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Weekly Groups for people with cancer and/or family members are the heart of The Wellness Community's program. An interview is required prior to joining a group.
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On-line training in simple methods to reduce stress, manage pain, and enhance wellness. Click here.Yoga
Wednesdays, 3-4pm
Thursdays, 6-7pm
Yoga uses the body/mind connection for enhancing awareness and discovering our potential for wellness.
Family Bereavement Group
Thursdays, 5:30-7:30pmThe Family Bereavement Group is open to any bereaved family member or friend who has lost a loved one to cancer.
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First Tuesday, 6-8pmOak Ridge Breast Cancer Networker,
160 W. Tennessee Ave., Oak Ridge.
Welcome
Welcome
The Wellness Community of East Tennessee (TWC), located in Knoxville, would like to welcome you to our website.
We provide a full range of support services for people in East Tennessee with cancer and for their loved ones in a comfortable home-like setting, completely free of charge. We offer drop-in and on-going support groups, networking groups for specific types of cancer, educational workshops, stress management sessions, lectures by experts in the field of oncology, and social gatherings - all with laughter, joy and hope.
Please feel free to browse our site and check out some of the FREE programs we offer. If you have any questions please feel free to contact us.
JULY
>>Nutrition Ammunition: Fruit & Vegetable Sneaks
Tuesday, July 13, noon-1:30pm. Beth Booker, MS, MPH, RD. It's often difficult to eat the 8-10 servings of fruits and vegetables suggested in anti-cancer diets. Come to this month's Nutrition Ammunition to learn sneaky ways to increase your fruit and vegetable intake. Take home new recipes and tips that will help you meet your goals. A light lunch will be donated by Earth Fare. Please RSVP to 546-4661.
>>Healing through Art: Beginning Journal Making-Envelope Journals
Thursday, July 15, 12:30-2:30pm. Bailey Earith, Bailey Fiber Art Studio. Envelope journals are a wonderful way to organize your thoughts, pictures, and mementos. Journals are extra special when you make them yourself. Join Fiber Artist Bailey Earith for this fun filled class as we create a unique envelope journal using a variety of collage techniques. All materials will be provided. No experience is necessary, just a desire to have a good time and a willingness to learn. Light refreshments will be served. Space is limited. RSVP to 546-4661.
>>Mindfulness in Everyday Life: Peace & Balance**Note date change to July 17
Saturday, July 17, 10:00am-noon. Ann Pendley, Meditation Instruction
A diagnosis of cancer comes with multiple stressful events for those diagnosed and their loved ones. This month's mindfulness program will focus on cultivating moments of peace and balance despite all the stressors. Mindfulness is a quality of attention that can help one find respite from the pace of daily life and clear the mind from emotional turmoil.
>>Cooking for Wellness: From the Garden to the Table
Monday, July 26, noon-1:30pm. Missy Kennedy, Cooking Instructor
Is your garden overflowing with vegetables? Are you looking for some new ideas on how to prepare all those scrumptious vegetables from your garden? Well look no further! Missy will demonstrate different creative ways to use seasonal vegetables to beautify your plates and your palates. This program is sponsored by The Kroger Foundation. RSVP to 546-4661.
>>Summer Fun at TWC
Wednesday, July 28, 5:30-7:30pm. TWC Staff. Come out of the heat and cool down with a summer party at TWC. We are having our annual ice cream social and making it healthy by adding salad to the menu! TWC will provide ice cream and lettuce and you can bring your favorite toppings to share. Get creative and find a topping to go on both, or simply stick with the chocolate sauce. We will be celebrating people living well with and beyond cancer. We invite you to come and enjoy a frosty treat and listen and learn from your TWC friends. Family and friends are always welcome. RSVP to 546-4661.
AUGUST
>>Healing through Art: Beginning Journal Making-Bound Journals
Thursday, August 5,12:30-2:30pm. Bailey Earith, Bailey Fiber Art Studio. Journaling is a wonderful way to organize your thoughts, ideas and general musings. Journals are extra special when you make them yourself. Join Fiber Artist Bailey Earith for this extra special, fun-filled class as we embellish and personalize a bound journal using a variety of collage and finishing techniques. All materials provided and no experience necessary. Light refreshments will be served. Space is limited. Sponsored by the Arts and Culture Alliance and the Tennessee Arts Commission. RSVP to 546-4661.
>>Nutrition Ammunition: The Food-Mood Connection
Tuesday, August 10, noon-1:30pm. Beth Booker, MS, MPH, RD. How does food affect your mood? Are there ways you can eat to help positively affect your mood? Come to this month's Nutrition Ammunition. You'll learn how to improve your energy level and prevent mood swings. Take home new recipes for healthy versions of comfort foods. A light lunch is provided by Mellow Mushroom. Sponsored by the Kroger Foundation and the Sunrise Foundation. RSVP to 435-4661.
>>Relationships, Sexuality & Intimacy
Wednesday, August 18, 6-8pm. Susan Townsend, Ed.D., Certified Sex Therapist. Cancer and its treatment can have dramatic effects on self image, sexuality and relationships. Many people report challenges including changes in desire, physical difficulties, problems with pain, changes in self-esteem and body image, and problems communicating with partners. Sexuality is an important part of everyday life and impacts quality of life whether you are a single person or part of a couple. Join Dr. Susan Townsend as she offers education and advice on how to regain and rediscover your sexual self and enjoy your sexual health. RSVP to 546-4661.
>>Mindfulness in Everyday Life: Self-Forgiveness
Saturday, August 21, 10:00am-noon. Ann Pendley, Meditation Instructor. This month's mindfulness program is focused on self-forgiveness, a way towards increased compassion for yourself and life. Learning to forgive ourselves through mindfulness practice will help us develop greater compassion for all things. Join this month's class to learn ways to build self-compassion through self-forgiveness. This class is suitable for beginners as well as those familiar with mindfulness meditation practice. RSVP to 546-4661.
>>Cooking for Wellness: Pasta Dishes
Monday, August 23, noon-1:30pm. Missy Kennedy, Cooking Instructor. It's pasta time: Are you tired of cooking the same old pastas and tomato sauce? Are you ready for new, creative and healthy ways to fix pasta? Then this program is for you. Come join Missy as she demonstrates ways to make pasta dishes fun, delicious and healthy. This program is funded by a grant from The Kroger Foundation. RSVP to 546-4661.
>>Cancer: Is it in Your Genes?
Tuesday, August 24, noon-1:30pm. Courtney Rowe-Teeter, MS, Genetic Counselor. This program will educate you and your family about hereditary cancers including breast and ovarian, and colon cancers. Hereditary cancers are cancers that were caused by a genetic change that has been passed through the family and placed individuals at an increased risk to develop certain tyes of cancers. We will discuss what features in a person's personal and family history alert health care providers to a potential hereditary cause for the families' cancers. Courtney will also discuss how identifying hereditary cancers can prevent the future development of cancer. A light lunch will be provided. RSVP to 546-4661.
>>Healing through Art: "Inspired Pots!=Happy Plants!"
Friday, August 27, 10:30am-12:30pm. Cheri Pollack, Ceramic and Mixed Media Artist. Do you talk to your plants? It is believed that talking to your plants can help them flourish-it's all about sending good energy. During this fun-filled workshop we will decorate terra cotta pots with words that feel good and inspire. We will use newspapers, magazines and unique fonts to make a customized pot that any plant would enjoy. These pots will be for indoor use only. No experience is necessary, just wear artful attire. Space is limited. RSVP to 546-4661.
The Wellness Community of East Tennessee (TWC), located in Knoxville, would like to welcome you to our website.We provide a full range of support services for people in East Tennessee with cancer and for their loved ones in a comfortable home-like setting, completely free of charge. We offer drop-in and on-going support groups, networking groups for specific types of cancer, educational workshops, stress management sessions, lectures by experts in the field of oncology, and social gatherings - all with laughter, joy and hope.
Please feel free to browse our site and check out some of the FREE programs we offer. If you have any questions please feel free to contact us.
What's Going On at The Wellness Community
JULY
>>Nutrition Ammunition: Fruit & Vegetable Sneaks
Tuesday, July 13, noon-1:30pm. Beth Booker, MS, MPH, RD. It's often difficult to eat the 8-10 servings of fruits and vegetables suggested in anti-cancer diets. Come to this month's Nutrition Ammunition to learn sneaky ways to increase your fruit and vegetable intake. Take home new recipes and tips that will help you meet your goals. A light lunch will be donated by Earth Fare. Please RSVP to 546-4661.
>>Healing through Art: Beginning Journal Making-Envelope Journals
Thursday, July 15, 12:30-2:30pm. Bailey Earith, Bailey Fiber Art Studio. Envelope journals are a wonderful way to organize your thoughts, pictures, and mementos. Journals are extra special when you make them yourself. Join Fiber Artist Bailey Earith for this fun filled class as we create a unique envelope journal using a variety of collage techniques. All materials will be provided. No experience is necessary, just a desire to have a good time and a willingness to learn. Light refreshments will be served. Space is limited. RSVP to 546-4661.
>>Mindfulness in Everyday Life: Peace & Balance
Saturday, July 17, 10:00am-noon. Ann Pendley, Meditation Instruction
A diagnosis of cancer comes with multiple stressful events for those diagnosed and their loved ones. This month's mindfulness program will focus on cultivating moments of peace and balance despite all the stressors. Mindfulness is a quality of attention that can help one find respite from the pace of daily life and clear the mind from emotional turmoil.
>>Cooking for Wellness: From the Garden to the Table
Monday, July 26, noon-1:30pm. Missy Kennedy, Cooking Instructor
Is your garden overflowing with vegetables? Are you looking for some new ideas on how to prepare all those scrumptious vegetables from your garden? Well look no further! Missy will demonstrate different creative ways to use seasonal vegetables to beautify your plates and your palates. This program is sponsored by The Kroger Foundation. RSVP to 546-4661.
>>Summer Fun at TWC
Wednesday, July 28, 5:30-7:30pm. TWC Staff. Come out of the heat and cool down with a summer party at TWC. We are having our annual ice cream social and making it healthy by adding salad to the menu! TWC will provide ice cream and lettuce and you can bring your favorite toppings to share. Get creative and find a topping to go on both, or simply stick with the chocolate sauce. We will be celebrating people living well with and beyond cancer. We invite you to come and enjoy a frosty treat and listen and learn from your TWC friends. Family and friends are always welcome. RSVP to 546-4661.
AUGUST
>>Healing through Art: Beginning Journal Making-Bound Journals
Thursday, August 5,12:30-2:30pm. Bailey Earith, Bailey Fiber Art Studio. Journaling is a wonderful way to organize your thoughts, ideas and general musings. Journals are extra special when you make them yourself. Join Fiber Artist Bailey Earith for this extra special, fun-filled class as we embellish and personalize a bound journal using a variety of collage and finishing techniques. All materials provided and no experience necessary. Light refreshments will be served. Space is limited. Sponsored by the Arts and Culture Alliance and the Tennessee Arts Commission. RSVP to 546-4661.
>>Nutrition Ammunition: The Food-Mood Connection
Tuesday, August 10, noon-1:30pm. Beth Booker, MS, MPH, RD. How does food affect your mood? Are there ways you can eat to help positively affect your mood? Come to this month's Nutrition Ammunition. You'll learn how to improve your energy level and prevent mood swings. Take home new recipes for healthy versions of comfort foods. A light lunch is provided by Mellow Mushroom. Sponsored by the Kroger Foundation and the Sunrise Foundation. RSVP to 435-4661.
>>Relationships, Sexuality & Intimacy
Wednesday, August 18, 6-8pm. Susan Townsend, Ed.D., Certified Sex Therapist. Cancer and its treatment can have dramatic effects on self image, sexuality and relationships. Many people report challenges including changes in desire, physical difficulties, problems with pain, changes in self-esteem and body image, and problems communicating with partners. Sexuality is an important part of everyday life and impacts quality of life whether you are a single person or part of a couple. Join Dr. Susan Townsend as she offers education and advice on how to regain and rediscover your sexual self and enjoy your sexual health. RSVP to 546-4661.
>>Mindfulness in Everyday Life: Self-Forgiveness
Saturday, August 21, 10:00am-noon. Ann Pendley, Meditation Instructor. This month's mindfulness program is focused on self-forgiveness, a way towards increased compassion for yourself and life. Learning to forgive ourselves through mindfulness practice will help us develop greater compassion for all things. Join this month's class to learn ways to build self-compassion through self-forgiveness. This class is suitable for beginners as well as those familiar with mindfulness meditation practice. RSVP to 546-4661.
>>Cooking for Wellness: Pasta Dishes
Monday, August 23, noon-1:30pm. Missy Kennedy, Cooking Instructor. It's pasta time: Are you tired of cooking the same old pastas and tomato sauce? Are you ready for new, creative and healthy ways to fix pasta? Then this program is for you. Come join Missy as she demonstrates ways to make pasta dishes fun, delicious and healthy. This program is funded by a grant from The Kroger Foundation. RSVP to 546-4661.
>>Cancer: Is it in Your Genes?
Tuesday, August 24, noon-1:30pm. Courtney Rowe-Teeter, MS, Genetic Counselor. This program will educate you and your family about hereditary cancers including breast and ovarian, and colon cancers. Hereditary cancers are cancers that were caused by a genetic change that has been passed through the family and placed individuals at an increased risk to develop certain tyes of cancers. We will discuss what features in a person's personal and family history alert health care providers to a potential hereditary cause for the families' cancers. Courtney will also discuss how identifying hereditary cancers can prevent the future development of cancer. A light lunch will be provided. RSVP to 546-4661.
>>Healing through Art: "Inspired Pots!=Happy Plants!"
Friday, August 27, 10:30am-12:30pm. Cheri Pollack, Ceramic and Mixed Media Artist. Do you talk to your plants? It is believed that talking to your plants can help them flourish-it's all about sending good energy. During this fun-filled workshop we will decorate terra cotta pots with words that feel good and inspire. We will use newspapers, magazines and unique fonts to make a customized pot that any plant would enjoy. These pots will be for indoor use only. No experience is necessary, just wear artful attire. Space is limited. RSVP to 546-4661.
If there is anything that The Wellness Community can do for you, please do not hesitate to contact us.
The Wellness Community of East Tennessee · 2230 Sutherland Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37919-2350 · (865) 546-4661 · Info@WellnessCommunityTN.org