Healthy Lifestyle/Stress Management

Stress Management

• InkWell • Mondays • 7:00 PM InkWell is a drop-in workshop focused on providing a supportive space where we use the written word to help process our experiences with cancer and what it means to live well. Every session involves a prompt, and writing can take any form you want, from journaling to poetry to storytelling. Register for Zoom

• Energy 101: Balance Your Body's Energies Learning Your Own Energy-Healing Chakra Connection • Monday, August 14 • 1:30 PM Exploring the Chakra Connection and Our Own Energy Centers • Monday, September 11 • 1:30 PM Learn to balance your body’s energies for optimal health with Healing Touch concepts and modalities such as Emotional Freedom technique (tapping), meditation for the immune system, and Eden Energy Medicine to name a few. Practice these strategies to decrease tension and stress and promote healing.

   

• Weekly Wellness • Tuesdays • 11:30 AM Stop by each week to learn strategies to enhance your wellness routine and cope with stress or negative emotions in your life. This brief opportunity allows you to check in with others and participate in activities such as breath work, progressive muscle relaxation, mindful meditation, guided imagery or creative journaling exercises. Register for Zoom RSVP for LIVE session

• Salsa for the Soul Tuesday, August 8 • 6:30 PM RSVP for LIVE session Register for Zoom Tuesday, September 12 • 6:30 PM RSVP for LIVE session Register for ZOOM Join Karen Banks, lifelong dancer, in learning gentle ways to move your body and increase your heart rate using different styles of Latin dance, including salsa, cha cha, and rumba. No dance training is needed. All abilities are welcome, and modifications can be made for you to enjoy this hour of dance!

  
  

• Monthly Mindfulness • Wednesdays • 6:30 PM Stop by to learn strategies to enhance your wellness routine and cope with stress or negative emotions in your life. This brief opportunity allows you to check in with others and participate in activities such as breath work, progressive muscle relaxation, mindful meditation, guided imagery or creative journaling exercises.  Register for Zoom

• Sanctuary Thursday, August 17 • 6:00 PM • RSVP for LIVE session Thursday, September 21 • 6:00 PM • Register for Zoom Mark Biehl, Certified Sound Therapy Coach, hosts this blissful journey with offerings of Tibetan singing bowls, gongs, chimes, indigenous flutes, drums, and keyboard atmospheres. Elements of breath work, guided reading, and group chanting are also featured to enhance and direct your experience to a higher level.

• The Art of Wellbeing • Thursday, September 7, 14, 21 • 5:30 PM Please commit to all three classes. Space is limited. (Missouri Botanical Garden - 4344 Shaw Blvd., St. Louis, MO. 63110) The term ‘wellbeing’ describes a holistic sense of feeling good. The art of well-being includes taking time to nurture your body, mind, and spirit, to be as fulfilled as you can be in any given situation. In this program series, we will explore different methods of developing our well-being in the beautiful surroundings of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Calm your mind as we explore an intentional walk through one of the special areas of the Garden, relax your body as we move through restorative gentle movements and stretches, and free your spirit as we engage in a nature-based art activity, all in the beautiful, serene surroundings of the Garden. RSVP for LIVE session

• Join Kelly O’Neal, for a Moment of Mindfulness!
  • Relax with this color guided imagery
  • Sit back, breathe and relax into this body of water guided imagery
  • Take a moment to simplify your senses
  • Relieve excess tension and stress with progressive muscle relaxation
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Nutrition

• Decoding Food Labels for Healthier Eating • Monday, August 7 • 4:00 PM (David M. Sindelar Cancer Center - 1st Floor Conference Room - 10050 Kennerly Road, St. Louis, MO, 63128) Our daily food choices are the most powerful tools we have to impact our health, so it’s important to understand how we can fuel our bodies well every day. Decoding food labels can be complicated, but Certified Health Coach Gayle Rose will help you understand what to look for (and what to look past), so you can take charge. Class includes an interactive food demonstration. RSVP for LIVE session

  
  

• Lunch Served with Love • Wednesday, September 27 • 11:30 AM Learn how to make a nutritional lunch to serve to friends and family! Vicki Bensinger will present a menu of Southwest Chicken and Quinoa Salad on Sprouted Whole Wheat Bread, followed by Dark Chocolate Covered Fresh Fruit Bars. RSVP for LIVE session  Register for ZOOM

  
  
• Banana Bread Granola
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• Black Bean and Pumpkin Enchiladas
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• Chocolate Chip Cookies
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• Clean Slate Hummus
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• Coconut Curry Vegetables
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• Grillable Steak Burgers + Seasoned Air-fried Fries
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• Kale Salad with Creamy Tahini Salad Dressing
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• Vegan Biscuits and Gravy
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• Vegan Lemon Bundt Cake
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• Veggie Soup
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• What to Eat During Cancer Treatment to Help Boost Your Immunity
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• What to Eat During Cancer Treatment to Help Combat Accidental Weight Loss
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• What to Eat During Cancer Treatment to Help Combat Constipation
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• What to Eat During Cancer Treatment to Help Combat Diarrhea
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• What to Eat During Cancer Treatment to Help Combat Nausea
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• What to Eat During Cancer Treatment to Help Navigate Taste Alterations
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Movement

• Fitness in Survivorship • Mondays • 11:30 AM This class focusses on gentle strengthening to promote movement in a safe and successful way. Target cancer related fatigue and strengthen your physical and mental health through these classes with a variety of movements using light weights, balls, bands, or simply your body! Register for Zoom RSVP for LIVE session

  
  

• Yoga Nidra • Mondays • 6:30 PM Participants calm the anxious mind by using gentle movement and stretches to achieve constructive rest. This practice can be done in a chair, on a cushioned floor, or in bed. Register for Zoom RSVP for LIVE session

  
  

• Gentle Yoga • Tuesdays • 10:00 AM Gentle yoga is a time to center yourself, move your body, and enjoy lasting benefits. Gentle yoga practice can increase flexibility, mobility, and strength. It can also bring a sense of physical and mental relaxation, all while decreasing symptoms of pain, fatigue, depression, and anxiety. Register for Zoom RSVP for LIVE session

• Gentle Yoga • Wednesdays • 9:30 AM Gentle yoga is a time to center yourself, move your body, and enjoy lasting benefits. Gentle yoga practice can increase flexibility, mobility, and strength. It can also bring a sense of physical and mental relaxation, all while decreasing symptoms of pain, fatigue, depression, and anxiety. Register for Zoom RSVP for LIVE session

• Gentle Yoga • Wednesdays • 5:15 PM Gentle yoga is a time to center yourself, move your body, and enjoy lasting benefits. Gentle yoga practice can increase flexibility, mobility, and strength. It can also bring a sense of physical and mental relaxation, all while decreasing symptoms of pain, fatigue, depression, and anxiety. Register for Zoom RSVP for LIVE session

• Fitness Fundamentals • 1st and 3rd Thursdays • 10:30 AM (David M. Sindelar Cancer Center - 1st Floor Conference Center - 10050 Kennerly Road, St. Louis, MO 63128) Whether impacted by cancer or just wanting to incorporate gentle exercise into your life, this class is for you! Participants will learn and practice gentle movements targeted to improve posture and balance, increase strength and flexibility, increase circulation, and help combat pain and fatigue. All activities can be modified for your comfort level, sitting or standing. No equipment needed- just come in comfortable clothing. Everyone is welcome! Drop In

• Qigong • Fridays • 11:00 AM Through gentle movements, learn to reduce stress, increase vitality, and develop a sense of well-being. No experience necessary. Register for Zoom RSVP for LIVE session

• Join CSCSTL intern, Darby, for Fitness in Survivorship:
  • Fitness in Survivorship Warm Up
  •  Fitness in Survivorship Workout
  •  Fitness in Survivorship Cool Down