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WHAT'S NEW:
Team Wellness Marathon Training Program
Training
Begins September 7, 2008 for the Huntington Beach
"Surf City" Marathon on February 1, 2009
Attend one of these information sessions to learn more!
Tuesday, August 26 at 6 pm
Wednesday, September 3 at 6 pm
Friday, October 10, 2008 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Walking Chi Gong on Mondays & Fridays 10-11:30am
Chi Gong classes on Mondays, 5-6 pm
Yoga classes on Mondays, 1:30-2:30pm
Wednesday,5-6pm & Saturdays, 9:30-10:30am
Tai Chi classes on Tuesdays, 5-6 pm
Strength Training, Thursdays, 12-1 pm
Saturday, September 13, 2008 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Download our Guided
Imagery Meditation
Script 
or listen to a relaxation & guided imagery recording, with or without music at The Virtual Wellness Community!
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
With a TWC-WLA Facilitator
Frankly Speaking About New Discoveries in Cancer
Saturday, September 27, 2008
11:00 am - 1:30 pm
With Dr. Joanne Mortimer
Reconnecting to the Body During & After Cancer
Saturday, October 4, 2008 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
with Anne Stookey, MFT
Welcome to Wellness Meetings are held every Tuesday 7 - 9 pm and Friday 11 am - 1 pm
This informal drop-in meeting is led by a cancer survivor who will introduce you to The Wellness Community services. Adults with cancer, family members, friends and caregivers will have an opportunity to meet with others and obtain valuable information.
The Wellness Community-West Los Angeles (TWC-WLA) was founded in1982 by Harold Benjamin, Ph.D. and was the first of what has become a national non-profit organization with twenty-two facilities. TWC is dedicated to providing free support, education, and hope to people with cancer and their loved ones. Through participation in professionally led support groups, educational workshops, and mind/body classes, people affected by cancer learn vital skills that enable them to regain control, reduce isolation and restore hope regardless of the stage of their disease.
A cancer diagnosis may create emotions such as isolation, loss of control and perhaps, worst of all, loss of hope. These overwhelming emotions are often the hallmark of cancer. By sharing with others who are fighting the illness or who have recovered from it, people with cancer gain hope and a renewed will to live.
More
about The
Wellness Community-West Los Angeles
The
Wellness Community-West Los Angeles is a support center for people
fighting for recovery from cancer, and for their family and friends.
Through weekly support groups, educational and interactive workshops and
stress reducing classes, participants find hope, regain control over their
lives and realize they are not alone. There is no charge for any services.
The
Community
We offer a home-like setting available all day long where
people with cancer can come to be with others to share,
learn, and fight for recovery.
Who comes to The Wellness
Community-West Los Angeles?
Adults with cancer who wish to improve the quality of their lives and
actively fight for their recovery along with their physicians and healthcare
team. Family and friends are also welcome to participate.
What does
it cost to participate?
Nothing. The Wellness Community-West Los Angeles is a 501(c)(3), nonprofit organization
that does not charge for any of its services. It is supported by tax-deductible
contributions from the public.
What do
participants do at The Wellness Community-West Los Angeles?
Individuals with cancer and their
families can choose to participate in a variety of learning opportunities that
can improve the quality of their lives, reduce stress, and may enhance the
possibility of recovery. Activities include: support groups, educational
workshops, stress management sessions and social events.
Are medical services or advice available at The Wellness
Community-West
Los Angeles?
The Wellness Community-West Los Angeles does not have a medical staff.
Individuals seek their own treatment as they deem necessary. The program is meant
to support the treatment prescribed by a patient's healthcare team and is not a
substitute for conventional medical care.
How does
The Wellness Community-West Los Angeles work with medical treatment?
While the medical profession fights cancer on the physical
front, The Wellness Community-West Los Angeles helps people with cancer
learn techniques that help them fight on the psychosocial
front. The Wellness Community-West Los Angeles is not an alternative to
medical treatment. It is in support of and in addition to
conventional medical care.
The Wellness Community West Los Angeles
2716 Ocean Park Blvd. Ste. 1040 Santa Monica, CA 90405
310 314-2555 www.twc-wla.org