Programs & Classes
We have partnered with Community Harvest Project again this summer, a non-profit organization based in Massachusetts that is dedicated to addressing food insecurity through sustainable farming practices and community engagement. Register to receive 6 FREE Farm Share distributions from the Community Harvest Project. We also encourage you to register for our summer educational lectures geared (more…)
Join Meredith Hobson, LICSW for this 5-session program created by Inova Life with Cancer which teaches evidence-based strategies to decrease feelings of anxiety and depression and to increase an overall sense of well-being. Together we’ll practice basic relaxation exercises and learn fundamental cognitive/behavioral tools. This program is best for those that are newer to these (more…)
Whether you are living with a cancer diagnosis and/or finished with cancer treatment and wondering how to move forward, a common concern is “What should I eat?” Learn how to separate science-based advice from internet fear and fiction during this one-hour presentation. The program will outline diet and lifestyle recommendations within the context of living (more…)
Join Healing Garden client Teri Heard Ralbovsky who leads this book group. Come meet other Healing Garden clients and enjoy bonding over a great book. This group will meet one Friday a month from 1:00-2:15 pm IN PERSON at The Healing Garden. Open to clients, caregivers and bereaved members. Free program with optional donation. August Book – (more…)
In this Virtual Program, Nina Frusztajer, MD, MS, Lifestyle Medicine Coach will explore options for cooking with vegetables that are readily available in the summer. Open to clients, caregivers and bereaved members. Free program with optional donations accepted. This program will meet on zoom. Nina attended George Washington University School of Medicine and trained in (more…)
Haiku, short poems that originated in Japan, help us celebrate the extraordinary in the ordinary. Paying attention to the “haiku moments” in our lives can help us access our awe and wonder in the world. Writing haiku can become a practice of meditation and gratitude. Join award-winning haiku poet and teacher Brad Bennett for an (more…)
Come meet other Healing Garden clients and enjoy bonding over a great book. This group will meet one Friday a month from 1:00-2:15 pm IN PERSON at The Healing Garden. Open to clients, caregivers and bereaved members. Free program with optional donation. September Book – Tom Lake by Ann Patchett The story follows Lara, a woman who returns (more…)
This program empowers people to advocate for their health care wishes with family, friends and medical professionals, and provides practical tools for setting up advance directives. Open to clients and caregivers. Free program with optional donations accepted. This program will meet on zoom. Mary Crowe, LICSW, ACHP-SW, C.D.S., CDP, CGP is the Director of Professional and Community Education (more…)
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