with stress associated with a parent’s illness. She believes in a holistic approach to healing\, human relationships and is grateful for each and every day. Kiersten has also completed the Compassion Cultivation Training – CCT™ an 8-week program\, developed at Stanford University\, with insights and techniques from psychology\, neuroscience\, and contemplative practice. In her spare time\, you may find Kiersten laughing with friends\, cycling\, taking art classes\, practicing yoga and spending time with her husband Shane\, son Liam\, and dogs Beans and Pablo.
URL:https://smithcenter.org/program/an-evening-with-smith-center/
CATEGORIES:Cancer Support
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SUMMARY:In-Person Energy Balancing
DESCRIPTION:We are now offering 3 in-person Energy Balancing appointments weekly. Registration is first-come-first-served. At this time\, you are welcome to reserve one in-person appointment per month.\nThe available time slot(s) for this date are below. \nIf you wish to receive energy balancing in-person more regularly\, please email olivia@smithcenter.org. We will add you to our waitlist and you will be notified if any there are any cancellations. \nwith Sylvia Sturm\n\nOur Energy Balancing Program addresses the subtle energies of our body. When these energies are out of balance\, all our body systems can become askew. One key to bringing us back into balance is deep relaxation. This is just what our volunteers provide – a half-hour of stress reducing relaxation to calm the body and enhance our well-being.\n\nMost likely you are familiar with many of the body’s systems such as the respiratory system\, the digestive system\, the endocrine system\, the skeletal system and so on. But are you aware that we also have subtle energy systems\, systems that cannot be seen\, cannot be measured\, cannot be felt. Perhaps you know of some; the most familiar are the aura (also known as the biofield)\, the meridians\, the chakras.\n\nThese subtle energy systems were very familiar to the ancients. They used them regularly to bring the body into energetic balance. When the body’s energies are in balance\, we function at a higher vibration and are more relaxed\, more joyful\, more centered and able to enjoy life more productively. Many of the age-old techniques are now being used to bring calm to the body and to optimize one’s well-being.\n\n\n\nIn-Person Energy Balancing is offered Weekly on Thursdays in 1/2 hour appointments.\n\nBy appointment only. \n\nTime slots:\n\n 	Time slot #3: 2:20-2:50pm ET\n\n\n\n\nAbout Sylvia Sturm\n\n\nSylvia Sturm\, EEM-CLP\, RM/T\, heads our Energy Balancing volunteer team. Sylvia is a Certified Eden Energy Medicine Clinical Practitioner and a Reiki Master Teacher. For many years she has managed a Reiki Volunteer group at a seniors’ residence and has served for 6 years as a Reiki volunteer in GWU Hospital. She is delighted to now work with a dedicated and wonderful team to address the balancing of one’s subtle energies in order to allow the body to completely relax. She has an independent practice in Kensington\, MD. To learn more about Sylvia and subtle energies\, please visit her website www.sylviasturm.com.
URL:https://smithcenter.org/program/in-person-energy-balancing-07-20/
LOCATION:1632 U Street\, NW\, Washington\, 20009\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cancer Support
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SUMMARY:Energy Balancing
DESCRIPTION:The Energy Balancing team continues to offer distance sessions. If you wish to receive\, please email olivia@smithcenter.org.\nwith the Energy Balancing Team\n\nOur Energy Balancing Program addresses the subtle energies of our body. When these energies are out of balance\, all our body systems can become askew. One key to bringing us back into balance is deep relaxation. This is just what our volunteers provide – a half-hour of stress reducing relaxation to calm the body and enhance our well-being.\n\nMost likely you are familiar with many of the body’s systems such as the respiratory system\, the digestive system\, the endocrine system\, the skeletal system and so on. But are you aware that we also have subtle energy systems\, systems that cannot be seen\, cannot be measured\, cannot be felt. Perhaps you know of some; the most familiar are the aura (also known as the biofield)\, the meridians\, the chakras.\n\nThese subtle energy systems were very familiar to the ancients. They used them regularly to bring the body into energetic balance. When the body’s energies are in balance\, we function at a higher vibration and are more relaxed\, more joyful\, more centered and able to enjoy life more productively. Many of the age-old techniques are now being used to bring calm to the body and to optimize one’s well-being.\n\n\n\nEnergy Balancing is offered Weekly on Thursdays in 1/2 hour appointments.\n\nBy appointment only. \n\nTime slots:\n\n 	1:00pm\n 	2:20pm\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Energy Balancing Team\nAbout Anne Molofsky\nAnne has always been interested in promoting health and wellness. She had a forty-year career as a nutritionist\, beginning as a research nutritionist in several NIH-funded clinical trials\, then working for the federal government in policy and education\, and subsequently counselling clients in her private practice. She received her reiki training over 10 years ago and was able to offer reiki sessions to her nutrition clients as part of their treatment. Since 2013 Anne has also volunteered at Walter Reed offering reiki sessions to Wounded Warriors and their families. She became a Reiki Master Teacher in 2017. Anne is thrilled to be joining the wonderful Energy Balancing Team at the Smith Center!\nAbout Margaret Haggerty\nIt is a privilege to be part of the energy balancing team for Smith Center for Healing and the Arts.\nHaving had a long and gratifying career as a registered nurse\, I bring a wide range of experiences. Before my retirement nine years ago\, I had worked for 47 years as a nurse in a variety of capacities. Whether I was taking care of a tiny two-pound NICU infant or doing diabetic teaching for a centenarian\, I realized that there was a larger Presence who was always guiding me. And I believe deeply that whatever experience of healing we receive\, involves body\, mind and spirit. I became a massage therapist and Reiki Master in order to incorporate a more deliberate approach to healing touch. It was a privilege to work with many clients who were dealing with cancer. What a joy it was to offer some hope and gentle touch as they faced many medical and emotional challenges. Now in my later years I am happy to bring the soft\, caring touch of energy balancing to help those who come to Smith Center\, to relax in order for. their bodies to mend and their spirits to heal.\nAbout Pat Spellman\n\n\nPat studied English literature and has a special interest in reading and writing poetry. She has been certified as a Reiki master and as a practitioner of reflexology and Feldenkrais movement. She is a long-time member of the Self-Realization Fellowship\, which teaches meditation methods and principles for harmonious living. After a career in publications in DC\, Pat retired in Baltimore where she continues her active interest in the Smith Center and its clients.\nAbout Sylvia Sturm\n\n\nSylvia Sturm\, EEM-CLP\, RM/T\, heads our Energy Balancing volunteer team. Sylvia is a Certified Eden Energy Medicine Clinical Practitioner and a Reiki Master Teacher. For many years she has managed a Reiki Volunteer group at a seniors’ residence and has served for 6 years as a Reiki volunteer in GWU Hospital. She is delighted to now work with a dedicated and wonderful team to address the balancing of one’s subtle energies in order to allow the body to completely relax. She has an independent practice in Kensington\, MD. To learn more about Sylvia and subtle energies\, please visit her website www.sylviasturm.com.
URL:https://smithcenter.org/program/energy-balancing-07-20/
LOCATION:1632 U Street\, NW\, Washington\, 20009\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cancer Support
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SUMMARY:Simply M The Movement
DESCRIPTION:This program is being offered virtually through Zoom. In order to participate and receive the Zoom link\, register by clicking <here> or email olivia@smithcenter.org.\nYou will receive the Zoom information no later than the morning of your program.\nwith Ketty M Urbay\nin partnership with Tigerlily Foundation\n*Please note that by registering for this program\, you consent to have your name and email shared with Tigerlily Foundation. Tigerlily only collects this information for data purposes and it will not be shared with any other parties.\n\n\n\n \n\nKetty’s desire to bring the healing and transformative power of music and dance into women’s lives has birthed her new community\, Simply M The Movement. Ketty won’t stop until every woman’s heart is free to express the truest expression of who she is. Mind\, body and soul. So let’s dance! \nDance 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.  Have fun following easy to learn dance steps and creative movement exercises that will spark your joy and creativity.  Every week is a new theme and a whole new set of moves to a variety of music. \nRecommended audience:  Everyone who loves to dance and thinks they can’t do it! Everyone who loves to dance and wants to keep dancing in a fun and safe space! \n\nSimply M the Movement is offered on weekly on Thursdays.\n\n\n\n\nAbout Ketty M Urbay\n\n\nKetty M Urbay was born in Cuba and raised in Miami\, Florida. Ketty has a double bachelors in Dance and Psychology from Florida International University. She facilitated movement and creative writing workshops for 15 years with at risk teenage girls through a program created by her Dance Professor Leslie Neal called ArtSpring.
URL:https://smithcenter.org/program/simply-m-the-movement-07-20/
CATEGORIES:Cancer Support
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SUMMARY:2Unstoppable Pink Ribbon Pilates Series
DESCRIPTION:Please visit https://2unstoppable.org/events/month/2023-07/ to register.\nWith 2Unstoppable\n\n\n\n\nPink Ribbon Pilates is designed to specifically address the needs and challenges facing everyone recovering from cancer-related surgery.\n\nThe exercises are designed to show you how to progressively stretch and strengthen your shoulders\, chest and back to regain full range of movement and reduce risk of lymphedema.\n\nIn addition to the purely physical benefits already outlined\, Pink Ribbon Pilates will help to improve your posture\, alleviate your pain\, reduce stress\, and enhance your energy levels.\n\nWhether you are recovering from recent surgery or are many years post-surgery\, Pilates is suitable for you.\n\nExercises are generally performed on a mat.  Flex bands and lightweight dumbbells may be used to add resistance to the exercises.\n\n\n\n\nNOTE: If you are experiencing any difficulties on the day of class\, please emailinfo@2Unstoppable.org (please check your Spam folder just in case the Zoom email got delivered there instead of your inbox).\nClick here to learn more and register.\n\n\n\nAbout 2Unstoppable\n \n2Unstoppable is a non-profit whose mission is to encourage and support exercise among women who have had a cancer diagnosis. Free online fitness buddy matching\, oncology fitness resources\, and community events at www.2unstoppable.org. Please visit https://2unstoppable.org/events/ for a list of upcoming events.
URL:https://smithcenter.org/program/2unstoppable-pink-ribbon-pilates-series-07-21/
CATEGORIES:Cancer Support
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230721T110000
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CREATED:20230530T014135Z
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SUMMARY:Radical Writing Space
DESCRIPTION:This program is being offered virtually through Zoom. In order to participate and receive the Zoom link\, register by clicking the RSVP button above or by emailing programs@smithcenter.org.\nYou will receive the Zoom information no later than the morning of your program.\nwith Mindy Brodsky\, LCSWA and Kiersten Gallagher\n\nWherever you are on life’s journey\, there are times when it can feel impossible to commit to a recurring program like a workshop series. Radical Writing Space is our answer to this conundrum of wanting to attend for some radical self-care\, but struggling to commit.\n \nClinical studies have documented the healing psychological and psychical impacts of writing within a safe and sacred space. On the second Friday of each month\, drop in for one hour for Radical Writing Space and join us for inspiring writing prompts\, time to write\, and time to share with one another about your experience of putting your most radical emotions\, feelings\, and experiences on paper.\n \nThe part that makes this writing so “radical” is that we create a safe space for it all — raw feelings\, emotions\, experiences — and\, together\, we give voice to them in a supportive\, nonjudgmental environment.\n\n \nThis healing program offers a place for supporting one another and we stay clear of writing critique. Come and experience writing and sharing together.\n\n\n\nRadical Writing Space will be hosted Monthly on the 2nd Friday from 11am – 12:30pm ET. No previous writing experience necessary. Drop-ins welcome!\n\n\n\n\nAbout Mindy Brodsky\, LCSWA\n\nMindy Brodsky specializes in trauma-informed\, strengths-based counseling with a passion for integrative health and healing. Mindy honors her clients as the experts of their lives\, and she strives to provide a supportive and safe environment.\n\nAfter a career in social justice advocacy and her own challenging health journey\, Mindy aspires to meet her clients where they are to help them achieve their goals.\n\n\n\nAbout Kiersten Gallagher\n\n\nKiersten has served as the Cancer Support Program Director for Smith Center since 2014. Before coming to Smith Center\, she had the privilege to serve individuals and families living with cancer at Wellness House of Annapolis. Kiersten aims to offer programs to reduce stress and help participants to see the world we live in from different perspectives. She thoroughly enjoys teaching yoga and creativity classes at Smith Center and encourages gentle movement and creativity in the healing process. Kiersten is a certified yoga instructor through Yoga Alliance and also has her YCAT (Yoga Therapy in Cancer and Chronic Illness) Professional Certification through the Integral Yoga Academy. She has completed Patient Navigation training through Smith Center’s Institute for Integrative Oncology Navigation and has also completed the Commonweal Healing Circles: Advanced Cancer Support Training. Kiersten is also certified in CLIMB®(Children’s Lives Include Moments of Bravery) a program that aims to build upon the strengths of children and increase his/her ability to cope with stress associated with a parent’s illness. She believes in a holistic approach to healing\, human relationships and is grateful for each and every day. Kiersten has also completed the Compassion Cultivation Training – CCT™ an 8-week program\, developed at Stanford University\, with insights and techniques from psychology\, neuroscience\, and contemplative practice. In her spare time\, you may find Kiersten laughing with friends\, cycling\, taking art classes\, practicing yoga and spending time with her husband Shane\, son Liam\, and dogs Beans and Pablo.
URL:https://smithcenter.org/program/radical-writing-space-07-21/
CATEGORIES:Cancer Support,Arts & Creativity
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230722T120000
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SUMMARY:Nueva Vida Grupo de Apoyo (en Español)
DESCRIPTION:This program is being offered virtually through Zoom. Please register to Claudia at 202.384.8342 to receive the Zoom link to participate.\nEste programa se ofrece prácticamente a través de Zoom. Regístrese en Claudia al 202.384.8342 para recibir el enlace Zoom para participar.\n\n\nSmith Center es ahora el anfitrión de los Grupos de Apoyo para la Comunidad Latina en Español \nEstamos muy felices de anunciar que seremos los anfitriones de los grupos de apoyo de Nueva Vida para la comunidad latina. Nueva Vida es una organización independiente\, sin fines de lucro\, que proporciona servicios integrales de cáncer gratuitos\, a las familias latinas en el Distrito de Columbia\, Virginia del Norte (hasta el sur de Prince William County)\, Suburban Maryland (Condados de Montgomery y Prince George)\, Richmond\, y Baltimore. Otros servicios incluyen educación y divulgación en la comunidad latina\, asi como navegación de pacientes para exámenes de detección y tratamiento de cáncer. \nEn Smith Center\, Nueva Vida tendrá grupos de apoyo que se enfocan en el apoyo al trauma asociado con el diagnóstico de cáncer. Estos grupos proporcionan a las latinas la oportunidad de identificar y expresar sus sentimientos\, en un lugar seguro\, y lleno de empatía\, así como compartir sus sentimientos con otras personas que están o han pasado por similares circunstancias. Las reuniones semanales\, se combinan con una actividad de reducción del estrés (Zumba o Yoga).\nPara registrarse\, llame a Claudia a Nueva Vida: 202.223.9100. \n\n\n\nSmith Center Now Hosting Support Groups for the Latino Community in Spanish \nNueva Vida is an independent nonprofit that provides free\, comprehensive\, culturally competent cancer services to medically underserved Latino families in the District of Columbia\, Northern Virginia (as far south as Prince William County)\, Suburban Maryland (Montgomery & Prince George’s Counties)\, Richmond\, and Baltimore. Other services include outreach to the Latino community and Patient Navigation for cancer screenings and treatment. \nAt Smith Center\, Nueva Vida will be providing support groups that are focused on supporting the trauma associated with a cancer diagnosis. These groups provide Latina women the opportunity to experience a catharsis of feelings\, where they feel safe to identify\, verbalize\, empathize\, and share their feelings with others who are in similar circumstances. All support group meetings are paired with a stress reduction activity (either Zumba or Yoga). \nTo register\, call Claudia at Nueva Vida: 202.223.9100.
URL:https://smithcenter.org/program/nueva-vida-grupo-de-apoyo-en-espanol-07-22/
LOCATION:1632 U Street\, NW\, Washington\, 20009\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cancer Support
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230722T110000
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SUMMARY:2Unstoppable Zumba 6-Week Series
DESCRIPTION:Please visit https://2unstoppable.org/events/month/2023-07/ to register.\nIn Partnership with 2Unstoppable and Life with Cancer\n\n\n\n\nJoin Cori Price\, Cancer Exercise Specialist and Zumba Instructor\, for a fun 6-week series class where we will move and dance 2Ugether to fun and upbeat music! Each Zumba class is designed to bring people 2Ugether to “sweat it on” while taking the work out of workout\, mixing low and high-intensity moves for an interval-style dance fitness party.\n\nJoin Cori for the entire series or just attend the classes that you’re able to.\n\nTry this joyful form of movement with us via Zoom in the comfort (and privacy!) of your own home!\n\n\n\n\nNOTE:  If you experience any difficulties signing on to Zoom\, please email info@2Unstoppable.org. (please check your Spam folder just in case the Zoom email got delivered there instead of your inbox)\n\n\nClick here for more information and to register. \n\n\n\nAbout 2Unstoppable\n \n2Unstoppable is a non-profit whose mission is to encourage and support exercise among women who have had a cancer diagnosis. Free online fitness buddy matching\, oncology fitness resources\, and community events at www.2unstoppable.org. Please visit https://2unstoppable.org/events/ for a list of upcoming events.
URL:https://smithcenter.org/program/2unstoppable-zumba-6-week-series-07-22/
LOCATION:1632 U Street\, NW\, Washington\, 20009\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cancer Retreats,Cancer Support
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230722T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230722T170000
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SUMMARY:Young Adult Cancer Summer Social (In-Person)
DESCRIPTION:In order to attend\, please register using the RSVP button above or by emailing olivia@smithcenter.org\nwith Smith Center for Healing and the Arts\, Hope Connections for Cancer Support\, Life with Cancer\, and the Ulman Foundation\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet off your computer and gather together outside with other young adult cancer survivors and enjoy some sunshine on Smith Center for Healing and the Arts rooftop terrace. We’ll provide refreshments and you provide the conversation as you get a chance to meet up in real life with other young adults who get it. This program is hosted in partnership with Hope Connections for Cancer Support\, Life with Cancer\, and Ulman Foundation.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAddress:\n\nSmith Center for Healing and the Arts\n\n1632 U Street NW\n\nWashington\, DC 20009\n\nFor those who haven’t been to Smith Center before\, Smith Center is a 15-minute walk from both the Metro Red Line (Dupont Circle) or Green Line (U Street Cardozo). For those driving\, there is On-street\, two-hour metered parking on U St and two-hour\, non-metered parking in the surrounding neighborhood.
URL:https://smithcenter.org/program/ya-summer-social/
CATEGORIES:Cancer Support
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SUMMARY:Being Together Mindfulness
DESCRIPTION:This program is being offered virtually through Zoom. In order to participate and receive the Zoom link\, register by clicking the RSVP button above or by emailing olivia@smithcenter.org.\nYou will receive the Zoom information no later than the morning of your program.\nwith Linda Seabright\nin partnership with Tigerlily Foundation\n*Please note that by registering for this program\, you consent to have your name and email shared with Tigerlily Foundation. Tigerlily only collects this information for data purposes and it will not be shared with any other parties.\n\n\nMindfulness is Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) as it was developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn\, Ph.D.\n\nDr. Kabat-Zinn and his program were featured prominently in the award-winning PBS television series Healing and the Mind. The profound effects of this work have begun to be strongly supported by a large body of scientific research.\n\nSpecifically\, mindfulness helps you access the ability to be non-judgmental\, compassionate\, patient\, present and aware. You wouldn’t have come this far if these qualities did not exist in you somewhere. Possible benefits may be a greater sense of peace and well-being.\n\nWe will take a few moments to check into how we’re feeling in the beginning of the meditation and afterward. We’ll sit or lie comfortably and go through a slightly different guided meditation each week. No experience needed.\nBeing Together Mindfulness meets bi-weekly on Mondays from 12:00pm – 12:30pm ET.\n\nSuggested Donation: $5/session\n\n\n\n\nAbout Linda Seabright\n\n\n Linda Seabright has been teaching Mindfulness and Meditation since she completed her training in MBSR\, or Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction\, at the University of California\, San Diego\, School of Medicine in 2016. Linda is a life-long practitioner of yoga\, a cancer survivor\, and has studied expressive art therapy since 2010. Her passion  for artistic and musical expression have inspired her to bring the same dedication to her meditation teachings\, bringing a wide array of experience to her practice. She also teaches trauma-based meditation to nonprofits and has developed a series of meditations to help bring peace and balance into people’s lives. More information at www.jazzmeditation.com.
URL:https://smithcenter.org/program/being-together-mindfulness-07-24/
CATEGORIES:Cancer Support
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230724T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230724T193000
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SUMMARY:Loss of a Parent to Cancer Support Group
DESCRIPTION:This program is being offered virtually through Zoom. In order to participate and receive the Zoom link\, register by clicking the RSVP button above or by emailing programs@smithcenter.org.\nYou will receive the Zoom information no later than the morning of your program.\nwith Anne Kelemen\n\nThe 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. Sometimes friends – and even family members – don’t understand these feelings.\n\nThis support group provides a monthly opportunity to join a group of people who may understand.\n\n\n\nThe Loss of a Parent to Cancer Support Group meets Monthly on the 4th Monday from 6:00-7:30pm ET.
URL:https://smithcenter.org/program/loss-of-a-parent-to-cancer-support-group-07-24/
LOCATION:1632 U Street\, NW\, Washington\, 20009\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cancer Retreats
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SUMMARY:Caregiver Support Group
DESCRIPTION:This program is being offered virtually through Zoom. In order to participate and receive the Zoom link\, register by clicking the RSVP button above or by emailing programs@smithcenter.org.\nYou will receive the Zoom information no later than the morning of your program.\nwith Julia Rowland\, Ph.D.\n\n\nThis cancer caregiver support 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. \n\n\n\n\nJulia’s Caregiver Support Group meets Bi-Monthly on Mondays from 6:00 – 7:30pm.\nAbout Julia Rowland\n\n\nJulia Rowland\, PhD\, who joined Smith Center in October 2017\, comes to this position as a long-time clinician\, researcher and teacher in the area of psychosocial aspects of cancer. She has worked with and conducted competitively funded research among both pediatric and adult cancer survivors and their families\, and published broadly in psycho-oncology\, including co-editing\, along with Dr. Jimmie Holland\, the ground-breaking text\, Handbook of Psychooncology.  She has also been a frequent speaker on cancer survivorship\, or life after cancer\, for both professional and lay audiences.\n\nJulia received her PhD in Developmental Psychology from Columbia University and completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in psychosocial oncology. While at MSKCC\, where she held joint appointments in pediatrics and neurology\, Julia helped to develop and was the first Director of the Post-Treatment Resource Program\, one of the first non-medical survivorship care programs to be offered by a major cancer center in the U.S. In 1990 she moved with her husband and two young children to Washington\, DC to become founding Director of the Psycho-Oncology Program at Georgetown University and the Lombardi Cancer Center. There she helped expand services to meet the psychosocial needs of cancer patients and families\, launched some of the first quality of life clinical trials\, and also introduced a program to enable first year medical students to learn the art of caring for those living through and beyond cancer from survivors themselves and Lombardi faculty. Nine years later\, in September of 1999\, she was recruited to the National Cancer Institute to become the first\, full-time Director of the Office of Cancer Survivorship\, a position in which she served for 18 years\, championing the growth of survivorship research and care\, before stepping down in September 2017 to assume her new role at Smith Center. Although new to the team\, Julia is no stranger to Smith Center. She knew Smith Center’s founder\, Barbara Smith Coleman\, and has volunteered her expertise across the years as a speaker\, group leader and staff member for both the 1-day and weeklong residential retreats. Julia brings to her new role a passion to translate what research has taught us about healing in the context of cancer to the broader community\, in essence\, taking the science of survivorship from the lab bench to the park bench.
URL:https://smithcenter.org/program/caregiver-support-group-07-24/
LOCATION:1632 U Street\, NW\, Washington\, 20009\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cancer Support
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230724T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230724T193000
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SUMMARY:Cancer Support Group
DESCRIPTION:This program is being offered virtually through Zoom. In order to participate and receive the Zoom link\, register by clicking the RSVP button above or by emailing programs@smithcenter.org.\nYou will receive the Zoom information no later than the morning of your program.\nwith Mindy Brodsky\, LCSWA and Lauren Broschak\, MSW\, LICSW\, OSW-C\n\n\n\nThis bi-monthly cancer support group provides participants with the opportunity to explore their experience with cancer in a safe group setting with a trained social worker and to connect with others who are facing a similar challenge. This group is designed specifically for individuals that have been diagnosed with cancer.\n\n\n\nThe Cancer Support Group meets Bi-Monthly on Mondays from 6:00-7:30pm.\n\nUpcoming Sessions:\n\n 	July 24\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Mindy Brodsky\, LCSWA\n\n\nMindy Brodsky specializes in trauma-informed\, strengths-based counseling with a passion for integrative health and healing. Mindy honors her clients as the experts of their lives\, and she strives to provide a supportive and safe environment.\n\nAfter a career in social justice advocacy and her own challenging health journey\, Mindy aspires to meet her clients where they are to help them achieve their goals.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Lauren Broschak\, MSW\, LICSW\, OSW-C\n\n\nLauren is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in DC and Virginia. She has both her Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Social Work\, and has been working in oncology for just over three years. She developed her passion for oncology in Michigan where she worked at Gilda’s Club Metro Detroit supporting those touched by cancer. Since moving to the Metro DC Area she has worked at the GW Cancer Center in Washington\, DC and is now an Oncology Clinical Therapist at Life with Cancer in Virginia. Lauren is particularly interested in providing support to the young adult community\, and has presented at the Association of Oncology Social Work (AOSW) national conference twice regarding young adults. Most recently\, she became the Co-Chair of the Adolescent and Young Adult Special Interest Group at AOSW.
URL:https://smithcenter.org/program/cancer-support-group-07-24/
LOCATION:1632 U Street\, NW\, Washington\, 20009\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cancer Support
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230724T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230724T203000
DTSTAMP:20260926T051811Z
CREATED:20230530T201859Z
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UID:10004959-1690225200-1690230600@smithcenter.org
SUMMARY:Deepening Our Discernment: Endurance\, Justice\, and Our Lives!
DESCRIPTION:This program is being offered virtually through Zoom. In order to participate and receive the Zoom link\, register by clicking the RSVP button above or by emailing programs@smithcenter.org.\nYou will receive the Zoom information no later than the morning of your program.\nwith Renee Sandell\, PhD\n\n\nJaune Quick-To-See Smith\, Trade (Gifts for Trading Land with White People)\, 1992\n\n\n\nJaune Quick-To-See Smith\, Indian Map\, 1992\n\n\n\nJaune Quick-To-See Smith\, State Names\, 2000\nDeepen your discernment of art and life when you learn to SEE MORE during this time of frequent misinformation. We will use my Balanced Way of Seeing ® method to explore multiple layers of meaning in the artwork of artist Jaune Quick-to-See-Smith that focus on maps and identity. We will consider more of her artworks from her current show at the Whitney Museum of American Art that explore timely\nrelevance to injustice\, displacement\, and the Pandemic.\n\n Experience a hands-on\, interactive art “workout” on Zoom\n No previous art experience necessary\, all levels welcome\n Bring an open mind\, along with a piece of white paper and a black Sharpie marker\nSuggested Donation: $15\n\n\n\nAbout Renee Sandell\n\n\nRenee Sandell’s art\, teaching\, and research focus on Visual Fitness 4 All: Engaging Creativity and Insight® for EVERYONE. Renee is founder/director of the expeditionary\, museum-based SummerVision DC Program\, which she designed and has delivered for the National Art Education Association (NAEA) for 10 years since 2010. Previously Professor of Art Education at George Mason University (2004-2014) and at Maryland Institute College of Art (1990-2003)\, she is co-author of two books on gender issues and has published numerous articles\, book chapters and art curricula. Winner of the 2019 Lowenfeld Award\, Sandell was recognized as 2015-2016 Distinguished Lecturer in Art Education at Miami University and 2013 NAEA National Art Educator. Renee has received numerous awards for her leadership and scholarship on her Form+Theme+Context (FTC)® and her Marking & Mapping®\, an accessible form of visual meaning-making. Sandell’s Visual Fitness 4 All® for Engaging Creativity and Insight® workshops are designed to nurture envisioning skills for individuals within professional development programs\, organizations\, health spas\, businesses\, and other venues. She has been offering Art & Virtues workshops since early in the Pandemic. Renee’s Smithsonian Associates studio courses include: “Curating a Life: Art as Memoir\,” Seeing More: Art\, Virtues\, and Our Lives\, and Visual Journaling: Creativity Workshop. \n\nLearn more about Renee’s teaching at www.visualfitness4all.com Renee’s artwork includes artistic installations of multi-media markings on paper\, board\, and silk\, to explore the human condition in time\, space\, and place. To learn more about Renee’s artwork\, visit her website www.reneesandellart.com
URL:https://smithcenter.org/program/discernment-endurance-justice-and-our-lives-07-24/
CATEGORIES:Cancer Support,Arts & Creativity
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230725T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230725T080000
DTSTAMP:20260926T051828Z
CREATED:20230529T210025Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260926T051828Z
UID:10004960-1690270200-1690272000@smithcenter.org
SUMMARY:LGBTQIA+ Morning Meditation
DESCRIPTION:This program is hosted virtually via Zoom. No prior registration required.\nwith Susan Salek\n\nCome together as an LGBTQIA+ community for a weekly morning meditation sit. \n\nWe will settle in for a few minutes\, then meditation (guided and silence) for 20 minutes and end with around the virtual circle with a few words of gratitude.\n\n\n\nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/88468692145?pwd=U1lhSHBpdXpXS0N3QzBxOFNwdi9sQT09\nMeeting ID: 884 6869 2145\nPasscode: 917135\n\nNote: Because this is an online sit\, participants are encouraged to find space of relative quiet\, limiting the amount of interaction with others in the environment as much as possible. Participants may join by internet or via phone. 
URL:https://smithcenter.org/program/lgbtqia-morning-meditation-07-25/
CATEGORIES:Cancer Support
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230725T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230725T130000
DTSTAMP:20260926T051752Z
CREATED:20230605T011822Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260926T051752Z
UID:10004958-1690286400-1690290000@smithcenter.org
SUMMARY:Chair Yoga
DESCRIPTION:This program is being offered virtually through Zoom. In order to participate and receive the Zoom link\, register by clicking the RSVP button above or by emailing programs@smithcenter.org.\nYou will receive the Zoom information no later than the morning of your program.\nwith Beth Lawrence\, RYT 500\n\nOur chair yoga practice will 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.\n\nAll levels welcome.\n\n\n\n\nOur Chair Yoga class meets Weekly on Tuesdays from 12:00 – 1:00pm.\n\nSuggested Donation for 1 Class: $10\n\nSuggested Donation for 1 Month of Classes: $25\n\nOur programs are open to the community\, and tailored to meet the needs of people affected by cancer. Classes and workshops are free or low cost on a pay-as-you-can basis\, ensuring that our programs are accessible to everyone.\n\n\n\nAbout Beth Lawrence\n\nBeth discovered yoga in early 2002 as a mother of six month old twins. She was looking to get back into shape after their birth. In yoga\, she found far more than she anticipated- an age old practice designed to help people relieve stress- both mental and physical. After a few years of regular practice\, she knew she wanted to share her positive experiences with others. She has been leading yoga classes in the DC area since 2007 after completing her 200 hour yoga teacher training at Nth Degree Yoga with Martha Rosen. In 2011\, she went back to earn her RYT500. Her personal practice is inspired by Integral Yoga and Sivananda Yoga\, both of which incorporate body and mind into the practice.
URL:https://smithcenter.org/program/chair-yoga-07-25/
LOCATION:1632 U Street\, NW\, Washington\, 20009\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cancer Support
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230725T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230725T133000
DTSTAMP:20260926T051733Z
CREATED:20230605T011543Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260926T051733Z
UID:10004957-1690288200-1690291800@smithcenter.org
SUMMARY:Leukemia and Lymphoma Support Group
DESCRIPTION:This program is being offered virtually through Zoom. In order to participate and receive the Zoom link\, register by clicking the RSVP button above or by emailing programs@smithcenter.org.\nYou will receive the Zoom information no later than the morning of your program.\nwith Sara Richman\, LICSW\, Heather Roche\, RN BSN\, and Jessica Gelfarb\, MSW\, LICSW\n \n\n\nThis monthly support group is designed for adult patients/survivors diagnosed with Leukemia or Lymphoma. The group will incorporate education lectures coupled with emotional support.\n\n\nThis group is open to people of all ages (18+) who are at any stage of the disease process.\n\n\nIt is hosted by and offered in partnership with the GW Cancer Center. \n \n\n\n\n\nThe Leukemia and Lymphoma Support Group meets monthly on the last Tuesday from 12:30-1:30pm ET.\n\n\n\nAbout Sara Richman\, LICSW\n\nSara Richman\, LICSW is a licensed and certified oncology clinical social worker (OSW-C). She received her masters in social work (MSW) at Rutgers University in New Brunswick\, NJ. Prior to working at GW\, Sara was an oncology clinical social worker at MedStar Washington Hospital Center where she worked with all types of blood cancers and disorders. She is happy to be a co-facilitator of this group. \n\nAbout Heather Roche\, RN BSN\n\n\nHeather Roche\, RN BSN is an oncology nurse navigator at the GW Cancer Center. She received her Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing from the University of Rhode Island. Prior to working at GW\, Heather was an oncology nurse coordinator at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston where she worked with malignant hematology patients. She is happy to be a co-facilitator of this group.\nAbout Jessica Gelfarb\, MSW\, LICSW\n\n\nJessica is a licensed clinical social worker who has experience working with patients and families facing a range of medical diagnoses in both inpatient and outpatient settings.  She received her undergraduate degree in psychology from University of Michigan and her masters degree in social work from University of Maryland with a focus on clinical and medical social work. Jessica recently joined the team at the George Washington University  cancer center as an oncology social worker. Prior to her role at GW Jessica worked extensively with organ transplant patients at Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute and co-led the institute’s transplant support group. She has also spent time working on cardiology and intensive care units throughout her career.  Jessica initially became interested in pursuing oncology social work after attending the Association of Oncology Social Work’s annual conference a number of years ago as well as observing first- hand the widespread impact that cancer has on so many individuals and families.   She is passionate about partnering with patients in order to provide psychosocial and emotional support as they navigate their diagnosis and treatment.
URL:https://smithcenter.org/program/leukemia-and-lymphoma-support-group-07-25/
LOCATION:1632 U Street\, NW\, Washington\, 20009\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cancer Support
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230725T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230725T191500
DTSTAMP:20260926T051717Z
CREATED:20230605T011929Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260926T051717Z
UID:10004956-1690308000-1690312500@smithcenter.org
SUMMARY:Gentle PM Yoga
DESCRIPTION:This program is being offered virtually through Zoom. In order to participate and receive the Zoom link\, register by clicking the RSVP button above or by emailing programs@smithcenter.org.\nYou will receive the Zoom information no later than the morning of your program.\nwith Yael Flusberg\, C-IAYT\, E-RYT500\, RMT\, MS\n\n\nEnjoy a greater sense of well-being 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.\n\nOur classes are specifically designed for adults facing stress\, cancer\, or other illness and are open to anyone interested in attending. All levels are welcome.\n\nAnd\, check out Yael’s contribution to CONNECT\, Smith Center’s community-minded newsletter\, called “Nurturing Resilience” on our YouTube channel!\n\n\n\nYael’s Gentle Yoga Class Meets Weekly on Tuesdays from 6:00 – 7:15pm ET.\n\nSuggested Donation for 1 Class: $10\n\nSuggested Donation for 1 Month of Classes: $25\n\nIn addition\, our yoga classes are listed with the National MS Society and we welcome patients and caregivers of those with multiple sclerosis to our gentle yoga classes.\n\nOur programs are also open to the community\, and tailored to meet the needs of people affected by cancer. Classes and workshops are free or low cost on a pay-as-you-can basis\, ensuring that our programs are accessible to everyone.\n\n\n\nAbout Yael Flusberg\n\nYael Flusberg first came to yoga hoping she could get rid of stuff\, namely the ways life’s stresses and traumas had become painfully embodied. Fifteen years and thousands of layers of release later\, yoga continues to teach her how to make strategic\, creative\, and life-nourishing choices. Trained as an integrative yoga therapist\, Yael’s classes blend active with receptive states of being\, and are both insightful and lighthearted. Off the mat\, she is a coach\, writer and energy therapist. Since 2005\, Yael has taught yoga classes at area hospitals\, libraries\, workplaces\, schools\, and yoga studios. As an integrative yoga therapist (E-RYT500) she facilitates both group and individual yoga therapy sessions\, working with people dealing with a variety of conditions including cancer\, digestive disorders\, diabetes\, eating disorders\, fibromyalgia\, hypertension\, mental health challenges (including depression\, anxiety\, grief and trauma)\, rheumatoid arthritis\, scoliosis\, and sports injuries. She currently teaches a weekly therapeutic class for people living with cancer and their caregivers on GW’s campus. More info: www.yaelflusberg.com
URL:https://smithcenter.org/program/gentle-pm-yoga-07-25/
LOCATION:1632 U Street\, NW\, Washington\, 20009\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cancer Retreats,Cancer Support
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230726T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230726T163000
DTSTAMP:20260926T051656Z
CREATED:20230605T012319Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260926T051656Z
UID:10004955-1690383600-1690389000@smithcenter.org
SUMMARY:Knitting on the Couch
DESCRIPTION:This program is being offered virtually through Zoom. In order to participate and receive the Zoom link\, register by clicking the RSVP button above or by emailing programs@smithcenter.org.\nYou will receive the Zoom information no later than the morning of your program.\nwith Project Knitwell and Friends\n\nJoin us weekly to enjoy knitting in a safe and welcoming environment. Knitting can provide a respite from one’s immediate situation\, serve as a way to productively pass the time\, and have a positive effect on reducing stress symptoms.\n \nKnitting is:\n\n 	relatively easy to learn\,\n 	requires no artistic talent or prior experience\,\n 	portable\,\n 	and results in a useful product.\n\nSometimes referred to as the “new yoga” — plain and simple — knitting is good for you.\n \nTrained volunteers will provide knitting instruction and quality materials in an effort to foster wellness\, comfort\, and community. Beginner and experienced knitters are welcome. Starter kits are available\, as is a small selection of yarn and knitting supplies.\n \nStone Soup Films and Project Knitwell created a beautiful 3-minute video highlighting the health benefits of knitting. Watch the video here!\n\n\n\nOur Knitting Circle meets Weekly on Wednesdays from 3:00 – 4:30pm ET.\n\nOur programs are open to the community and tailored to meet the needs of people affected by cancer. Classes and workshops are free or low cost on a pay-as-you-can basis\, ensuring that our programs are accessible to everyone.\n\n\n\nLooking for more intimate knitting instruction? Check out Project Knitwell’s new program\, Knitwell in the Cloud\, for ongoing\, one-on-one knitting instruction via Zoom.\n\n\n\nAbout Project Knitwell\n\n\nProject Knitwell offers knitting as a tool to promote wellness and help people cope with stressful situations at more than a dozen hospital and community settings.\n\nAll of Project Knitwell’s programming is provided by volunteers\, and services and supplies are provided free of charge to the people we serve.\n\n\n\n\n\nProject Knitwell volunteers provide knitting instruction and quality materials in an effort to foster wellness\, comfort\, and community among those we serve.
URL:https://smithcenter.org/program/knitting-on-the-couch-07-26/
LOCATION:1632 U Street\, NW\, Washington\, 20009\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cancer Support,Arts & Creativity
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230726T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230726T190000
DTSTAMP:20260926T051643Z
CREATED:20230605T012525Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260926T051643Z
UID:10004954-1690394400-1690398000@smithcenter.org
SUMMARY:LGBTQ+ Cancer Support Group
DESCRIPTION:This program is being offered virtually through Zoom. In order to participate and receive the Zoom link\, register by clicking the RSVP button above or by emailing programs@smithcenter.org.\nYou will receive the Zoom information no later than the morning of your program.\n\nwith Elizabeth Belanger\nIn Partnership with GW Cancer Center & Cancer Support Community\n\n\n\n\nThis monthly support group is designed for adults diagnosed with cancer who identify as members of the LGBTQ+ community. The group will be facilitated by culturally competent social workers\, who will provide a safe space to connect with others and explore your own unique experience with cancer.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe LGBTQ+ Cancer Support Group meets monthly on the 4th Wednesday from 6:00-7:00pm ET.\n\n\n\nAbout Elizabeth Belanger\n\n\n\n\nElizabeth Belanger is a Licensed Graduate Social Worker (LGSW) in Washington DC. Elizabeth received her BA in Psychology with minors in Women’s Studies and Sociology from Elon University and a Master’s in Social Work from Simmons University. Elizabeth strives to provide therapy that is client lead and trauma-informed. She is continuously seeking education on the latest techniques in culturally humble and trauma-informed therapy practices. Elizabeth currently works here in DC at Capitol Hill Consortium for Counseling and Consultation (CCCC) with young adults and adults\, with issues pertaining to anxiety\, depression\, chronic illness\, trauma\, LGBTQ\, and women’s issues.
URL:https://smithcenter.org/program/lgbtq-cancer-support-group-07-26/
LOCATION:1632 U Street\, NW\, Washington\, 20009\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cancer Support
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230726T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230726T200000
DTSTAMP:20260926T051612Z
CREATED:20230605T012720Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260926T051612Z
UID:10004952-1690398000-1690401600@smithcenter.org
SUMMARY:Qigong
DESCRIPTION:This program is being offered virtually through Zoom. In order to participate and receive the Zoom link\, register by clicking the RSVP button above or by emailing programs@smithcenter.org.\nYou will receive the Zoom information no later than the morning of your program.\nwith Kevin Mutschler\nin partnership with Tigerlily Foundation\n*Please note that by registering for this program\, you consent to have your name and email shared with Tigerlily Foundation. Tigerlily only collects this information for data purposes and it will not be shared with any other parties.\n\n\n\n\n\nThis is an all levels introduction to the practice of Qigong. You will learn about the human energy system\, also known as the subtle body.\n \nIn the tradition of Qigong\, we will learn practices to shape and sculpt this system for our highest good in 3 ways:\n\n 	Purge or clear stagnant energy\n 	Tone or nourish energy to replenish our internal resources\n 	Regulate our energy system\n\nOur practice will include discussion and movement in addition to an energetic transmission and meditation.\n\n\n\nQigong will be hosted Bi-Monthly on Wednesdays from 7:00 – 8:00pm ET.\n\n\n\nAbout Kevin Mutschler\, L.AC.\n\n\nKevin is a board-certified acupuncturist (NCCAOM) and Qigong educator with over twenty-five years experience in healing arts practice\, research and education\, including work in medical anthropology\, somatic therapy and Traditional Chinese Medicine.\n\nKevin has special interests in working with patients living with chronic illness\, migraine\, MS and cancer. He is a Smith Center fellow in Integrative Cancer Care Navigation and is a member of the Society for Integrative Oncology.
URL:https://smithcenter.org/program/qigong-07-26/
LOCATION:1632 U Street\, NW\, Washington\, 20009\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cancer Support
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230727T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230727T150000
DTSTAMP:20260926T051556Z
CREATED:20230710T192419Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260926T051556Z
UID:10004951-1690462800-1690470000@smithcenter.org
SUMMARY:In-Person Energy Balancing
DESCRIPTION:We are now offering 3 in-person Energy Balancing appointments weekly. Registration is first-come-first-served. At this time\, you are welcome to reserve one in-person appointment per month.\nIf you would like to be added to the waitlist for this date\, please email olivia@smithcenter.org. \nwith Sylvia Sturm\n\nOur Energy Balancing Program addresses the subtle energies of our body. When these energies are out of balance\, all our body systems can become askew. One key to bringing us back into balance is deep relaxation. This is just what our volunteers provide – a half-hour of stress reducing relaxation to calm the body and enhance our well-being.\n\nMost likely you are familiar with many of the body’s systems such as the respiratory system\, the digestive system\, the endocrine system\, the skeletal system and so on. But are you aware that we also have subtle energy systems\, systems that cannot be seen\, cannot be measured\, cannot be felt. Perhaps you know of some; the most familiar are the aura (also known as the biofield)\, the meridians\, the chakras.\n\nThese subtle energy systems were very familiar to the ancients. They used them regularly to bring the body into energetic balance. When the body’s energies are in balance\, we function at a higher vibration and are more relaxed\, more joyful\, more centered and able to enjoy life more productively. Many of the age-old techniques are now being used to bring calm to the body and to optimize one’s well-being.\n\n\n\nIn-Person Energy Balancing is offered Weekly on Thursdays in 1/2 hour appointments.\n\nBy appointment only. \n\nTime slots:\n\n 	Time slot #1: 1:00-1:30pm ET\n\n\n\n\nAbout Sylvia Sturm\n\n\nSylvia Sturm\, EEM-CLP\, RM/T\, heads our Energy Balancing volunteer team. Sylvia is a Certified Eden Energy Medicine Clinical Practitioner and a Reiki Master Teacher. For many years she has managed a Reiki Volunteer group at a seniors’ residence and has served for 6 years as a Reiki volunteer in GWU Hospital. She is delighted to now work with a dedicated and wonderful team to address the balancing of one’s subtle energies in order to allow the body to completely relax. She has an independent practice in Kensington\, MD. To learn more about Sylvia and subtle energies\, please visit her website www.sylviasturm.com.
URL:https://smithcenter.org/program/in-person-energy-balancing-07-27/
LOCATION:1632 U Street\, NW\, Washington\, 20009\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cancer Support
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230727T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230727T150000
DTSTAMP:20260926T051625Z
CREATED:20230529T213017Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260926T051625Z
UID:10004953-1690462800-1690470000@smithcenter.org
SUMMARY:Energy Balancing
DESCRIPTION:The Energy Balancing team continues to offer distance sessions. If you wish to receive\, please email olivia@smithcenter.org.\nwith the Energy Balancing Team\n\nOur Energy Balancing Program addresses the subtle energies of our body. When these energies are out of balance\, all our body systems can become askew. One key to bringing us back into balance is deep relaxation. This is just what our volunteers provide – a half-hour of stress reducing relaxation to calm the body and enhance our well-being.\n\nMost likely you are familiar with many of the body’s systems such as the respiratory system\, the digestive system\, the endocrine system\, the skeletal system and so on. But are you aware that we also have subtle energy systems\, systems that cannot be seen\, cannot be measured\, cannot be felt. Perhaps you know of some; the most familiar are the aura (also known as the biofield)\, the meridians\, the chakras.\n\nThese subtle energy systems were very familiar to the ancients. They used them regularly to bring the body into energetic balance. When the body’s energies are in balance\, we function at a higher vibration and are more relaxed\, more joyful\, more centered and able to enjoy life more productively. Many of the age-old techniques are now being used to bring calm to the body and to optimize one’s well-being.\n\n\n\nEnergy Balancing is offered Weekly on Thursdays in 1/2 hour appointments.\n\nBy appointment only. \n\nTime slots:\n\n 	1:00pm\n 	2:20pm\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Energy Balancing Team\nAbout Anne Molofsky\nAnne has always been interested in promoting health and wellness. She had a forty-year career as a nutritionist\, beginning as a research nutritionist in several NIH-funded clinical trials\, then working for the federal government in policy and education\, and subsequently counselling clients in her private practice. She received her reiki training over 10 years ago and was able to offer reiki sessions to her nutrition clients as part of their treatment. Since 2013 Anne has also volunteered at Walter Reed offering reiki sessions to Wounded Warriors and their families. She became a Reiki Master Teacher in 2017. Anne is thrilled to be joining the wonderful Energy Balancing Team at the Smith Center!\nAbout Margaret Haggerty\nIt is a privilege to be part of the energy balancing team for Smith Center for Healing and the Arts.\nHaving had a long and gratifying career as a registered nurse\, I bring a wide range of experiences. Before my retirement nine years ago\, I had worked for 47 years as a nurse in a variety of capacities. Whether I was taking care of a tiny two-pound NICU infant or doing diabetic teaching for a centenarian\, I realized that there was a larger Presence who was always guiding me. And I believe deeply that whatever experience of healing we receive\, involves body\, mind and spirit. I became a massage therapist and Reiki Master in order to incorporate a more deliberate approach to healing touch. It was a privilege to work with many clients who were dealing with cancer. What a joy it was to offer some hope and gentle touch as they faced many medical and emotional challenges. Now in my later years I am happy to bring the soft\, caring touch of energy balancing to help those who come to Smith Center\, to relax in order for. their bodies to mend and their spirits to heal.\nAbout Pat Spellman\n\n\nPat studied English literature and has a special interest in reading and writing poetry. She has been certified as a Reiki master and as a practitioner of reflexology and Feldenkrais movement. She is a long-time member of the Self-Realization Fellowship\, which teaches meditation methods and principles for harmonious living. After a career in publications in DC\, Pat retired in Baltimore where she continues her active interest in the Smith Center and its clients.\nAbout Sylvia Sturm\n\n\nSylvia Sturm\, EEM-CLP\, RM/T\, heads our Energy Balancing volunteer team. Sylvia is a Certified Eden Energy Medicine Clinical Practitioner and a Reiki Master Teacher. For many years she has managed a Reiki Volunteer group at a seniors’ residence and has served for 6 years as a Reiki volunteer in GWU Hospital. She is delighted to now work with a dedicated and wonderful team to address the balancing of one’s subtle energies in order to allow the body to completely relax. She has an independent practice in Kensington\, MD. To learn more about Sylvia and subtle energies\, please visit her website www.sylviasturm.com.
URL:https://smithcenter.org/program/energy-balancing-07-27/
LOCATION:1632 U Street\, NW\, Washington\, 20009\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cancer Support
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230727T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230727T183000
DTSTAMP:20260926T051541Z
CREATED:20230605T014007Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260926T051541Z
UID:10004950-1690479000-1690482600@smithcenter.org
SUMMARY:Simply M The Movement
DESCRIPTION:This program is being offered virtually through Zoom. In order to participate and receive the Zoom link\, register by clicking <here> or email olivia@smithcenter.org.\nYou will receive the Zoom information no later than the morning of your program.\nwith Ketty M Urbay\nin partnership with Tigerlily Foundation\n*Please note that by registering for this program\, you consent to have your name and email shared with Tigerlily Foundation. Tigerlily only collects this information for data purposes and it will not be shared with any other parties.\n\n\n\n \n\nKetty’s desire to bring the healing and transformative power of music and dance into women’s lives has birthed her new community\, Simply M The Movement. Ketty won’t stop until every woman’s heart is free to express the truest expression of who she is. Mind\, body and soul. So let’s dance! \nDance 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.  Have fun following easy to learn dance steps and creative movement exercises that will spark your joy and creativity.  Every week is a new theme and a whole new set of moves to a variety of music. \nRecommended audience:  Everyone who loves to dance and thinks they can’t do it! Everyone who loves to dance and wants to keep dancing in a fun and safe space! \n\nSimply M the Movement is offered on weekly on Thursdays.\n\n\n\n\nAbout Ketty M Urbay\n\n\nKetty M Urbay was born in Cuba and raised in Miami\, Florida. Ketty has a double bachelors in Dance and Psychology from Florida International University. She facilitated movement and creative writing workshops for 15 years with at risk teenage girls through a program created by her Dance Professor Leslie Neal called ArtSpring.
URL:https://smithcenter.org/program/simply-m-the-movement-07-27/
CATEGORIES:Cancer Support
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230727T190000
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DTSTAMP:20260926T051525Z
CREATED:20230605T013016Z
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UID:10004949-1690484400-1690489800@smithcenter.org
SUMMARY:A Healing Circle – Support Group for Gay Men with Prostate Cancer
DESCRIPTION:This program is being offered virtually through Zoom. In order to participate and receive the Zoom link\, register by clicking the RSVP button above or by emailing programs@smithcenter.org.\nYou will receive the Zoom information no later than the morning of your program.\nwith Kenneth Johnson\n\n\nWe are a group of gay men who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer or who are recovering from treatment that offer support to each other. In a peer-led community\, we share our experiences and understanding to help one another best deal with our own personal situations. \n\n\n\n\nThe Healing Circle for Gay Men with Prostate Cancer meets Monthly on the 4th Thursday from 7:00pm – 8:30pm ET.\n\n\n\nAbout Kenneth Johnson\n\n\nKenneth Johnson\, of Washington\, D.C.\, is a co-facilitator and founding member of the Healing Circle Supporting Gay Men with Prostate Cancer hosted at the Smith Center since October 2018. Kenneth was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2016 at the age of 50 and treated with surgery and radiation. Before volunteering with the support group\, Kenneth volunteered with many LGBTQ+ organizations and community non-profits in Atlanta\, GA. Now\, when not enjoying his book club’s latest selection or trying to keep his heart rate up at the gym\, Kenneth can be found enjoying time with his vibrant parents who will soon celebrate their 57th wedding anniversary. Kenneth is nearing the end of a 34-year career in federal service as an information technology analyst and looks forward to hitting the highways to visit family and friends around the country.
URL:https://smithcenter.org/program/a-healing-circle-support-group-for-gay-men-with-prostate-cancer-07-27/
LOCATION:1632 U Street\, NW\, Washington\, 20009\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cancer Support
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