Cancer Support Sonoma Calendar

SUPPORT GROUP: LIVING WITH CANCER: This support group offers a comfortable place to talk about your experiences with others living with cancer. Group members can share feelings and experiences that may seem too awkward or too difficult to share with family and friends. This class is free of charge and open to CSS clients. The group meets on Mondays 9:30 - 11:00 am at Cancer Support Sonoma. The 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month are hosted by Patricia Brooks, LCSW, PhD

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COMMUNITY ACUPUNCTURE: Affordable acupuncture in a group setting. Open to all! Everyone is welcome including CSS clients, caregivers, friends & family and all other community members. Drop in, call 707-509-3549, email navigator@cancersupportsonoma.org or book an appointment online here. Cost per session $50 ($30 for CSS clients). One-time intake fee $15. The 40-minute sessions are provided by Alison Kelly, LAc and offered weekly on Mondays from 11:30am-2:00pm & Saturdays 10am-1pm. Read more about community acupuncture here.

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SEMI-PRIVATE ACUPUNCTURE: Affordable acupuncture in a small group setting, for our CSS cancer-care clients. Drop in, call 707-509-3549, email navigator@cancersupportsonoma.org or book an appointment online here. Cost per session $30. The 40-minute sessions are provided by Paula Abowd, LAc, RN, MQT and offered weekly on Wednesdays from 12:45-2pm.

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ONCOLOGY YOGA: Join certified Yoga Instructor and Oncology Yoga Specialist, Susan O’Toole, for a 75 minute yoga session specifically for CSS clients and their caregivers. Susan will show you how the practice of yoga and mindfulness can help reduce many side effects of cancer treatments. The cost per session is $15. Drop in, call 707-509-3549, email or navigator@cancersupportsonoma.org or book online here. The class is held each Monday from 3-4:15pm and each Wednesday from 4-5:15pm.

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MEDICAL QIGONG CLASSES: Join Paula Abowd, our CSS Acupuncturist and Medical Qigong Practitioner, for a 60 minute Medical Qigong Movement & Meditation class that is open to all. Paula is a Registered Nurse (R.N.), Licensed Acupuncturist (L.Ac.) and a Medical Qigong Practitioner (M.Q.P) Qigong is an ancient form of Chinese Medicine, where healing occurs through balancing Qi /electromagnetic energy. The goal of Qigong is to correct blockages and imbalances, relieve pain, improve strength and energy, and maintain and improve mental and physical wellbeing. After taking the class students report a feeling of balance, rejuvenation, calmness and comfort. Drop in, call (707) 509-3549, email navigator@cancersupportsonoma.org.or book online here.

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JIN SHIN JYUTSU ONLINE SELF-HELP MEDITATION: Annette Huck will demonstrate and lead all participants step by step into the application of the healing art. Available each Saturday morning 11am-11:30am

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For more details about each event, click on the specific event in the monthly calendar above or email our patient navigator at navigator@cancersupportsonoma.org