Lifestyle Wellness

Description: Set aside your worries and join us for an afternoon of fun and laughter!  Board games, Bingo, memory games, broken telephone, card games and more.  Who knows what sort of shenanigans we may get up to?!  It is the perfect antidote to gloomy winter days.

Registration: Please call Stephanie at 905-579-4833 or email stephanie@hearthplace.mydev.ca to register.

Facilitators: Barb Franks-McNaughton, Sonja Shepherd and Stephanie Hamilton

Description: The Aquatic Lymphatic Therapy Program is designed to teach participants to use the properties of water to assist in the movement of lymphatic fluid in the body.  Dorit Tidhar developed a series of movements and exercises proven to soften and mobilize fluid. It is a powerful tool for the patient who wants to become more active and independent.  This program will be offered once a week for a 6 week cycle in the pool.

Register:  This program is offered twice per year, and is open to any member who has attended the Lymphedema Education and Assessment Program (LEAP) at Hearth Place.  Please call Stephanie at 905-579-4833 or email stephanie@hearthplace.mydev.ca to inquire about the next session.

Facilitator: Jason Mandalentsis

Description: A guide to beginning your NEW relationship with work and the workplace after a cancer diagnosis. This program is for anyone who has recently returned to work, or is planning to return to work in the next year. This is a 9 week program facilitated by a Life Coach. Some topics that will be covered include; Exploring and redefining yourself and your role in the workplace, setting boundaries and ensuring time for self-care, exploring the rewards and challenges of returning to work, finding purpose and meaning in work and following your heart’s callings.

Register: Please call 905-579-4833 or email stephanie@hearthplace.mydev.ca to be added to the wait list for this group.

Facilitator: Paige Stirling Fox

Description: 8 session workshop – improve the way you think by enhancing, your memory, planning, organization and word finding abilities. All this and more is covered in the 8 session cognitive workshop. Participants will be asked to make a commitment to attend all of the sessions. Existing wait list will be called initially.

Additional Links : http://www.maximumcapacity.org

Register: Please call 905-579-4833 or email stephanie@hearthplace.mydev.ca to register.

Facilitator: Andrea Shaw

Description: Breathing Space Circles are an ongoing gathering of women dedicated to enriching their own lives and the lives of others by regularly nurturing themselves, mind, body and spirit. Participants are invited to step into a space that is welcoming, warm and nurturing, to experience the peace that lives in the still place within.

Register: Please call 905-579-4833 or email stephanie@hearthplace.mydev.ca to be added to the wait list for this group.

Facilitator: Paige Stirling Fox

Description: An exercise program designed to help regain and maintain range of motion, build core strength and maintain physical fitness. All routines taught in Do It With Ease are designed for those who have had cancer surgery, node dissection, radiation, chemotherapy, or who suffer from chronic fatigue. Designed and led by a physiotherapist.

Register: Please call Stephanie at 905-579-4833 or email stephanie@hearthplace.mydev.ca to register.

Facilitators : Treena Terry

Description: This is a gentle exercise program for people living with cancer. Experience all the benefits of gentle yoga in a program designed for bodies under stress. Increase vitality, refresh your body mind and spirit and learn gentle, relaxing postures to help reduce stress. Yoga mats, blankets and pillows are provided or you may bring your own. Loose clothing is recommended.

Register : Please call Stephanie at 905-579-4833 or email stephanie@hearthplace.mydev.ca to register.

Facilitator: Trudie Zavadovics

Description: The Look Good Feel Better program assists women in learning how to manage appearance-related side effects of cancer and its treatments. Workshops provide a safe and supportive environment where women benefit from the support and shared experiences of other women living with cancer, and also have the opportunity to learn makeup tips, hair alternatives, nail and skin care practices and cosmetic hygiene. Look Good Feel Better workshops are delivered by certified cosmetic industry volunteers, together with host site facilities and caring community partners. A program of the Canadian Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrances Association Foundation.

Register: http://www.lgfb.ca   (Select “register for a workshop”, select “Ontario”, select “Oshawa” and there you will see the workshops offered at Hearth Place).  All registrations must be done online now.

Please call Stephanie at 905-579-4833 for assistance in registering, or for more information.

Description: This is a lymphedema clinic for members who have developed lymphedema as a result of cancer treatments.  Our goal is to provide accessible early assessment, education, and support for people at risk of, or living with Lymphedema related to a cancer diagnosis.

Register: Please call 905-579-4833 or email stephanie@hearthplace.mydev.ca to schedule an appointment for this program.

Schedule: Appointments are available on the first and third Monday of each month.

Facilitator: Jason Mandalentsis RMT MLD/CDT ALT RYT

Description: This is an extremely gentle exercise program for people with, or at risk of, Secondary Arm Lymphedema.  This program is based on the research of Annette Loudon, MMedSC (President of the Australian Association of yoga Therapists) and it is the first time it has been offered in Canada.  This program will help prevent and alleviate the symptoms of lymphedema, teach techniques for coping with the emotional challenges of lymphedema, and provides tips for incorporating lymphedema exercise into your day, a few minutes at a time.  No yoga experience is required and loose clothing is recommended. Yoga mats, blankets and pillows are provided or you may bring your own.

Register : Please call 905-579-4833 or email Janette@hearthplace.mydev.ca to register.

Facilitator: Alexandra Fabbi

Description: Massage therapy is a hands-on manipulation of the soft tissues of the body, specifically, the muscles, connective tissue, tendons, ligaments and joints. Massage therapy treatment has a therapeutic effect on the body and improves health and well-being by acting on the muscular, nervous and circulatory systems. Physical function can be developed, maintained and improved and physical dysfunction and pain can be relieved or prevented through the use of massage therapy.

Register: Massage Therapy is offered by appointment only. Please call 905-579-4833 or email stephanie@hearthplace.mydev.ca to make an appointment.

Description: Foot and hand reflexology is based on the premise that there are zones and reflex areas in the feet and hands which correspond to all body parts. The physical act of applying specific pressures using thumb, finger and hand techniques, results in stress reduction causing a physiological change in the body.

Register: Reflexology is offered by appointment only. Please call 905-579-4833 or email stephanie@hearthplace.mydev.ca to make an appointment.

Description: Reiki is a gentle, vibrational/spiritual, hands-on-healing practice. It involves a light non-invasive touch on your fully clothed body. It is administered in a sitting or lying down position.

Reiki can help:

• Aid in healing illness, injury or trauma -Decrease levels of stress hormones
• Energize your body for days -Give you a sense of harmony and balance
• Improve immune response -Promote overall health and well-being
• Regulate blood pressure / heart rate -Relax you significantly
• Relieve stress, depression and fatigue
• Subjectively improve acute or chronic pain, anxiety, and insomnia
• Promote a sense of wellness and relaxation by working with the body’s flow of energy.

Register: Reiki is offered by appointment only. Please call 905-579-4833 or email stephanie@hearthplace.mydev.ca to make an appointment.

Description: Tai Chi is a gentle moving meditation of body and spirit.  It is a low impact movement class and suitable for all fitness levels.

Register: Please call Stephanie at 905-579-4833 or email stephanie@hearthplace.mydev.ca to register. A doctor’s note is required to participate. 

Facilitator: Rick Kent

Description: This program is based on Life Coach Paige Stirling Fox’s book  The Flowering House.  Through a series of exercises including journaling, mindfulness activities, group discussion and more, Paige will help participants increase self-awareness, self-nurturance and inner peace.  The program is intended to assist you to breathe, be present and awaken more fully to your authentic truth.  It provides guidance for those who long to more full express their purpose.

Register: Please call Stephanie at 905-579-4833 or email stephanie@hearthplace.mydev.ca to be added to the wait list.

Facilitator: Paige Stirling Fox

Description: Therapeutic Touch® is a consciously-directed process during which the practitioner uses the hands as a focus to facilitate the healing process. It is administered with the intent to enable people to re-pattern their energy field toward wholeness and health, thereby enhancing the client’s own ability to heal. Therapeutic Touch® can be used as a complement to other interventions. Therapeutic Touch® can be done with no physical touching, or with light touch on the shoulders, arms and legs. Therapeutic Touch is effective in eliciting a relaxation response, reducing anxiety, changing the perception of pain, facilitating the body’s natural restorative process, bringing about an improved sense of well-being, and providing comfort during distressing circumstances.

Register: Therapeutic Touch® is offered by appointment only. Please call 905-579-4833 or email stephanie@hearthplace.mydev.ca to make an appointment.

Description: Enjoy the benefits of walking with the companionship of other members of Hearth Place.  Fall and winter walking takes place at the Abilities Centre on Gordon Street in Whitby. Please pre-register through Hearth Place.

Register: Please call 905-579-4833 or email stephanie@hearthplace.mydev.ca to register. A doctor’s note is required to participate. 

Facilitator: Carole Keys

Description: This therapeutic yoga series will focus on deep relaxation to help promote quality sleep and relieve general levels of anxiety.  This series is designed specifically for those who have completed their treatments.  Participants will learn how to calm the mind by staying connected and present in their bodies through the use of conscious breathing, gentle movement, guided visualizations, simple chanting and meditation.

This 12 session program is not a drop-in class, and a commitment to all 12 sessions is encouraged. This group is restricted to 6 participants.

Register:Please call 905-579-4833 or email stephanie@hearthplace.mydev.ca to register.

Description: Zumba is a danced based fitness class suitable for any or all fitness levels.  Our classes are designed specifically for those in treatment of who have recently completed treatment.  It is intended to be a fun and gentle hour  where we can dance and laugh together.  No experience or dance skills are required.

Register: Please call Stephanie at 905-579-4833 or email stephanie@hearthplace.mydev.ca to register for this program.  This is not a drop-in program. A doctor’s note is required to participate. 

Facilitator: Katie Bonikowsky