Stress Management
Stress management classes and workshops are designed to promote self-care, staying present and healthy coping strategies for patients with cancer who are in treatment and early survivorship, as well as their caregivers.
Register for classes at livingwell.nm.org
Living Well Book Club Virtual: Wednesday, August 6, 5:00–6:15pm Nancy Nieto, LPC, NCC, Counselor, Northwestern Medicine Living Well Cancer Resources This drop-in group will meet every other month to reflect on and discuss different books that address cancer experiences. Please come prepared to join the conversation and share your thoughts. Book: Picking Up the Pieces: Life After Cancer by Claire Brissette-Lamoureux, PhD
Sound Bath In Person (Geneva): Wednesday, August 20, 6:00–7:30pm Ruth Day, Yoga Instructor and Trauma Release Facilitator This meditative experience with soothing instruments, such as singing bowls and gongs, promotes relaxation and stress relief through harmonious sounds. We will give each participant a mat to use on the floor during the session, or we can provide folding chairs if needed. Please arrive 15 minutes early to set up your space and be ready to begin on time. We cannot allow you to join a session after it starts.
Self-Care: Restoring Your Inner Self Virtual: Tuesday, September 30, 6:30–7:45pm Nancy Nieto, LPC, NCC, Counselor, Northwestern Medicine Living Well Cancer Resources When you experience sudden and major changes, they may affect how you take care of yourself. This workshop can help you learn about different types of self-care and their benefits. You will also learn how to implement self-care practices.
Sound Bath In Person (Warrenville): Wednesday, October 15, 6:00–7:30pm Ruth Day, Yoga Instructor and Trauma Release Facilitator This meditative experience with soothing instruments, such as singing bowls and gongs, promotes relaxation and stress relief through harmonious sounds. We will give you a mat to use on the floor during the session, or we can provide folding chairs if needed. Please arrive 15 minutes early to set up your space and be ready to begin on time. We cannot allow you to join a session after it starts.
Living Well Book Club Virtual: Wednesday, October 29, 5:00–6:15pm Nancy Nieto, LPC, NCC, Counselor, Northwestern Medicine Living Well Cancer Resources This drop-in group will meet every other month to reflect on and discuss different books that address the cancer experience. Please come prepared to join the conversation and share your thoughts.
Book: No Cure for Being Human (and Other Truths I Need to Hear) by Kate Bowler
Sound Bath In Person (Geneva): Wednesday, December 10, 6:00–7:30pm Ruth Day, Yoga Instructor and Trauma Release Facilitator This meditative experience with soothing instruments, such as singing bowls and gongs, promotes relaxation and stress relief through harmonious sounds. We will give you a mat to use on the floor during the session, or we can provide folding chairs if needed. Please arrive 15 minutes early to set up your space and be ready to begin on time. We cannot allow you to join a session after it starts.
Living Well Book Club Virtual: Wednesday, December 17, 5:00–6:15pm Nancy Nieto, LPC, NCC, Counselor, Northwestern Medicine Living Well Cancer Resources This drop-in group will meet every other month to reflect on and discuss different books that address the cancer experience. Please come prepared to join the conversation and share your thoughts.
Book: The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee
