Facial Reflexology & Guided Breathing

Saturday, May 18, 2024

12:00-12:30pm CST/ 10:00 -10:30 am PST

Come join the Lipstick Angels for our upcoming event!! Relax and reset with this interactive, calming experience designed to reduce stress and anxiety.

This virtual class is open to all and it’s perfect for cancer thrivers, survivors, caregivers or anyone looking for some well-deserved relaxation.

MBC Support Group with Nancy Gaulin

May 16, 2024, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM EDT

Virtual

Join us for our signature Thursday Night Thrivers Meetup! On the third Thursday of every month, we will have a special meeting for the MBC community. This space will be hosted by the incredible Psychologist Nancy Gaulin.

YSC Virtual Hangouts allow you to connect with others from the comfort of your own home. Grow relationships with your peers who may share similar diagnoses, life experiences or treatment types. To participate, you will need to have a computer, tablet or phone with a webcam and internet/data connection. If you are not able to connect with video, you can join by phone only.

More information and register here: https://youngsurvival.org/virtual-hangouts

Wed., May 15; 5:30-6:30pm PT

FP Conversations - Project Managing Your Cancer Journey

Virtual - Zoom Call

RSVP

Empowerment & Healing through Yoga Series With Sharon Holly
4 Tuesdays in May:
7th, 14th, 21st & 28th
5:00pm – 6:30pm (PST) / 7:00pm-8:30pm (cST)
Via Zoom

No matter where you are in your cancer journey, these gentle but powerful yoga classes will provide breathing, mindfulness, and movement techniques to support you with challenges around sleep, pain, anxiety, fatigue, lymphedema & osteopenia/osteoporosis.

Variations in movements will be offered so you can choose what feels best in your body to increase your range of motion, flexibility, and strength. Studies have shown yoga to be a tremendous support for those going through cancer in managing side effects and boosting the immune system. Each class will end with a 30-minute guided Yoga Nidra meditation to re-balance the nervous system creating greater a deeper sense of ease, peace & well-being.

No previous yoga experience is necessary

Sharon Holly is a Living Beauty, Certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT), y4c (yoga for cancer) Teacher, Certified TRE® (Tension/Trauma Release Exercises) and The Resilience Toolkit Provider.  On her healing journey with breast cancer, Sharon was introduced to various modalities through retreats offered by The Foundation for Living Beauty that were not only a tremendous part of her healing process, but also inspired and set her on the path of her life’s purpose…empowering and guiding fellow survivors/thrivers towards their inner wisdom and healing which ultimately result from understanding and navigating their nervous systems.  She feels blessed to be able to share the gifts that were so readily given to her and continue to provide support on her healing journey.

Sharon currently teaches small group classes and private yoga therapy sessions in-person and online, through her company, Healing Breath Yoga Therapy as well as at preschools, yoga studios and cancer centers including: TCRF/Magnolia House and CSC-LA.  She has taught previously at physical therapy offices, psychological trauma treatment centers, elementary and high schools.  Sharon also holds certifications for adult and children’s yoga as an E-RYT/CYT-500, Amrit Yoga Nidra Instructor and is a member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists.

For information on how to register for this event please reach out indyra@livingbeauty.org.

Yoga Stretching for DIEP Flap

May 14, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM EDT

Online Event

Yoga stretching can be a helpful way to improve your range of motion and reduce pain after DIEP flap surgery.

Yoga Fitness with Chair Assist with Kim

May 14, 2024, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM EDT

Online Event

Join Kim OBrien for guided yoga fitness with chair assist. This is a WHOLE BODY practice with the intent to move and stimulate the body, mind and soul from head to toe.

Empowerment & Healing through Yoga Series With Sharon Holly
4 Tuesdays in May:
7th, 14th, 21st & 28th
5:00pm – 6:30pm (PST) / 7:00pm-8:30pm (cST)
Via Zoom

No matter where you are in your cancer journey, these gentle but powerful yoga classes will provide breathing, mindfulness, and movement techniques to support you with challenges around sleep, pain, anxiety, fatigue, lymphedema & osteopenia/osteoporosis.

Variations in movements will be offered so you can choose what feels best in your body to increase your range of motion, flexibility, and strength. Studies have shown yoga to be a tremendous support for those going through cancer in managing side effects and boosting the immune system. Each class will end with a 30-minute guided Yoga Nidra meditation to re-balance the nervous system creating greater a deeper sense of ease, peace & well-being.

No previous yoga experience is necessary

Sharon Holly is a Living Beauty, Certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT), y4c (yoga for cancer) Teacher, Certified TRE® (Tension/Trauma Release Exercises) and The Resilience Toolkit Provider.  On her healing journey with breast cancer, Sharon was introduced to various modalities through retreats offered by The Foundation for Living Beauty that were not only a tremendous part of her healing process, but also inspired and set her on the path of her life’s purpose…empowering and guiding fellow survivors/thrivers towards their inner wisdom and healing which ultimately result from understanding and navigating their nervous systems.  She feels blessed to be able to share the gifts that were so readily given to her and continue to provide support on her healing journey.

Sharon currently teaches small group classes and private yoga therapy sessions in-person and online, through her company, Healing Breath Yoga Therapy as well as at preschools, yoga studios and cancer centers including: TCRF/Magnolia House and CSC-LA.  She has taught previously at physical therapy offices, psychological trauma treatment centers, elementary and high schools.  Sharon also holds certifications for adult and children’s yoga as an E-RYT/CYT-500, Amrit Yoga Nidra Instructor and is a member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists.

For information on how to register for this event please reach out indyra@livingbeauty.org.

Empower Workshop: Where Do I Go From Here?

May 6th at 4-5 pm PT / 7-8 pm ET.

In this workshop, we’ll explore the concept of pivoting, and how we might take action on creating small or big changes in our lives – whether living with or beyond cancer. 

Artistic Expression: Our journey

May 06, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM EDT

Online Event

Unlock the transformative potential of creative expression with our immersive art exploration sessions. Delve into the healing energy of artistic endeavors as you discover the profound impact of mindfulness on emotional equilibrium.

Monthly Clear the Clutter Group
Monday, May 6th
12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST) / 2:00-3:00pm (CST)
via Zoom

Need help/support decluttering your home? Grab a box, a stack of papers or bag to declutter and join us for our monthly support group zoom!

Register once for the whole year!

Please note: this is not a workshop, it is a space where Living Beauties can support one another and hold each other accountable on home projects, no matter how big or small.

For information on how to register for this event please reach out indyra@livingbeauty.org.

First Fridays Chat n Connect
Friday, May 3rd
4:00pm – 5:00pm (PST)
via Zoom

Are you looking for connection to other women who have or have had cancer? We’re here! Every First Friday of the month from 4:00-5:00pm / 6:00-7:00pm (cst), you are invited to “drop in” to a Zoom meeting where you can chat with your fellow Living Beauties and create community online. There is no set program, nor is this a support group, just the opportunity for loving connection with women who “get you.”

You need only register once for the whole year. Every First Friday morning you will receive a reminder link as well as 10 minutes before the meeting begins.

For information on how to register for this event please reach out indyra@livingbeauty.org.

We’re turning 9, so we’ve set a goal of raising $9,000 for our birthday!  To help us reach our goal, host your own Facebook fundraiser and ask your friends to donate in support of Cactus Cancer Society.  

If we reach our $9,000 goal, and if you raise $90, you will receive some of our limited-edition birthday swag!

We’ll be celebrating with a BIRTHDAY BASH, complete with trivia and a whole lot of fun!  

Go to our birthday webpage for merch and info on how to fundraise!

Who: Anyone and everyone!  The more the merrier!

What: A birthday party complete with trivia and fun!

Where: On Zoom

When: Tuesday, April 30th from 5:00-7:00pm PT / 7:00-9:00pm CT / 8:00-10:00pm ET

Triage Health: Estate Planning

Apr 30, 2024, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT

webinar

Triage Cancer Conferences cover key tips to help navigate legal and practical issues, reduce the financial burden of a cancer diagnosis, and lower stress.

WHAT: "The Intimate Self: Self-Care, Sex & Intimacy (After a Breast Cancer Diagnosis)" 

WHEN: April 26th at 7:30pm EDT

WHERE: via zoom

WHO: anyone living with a breast cancer diagnosis or history seeking to revitalize their relationship with sex & intimacy

HOSTS:  Amy Hartl, Your Breast Cancer Self-Care Specialist™ | amyhartl.com

Founder, As We Are Now LLC | Oncology Massage & Lymphatic Drainage Therapist | BCNWNY President  and April Stearns, Founder, CEO & Editor-in-Chief | wildfirecommunity.org

Wildfire Magazine & Writing Community

HOW: Join the private waitlist to get:

• to know Amy & April

• all of the workshop details

• your invitation to register

• a chance to win free attendance!

HERE IS THE LINK FOR THE WAITLIST SIGN UP:  https://amyhartl.myflodesk.com/intimate-self
 

Mark your calendar for this is a one-day, virtual workshop to address a major quality-of-life issue that comes up again and again in our community. One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned in my survivorship is that I’m allowed to ask for a high quality of life after diagnosis.It isn’t enough that I’m still here walking around the planet. For a long time, I didn’t realize that a life that includes sex & intimacy is something I deserve. I was thrown head-first into medical menopause with my very first chemo infusion. I didn’t think it could happen to me: I was 35 & had enjoyed an easy, playful sex life prior to cancer. I assumed it would be the same after a year of cancer treatment. That was not the case. I learned that “use it or lose it” actually applied to my vaginal health, and since then, it has been a long road of avoidance, anger & disappointment (with my body, with my partner) to finding the right community and practitioners to help me to experiment with different tools and through it all: learning to talk to my partner & listen to my heart & my body.


Don't miss this; you deserve it. Because survival alone is not enough.

We invite you to join us

April 25th, 6:30pm-8:30pm at Brighter Magazine Office!

Please join us for an enjoyable evening of connection and celebration. We will hear from Heather Nemec, social worker and cancer survivor, who will share helpful

ways to improve your mental health during survivorship!

A virtual option will be available for those unable to attend in person.

Dinner and dessert will be provided.

About the Event

Brighter Magazine's Social Survivors events are gatherings dedicated to celebrating the strength, resilience, and unity of cancer survivors. Our goal is to create a supportive and uplifting space where survivors can learn, connect, share their stories, and find inspiration as they continue their journey beyond cancer. 

Please join us for an fun evening of connection and celebration as we hear from social worker and cancer survivor, Heather Nemec. Heather will be teaching us helpful ways to improve mental health during survivorship following an interactive Q&A session.

You are an important part of this event and together, we can make a difference in the lives of those affected by cancer.

A Zoom link will be sent out in advance for virtual attendees.

 A DONATION OF $10 is requested for the evening

(Please reach out if you need help with cost)

Thursday Nights Thrivers Meetup

Apr 25, 2024, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM EDT

Virtual

This is your weekly breast cancer support group! It's a welcoming and inviting virtual space where you can come to meet others, ask questions, or just listen in. Our sessions are always confidential and a friendly space offering support as well a a bit of humor.

Did you know that women can be too thin for certain types of breast reconstruction?

Join AiRS' Professional Partner, Mark L. Smith MD, FACS, for a chance to learn and ask questions about Hybrid Breast Reconstruction as an innovative approach for women of all sizes.  

Register Here

This webinar is brought to you by the Friedman Center for Breast and Lymphatic Surgery and will be  facilitated by AiRS Ambassador, Janet Gerlach.

Encourage and Empower Program for the Newly Diagnosed

Sep 10, 2024, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT

Online 8 Week Program

Join Gloria Shoon for a weekly gathering of encouragement and empowerment. In this 8 week program, designed specifically for those who are newly diagnosed, participants will explore tiny habits that build upon each other.

Heart and Pen: A Writing Workshop for Parents with Cancer

May 1, 2024 07:00 PM (CST)

Parenting is sometimes described as your heart living outside your body. Somehow, impossibly, that is only more true after a cancer diagnosis. Elephants and Tea and Bright Spot Network are teaming up to bring you, Heart and Pen: A Writing Prompt Workshop for Parents with Cancer. This workshop will help you to process your cancer experience as a parent through therapeutic writing and prompts. Participants will feel the power of sharing their story not only to help others, but to help aid in their own healing as well.

Click here to registe

Fri, Apr 19, 2024 to Sun, Apr 21, 2024 ET | Add to Calendar

Virtual and In-Person

Hilton Philadelphia at Penn’s Landing, 201 S Christopher Columbus Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19106
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The conference on metastatic breast cancer features the latest information on research and treatment options, as well as sessions that discuss the emotional effects of a diagnosis. There is dedicated time to meet and connect with other attendees via receptions, meals, and social events.

Conference details and registration will be available in February, 2024.

View session recordings and highlights from the 2023 Conference on Metastatic Breast Cancer.

MBC Support Group with Nancy Gaulin

Apr 18, 2024, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM EDT

Virtual

Join us for our signature Thursday Night Thrivers Meetup! On the third Thursday of every month, we will have a special meeting for the MBC community. This space will be hosted by the incredible Psychologist Nancy Gaulin.

Turning Pain into Art with Holly Sidell and Patsy Noah

3rd Wednesdays, March 20 Session Cancelled. Session resumes April 17 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm PST

Facilitators: Holly Sidell, Patsy Noah
Zoom ID: 936 2178 0873


RSVP
 

March FP Conversation - Best and Worst Moments
Wednesday, April 17
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM PST // 8:30PM EST

Join us for a round table conversation about the good, the bad, and the hysterical in dealing with cancer.

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✏️Fire Starters Series Kick Off

• Saturday, April 13, 2024

• 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST

Join us for the spring session of Fire Starters, the workshop for writers who have experienced breast cancer who want to develop a writing project - start a blog or Substack, create a TedX talk, kick-off a memoir book project, or make serious headway on your book project!

The goal of Fire Starters is to give you time, space, encouragement, and knowledge to make your project a reality.

Your project does not have to be cancer-focused. Cancer is what has brought us together, but what you write in Fire Starters is up to you.

Sign up now!

Thursday Night Thrivers IBC Meetup

May 09, 2024, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM EDT

Online Event

Join the Inflammatory Breast Cancer SBC community, meet others diagnosed with IBC, and connect with those who truly understand the unique needs we all face.

Things I Wish I Knew

April 11, 2024

7:00-8:30pm EST / 6:00-7:30pm CST 
*Featured Nonprofit: Worth the Wait

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

*LAUREN LOPRIORE, CREATOR OF LIV AND LET, WILL BE PARTICIPATING AND SHARING THE STORY SHE WROTE FOR ELEPHANTS AND TEA!

Perkatory: Brewing Tough Conversations to Help Each Other Face Cancer

In 2024, we will host five Perkatory events ranging in relatable topics surrounding adolescent and young adult cancer. These events are open to anyone that would like to hear stories from the AYA cancer community (including patients, survivors, caregivers, co-survivors, loved ones, nonprofit professionals, medical professionals, etc.).

HOW PERKATORY WORKS:

Our Perkatory events are a chance to feature some of our writers and allow them to share their pieces about a certain topic aloud to an intimate audience of supporters and peers.

Perkatory is a safe space; an occasion to hear touching and vulnerable stories and yet another opportunity to feel less alone in what you are going through.

In addition to the featured authors, we highlight a different organization at each Perkatory event, allowing them the space to share about their organization’s mission and unique offerings.

The evening closes with a Q&A session, where audience members are able to ask questions to our featured writers, and thoughtful discussions can take place surrounding the overarching theme.

THE GOAL OF PERKATORY IS:

• To encourage individuals to use their voice • To learn more about a specific topic that might be difficult for some cancer patients to bring up themselves • To bring each other out of “perkatory” (a play on the word purgatory), to help live your best life

*THESE VIRTUAL EVENTS WILL NOT BE RECORDED*

Grupo de Apoyo: Después de un Diagnóstico

Apr 09, 2024, 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT

Virtual

¡Únete con nosotros para nuestro exclusivo Evento Martes - después del diagnóstico en español!