Programs & Classes

Cancer Support Programs & Classes


With yoga practice, you can help reduce inflammation, maintain strength, engage in self-care, relaxation, and renewal during or after treatment.  All classes are held via Zoom until further notice. Mondays, 11:00-12:00pm This program is a FREE virtual program. Optional donations are accepted. Open to Healing Garden clients, caregivers, and bereaved members ~  Led by Kathie (more…)


Curious about what Forest Bathing is?  Find out about this popular approach to wellness where no towel is required!  The Japanese practice of Forest Bathing or Shinrin Yoku began in the 1980’s in an effort to combat the negative effects of depression, anxiety, and stress.  Many cultures have long recognized the importance of the natural (more…)


Meredith Hobson, LICSW, facilitates this support group for adults with any cancer type who are under the age of 50. The group will meet on the 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, alternating between morning and evening times, and focuses on issues young adults affected by cancer face.  All Support Group meetings are held via Zoom until (more…)


Find meaning and purpose in cancer through writing together.  For those who find themselves somewhere on the ‘cancer journey’, whether they consider themselves writers or not.  This is an opportunity to explore the terrain of cancer in a supportive, confidential environment. Led by Pamela Powell Pamela Powell has been leading groups of all ages in (more…)


Meredith Hobson, LICSW, facilitates this support group for those who are in any stage of cancer treatment. The group meets twice per month and focuses on issues of new diagnosis and treatment including navigating the medical and healthcare systems, filtering information, adjusting to identity changes, management of side effects, developing coping skills, and building a (more…)


Erin Moraga Raber, MA, MT-BC, is the facilitator for the Caregiver Support Group program. The group meets to help caregivers navigate the many challenges of caring for a loved one and taking care of themselves at the same time. Group topics include understanding the role of the caregiver, building a support network, and gaining self-confidence (more…)


Brianne Carter, LICSW, facilitates this group for those with any type of metastatic cancer. The group meets twice a month and focuses on issues associated with living with metastatic cancer and all the related treatments, changes in lifestyle and relationships, learning to ask for help, and fears about disability, pain, and end-of-life care. Living in (more…)


This spiritual, deeply meditative practice incorporates balanced movement, breathe exercises, increased circulation, and posture strengthening. Classes are held via Zoom until further notice. Led by Angela Raymond This class is open to registered Healing Garden Clients, Caregivers, and Bereaved members.  Free Program, Optional donations are accepted. This program is supported in part by generous funding (more…)


This bi-weekly music therapy support group explores ways to use your voice as an instrument of healing through music therapy and sound healing techniques. Experience how music and sound can help those navigating cancer with pain management, reduce stress and anxiety, increase energy and mental clarity, improve mood, decrease feelings of isolation, and promote emotional transformation and (more…)


Learn how to create a festive winter-themed arrangement. All materials will be provided, and you will be able to take your creation home. Led by Heather Knowles, Part-Time Flower Arranger, Healing Garden Client Free program. $10 Optional Donation. Open to Healing Garden clients. This program will meet at the Healing Garden.   This program is (more…)


William Lenderking, Ph.D., facilitates this group which uses the tools of poetry, music, yoga, meditation, and listening to create a space in which to communicate about the challenges of living with cancer and to provide support. This group meets once per month. Healing Garden Clients only.  Please email Meredith Hobson, Director of Clinical Care to (more…)


Although everyone’s experience with cancer is unique, the LGBTQIA+ cancer experience can present many challenges, such as lack of access to tailored resources and discrimination around sexuality and/or gender while navigating the medical system. This LGBTQIA+ Cancer Support Group provides a safe space where LGBTQIA+ people with cancer and client/caregiver couples can meet with others (more…)


With yoga practice, you can help reduce inflammation, maintain strength, engage in self-care, relaxation, and renewal during or after treatment. Thursdays, 10:00-11:00 am. This program is a FREE VIRTUAL program.  Optional donations are accepted. Open to Healing Garden clients, caregivers, and bereaved members Led by Kathie Lee, RPP This program is supported in part by (more…)


This verbally guided Awareness Through Movement® class will invite you to reconnect with your body and learn ways to move with greater efficiency. Explore your own sensations as you create easy and gentle movements that will calm your mind and enliven your body. Developed by Moshe Feldenkrais, it is the application of gentle mindful movement (more…)


Join us in this virtual drop-in music therapy program as we engage in music listening and explore ways to use the voice as an instrument of healing through music therapy and sound healing techniques. No prior musical training is necessary to engage in music therapy. Open to Clients, Caregivers & Bereaved.  The group will meet (more…)


Christine Zinke, LICSW, an experienced group social worker, facilitates this group for 8-10 clients with any type of metastatic cancer. The group meets twice per month and focuses on issues associated with living with metastatic cancer and all the related treatments, changes in lifestyle and relationships, learning to ask for help, and fears about disability, (more…)


Meredith Hobson, LICSW, facilitates this support group for anyone diagnosed with breast cancer within the past 18 months. We encourage you to join the group to share your experiences and receive support. The group will cover a variety of topics, including: Coping through diagnosis and treatment Navigating your care plan Learning to ask for help (more…)


Christine Zinke, LICSW, leads this group for people who are past their treatment phase and are working to reevaluate their lives. They wonder how to articulate and understand how they have changed. They hope that they will feel lighter and trust in their health. We have a post-treatment group during the day that accommodates people (more…)


Erin Moraga Raber, MA, MT-BC, Clinical Care Specialist & Music Therapist, facilitates this support group for those who have completed their active treatment for any type of cancer. The group meets twice a month and focuses on issues like cancer rehabilitation, strength-building, shifts in identity, intersecting factors (financial, work, relationships), management of anxiety, and making (more…)


The impact of cancer for those who identify as Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) can be magnified due to health care disparities specifically related to race, ethnicity, income levels, environmental conditions, and more. This BIPOC cancer support group will address the specific needs and experiences of the BIPOC community navigating a cancer diagnosis (more…)


With yoga practice, you can help reduce inflammation, maintain strength, engage in self-care, relaxation, and renewal during or after treatment. Thursdays, 10:00-11:00 am. This program is a FREE VIRTUAL program.  Optional donations are accepted. Open to Healing Garden clients, caregivers, and bereaved members Led by Kathie Lee, RPP This program is supported in part by (more…)


With yoga practice, you can help reduce inflammation, maintain strength, engage in self-care, relaxation, and renewal during or after treatment.  All classes are held via Zoom until further notice. Mondays, 11:00-12:00pm This program is a FREE virtual program. Optional donations are accepted. Open to Healing Garden clients, caregivers, and bereaved members ~  Led by Kathie (more…)


This spiritual, deeply meditative practice incorporates balanced movement, breathe exercises, increased circulation, and posture strengthening. Classes are held via Zoom until further notice. Led by Angela Raymond This class is open to registered Healing Garden Clients, Caregivers, and Bereaved members.  Free Program, Optional donations are accepted. This program is supported in part by generous funding (more…)


Join us for a meditative and relaxing art experience. We will be painting mandalas on rocks as a way to help us relax and to allow us to slow down. Mandalas are an ancient, meditative art form used today to reach the inner self and to create balance in our often-hectic world. No prior art (more…)


Have you ever experienced being so immersed in a creative activity that you’ve lost track of time? This happens because creative activities such as art making, crafting, and gardening ease us into a state of mindfulness by enhancing our capacity for focus, concentration, inner peace, and calm. Regularly spending time in a mindful state has (more…)


Find meaning and purpose in cancer through writing together.  For those who find themselves somewhere on the ‘cancer journey’, whether they consider themselves writers or not.  This is an opportunity to explore the terrain of cancer in a supportive, confidential environment. Led by Pamela Powell Pamela Powell has been leading groups of all ages in (more…)


Join Nadine for this indoor Nature Exploration. Come to the Healing Garden for an afternoon of sharing, enjoying nature, and bonding over Tea. Enjoy the view of nature in front of the warm fireplace in our Garden Room, while sipping tea and bonding with other Healing Garden clients. Weather permitting, we will set up an (more…)


Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) is an easy-to-learn mind/body skill that can be used to reduce stress, calm the nervous system, and relieve emotional or physical pain. In this 4-week virtual series for patients and caregivers, you will: Learn & practice palliative EFT techniques Apply EFT to manage common emotional impacts of cancer Utilize EFT to (more…)


Led by WellBeing Fitness Strength training is marked as one of the best things you can do for your body during or after cancer treatment. This program aims to educate along with motivate. This program will include: An initial assessment, sent via email to fill out and return ahead of time for review. The first session (more…)


Rejuvenate your mind, body, and spirit at the start of the new year with an afternoon of restorative reiki and sound healing practices. Experience deep relaxation and stress relief through meditation, vocal toning and chanting, hands-on reiki, and a sound bath with the soothing sounds of alchemy crystal singing bowls, tuning forks, and other instrumentation. (more…)


Please join Danielle Bruyere for these full moon programs of guided meditation, breathing techniques, journaling, stretching, and Reiki.  Experience community and connection with others as you participate in these healing and relaxing practices. Please bring a journal, pen, and yoga mat if you have one. This program meets at the Healing Garden. Space is limited.  Open (more…)


Join us for a lecture with Pigmenta Permanent Cosmetics and learn more about their work with scar camouflage tattooing and Areola Repigmentation techniques to minimize the appearance of scars or restore an areola to a more natural-looking color and shape.  Pigmenta can also “create” an areola after breast reconstruction.  These procedures help improve the appearance (more…)


This presentation will discuss the clinical presentation and symptoms related to cancer and cancer therapy associated brain injury, define the current understanding of “chemobrain”, and review the underlying mechanisms and risk factors. Strategies to minimize symptoms and enhance recovery will be discussed. Free virtual program.  Open to Healing Garden Clients and Caregivers.  Pre-registration required.  Optional (more…)


Join our lecture to discuss what our skin needs during the winter months and year-round.  Find out the benefits of following a skin care routine, what healthy skin looks and feels like, what a basic skin care routine looks like and involves, and what key products and ingredients to look for or avoid. Open to (more…)


Collage and doodling are relaxing, and fun activities for our imagination and intuition. Using a variety of materials found in your home, Nadine will lead participants through creating a variety of self-care-themed projects that can be made into cards or gifts. “Collage invites a freedom that allows us to get lost in the creative process (more…)


In this class you will be guided step by step to design and wet felt your own image with the colors of your choosing!  This fabric could become a piece of wall art or you could use it to create something else by sewing or collage.  For this workshop, you get to experiment and play with (more…)


Join us for a virtual lecture discussing the process of implementing Durable Powers of Attorney, Health Care Proxies, HIPAA Waivers, and Living Wills . Other topics will include planning for kids – in both emergency and long-term situations – to ensure that they will be loved and cared for by the right people, and creating thoughtful (more…)


Do you ever wish that you had some quick, easy-to-use techniques to use when you’re feeling anxious, overwhelmed or upset? Do you have trouble getting to sleep or staying asleep? If you answered yes to either or both of these questions, then this workshop is for you! Join Renée LaFountain for a 1-hour online workshop (more…)


“Hope is the thing with feathers, that perches in the soul, and sings the tune without the words, and never stops at all.” – Emily Dickinson Bluebirds have been considered a symbol of joy, happiness, and hope since ancient times and in many world cultures. They remind us to be grateful for the blessings in (more…)


Anyone who can make sound can hum; and this is what makes a daily humming practice so simple and accessible. Surprisingly, humming has been shown to have a host of positive effects in the body. From stress reduction and sleep aide, to increased calm and healing support, conscious humming packs a lot of power! Join (more…)

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“Discovering the Healing Garden has been a gift I will forever be grateful for. The love, support and care they provide from the moment you step in the door is such a welcome and priceless relief from the chaos that comes from an unexpected cancer diagnosis. I only wish everyone else who has found themselves in a similar situation was lucky enough to have such a place available to them.”

–J.