InspireHealth

Orientation Session
2022-10-07 11:00 - 11:30, 2022-10-06 17:00 - 17:30, 2022-10-03 15:00 - 15:30, 2022-09-30 11:00 - 11:30, 2022-09-29 17:00 - 17:30 (America/Vancouver) | Virtual
Join us to learn more about our programs and services and how you can access them. This session is open to people with a diagnosis of cancer and their support people.
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Gentle Yoga
2022-10-07 09:30 - 10:45, 2022-10-05 13:30 - 14:45, 2022-09-28 13:30 - 14:45
Explore the connection between breath and movement while taking the time to relax and gently stretch the body. Move through seated, standing, and balance postures, and finish with a restorative relaxation time. Modifiable for all levels.
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Guided Meditation
2022-10-06 19:00 - 19:45, 2022-09-29 19:00 - 19:45
Soothe the heart, body, mind, and spirit with this guided meditation class that incorporates various mindfulness techniques, such as intention setting, body scans, breath work, and thought watching practices combined with the sweetness of silence.
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Cooking Class: Beautiful Beans! Delicious Chickpea Recipes
2022-10-06 13:00 - 14:30
Chickpeas are incredibly versatile and offer a wealth of nutritional benefits, including their rich fibre content, iron, potassium, magnesium, and more. Come learn how to use chickpeas in three different ways, both sweet and savory!

Moroccan Chickpea Salad: Moroccan Carrot and Chickpea Salad Recipe – 101 Cookbooks
Curried Beet Soup with Crispy Chickpeas: Curried Beet Soup with Tandoori Chickpeas | Minimalist Baker Recipes
Chickpea Blondies: Flourless Chocolate Chip Chickpea Blondies | Ambitious Kitchen

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Strength & Stretch
2022-10-06 09:30 - 10:30, 2022-09-29 09:30 - 10:30
Build strength, endurance, and flexibility. This class includes a combination of resistance, balance, and aerobic movements to provide a full body workout. Modifiable for all levels.
Please have a chair, wall, and weights or alternatives (e.g. water bottles, soup cans) close by.
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Inspired Conversations: Healthy Communication (Part 1)
2022-10-05 10:30 - 12:00
Healthy communication can be a lofty goal at the best of times- and even more so while living with cancer and its stresses. This workshop aims to provide you with tangible tools to help you become a healthy communicator and more mindful listener both in person and online. Tools for healthy communication can help decrease stress and increase connection with oneself and others.
*Please have on hand paper and pens, pencil crayons and felt pens may be helpful but not necessary.
**Designed for those diagnosed with cancer and supporters too.We recommend you participate in this class in a private/quiet room and/or use headphones, when possible, to keep the conversation for your ears only.
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Chair Yoga
2022-10-05 09:30 - 10:30, 2022-09-28 09:30 - 10:30
Aimed at optimizing accessibility, this class aims to accommodate all participants by removing the physical challenges of getting up and down from the floor. The gentle, yet deep practice provides a series of modifiable poses focused on improving strength, flexibility and balance while using breath awareness to calm body and mind. Modifiable for all levels.
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Qigong for Sleep & Relaxation
2022-10-04 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-09-27 19:00 - 20:00
Prepare the body for rest and sleep through gentle movement and relaxation. This class uses Qigong, a form of Traditional Chinese Medicine, to promote wellness at all levels of mind, body, and spirit. Modifiable for all levels.
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Gratitude Meditation
2022-10-04 17:00 - 17:30, 2022-09-27 17:00 - 17:30
Designed to promote wellness through gratitude, this class provides participants an opportunity to breathe together and take a moment of pause to be thankful. Gratitude habits can be difficult to form alone, so join us in community to end your day with an attitude of gratitude.
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Beginner’s Strength & Stretch
2022-10-04 13:30 - 14:30, 2022-09-27 13:30 - 14:30
Adapted for beginner’s, this class serves as an introduction to strength training by leading participants through a series of low impact, full body exercises while participants are encouraged to work at their own pace. Modifiable for all levels.
* Please have a chair, wall, and weights or alternatives (e.g. water bottles, soup cans) close by.
* Please only register for one of Tuesday’s Strength & Stretch classes (i.e. ‘all levels’ at 9:30 am or ‘beginners’ at 1:30 pm.) If you are unsure which to choose, please request an appointment with an Exercise Therapist at InspireHealth.
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Nutrition Workshop: Supporting Your Immune System with Nutrition
2022-10-04 11:00 - 12:00
This workshop will discuss the immune system: what it is, how it functions and how we can support it with nutrition and lifestyle approaches.
Registration is now closed.

Strength & Stretch
2022-10-04 09:30 - 10:30
Build strength, endurance, and flexibility. This class includes a combination of resistance, balance, and aerobic movements to provide a full body workout. Modifiable for all levels.
* Please have a chair, wall, and weights or alternatives (e.g. water bottles, soup cans) close by.
Registration is now closed.

Restorative Yoga
2022-10-03 13:30 - 14:30
Progress the body and mind to a place of relaxation, rest, and gentle opening. This class moves through a series of seated and lying down yoga postures to provide participants with a renewed sense of vitality and wellness. Modifiable for all levels.
* Please have a pillow, blanket, chair, and two bath towels nearby
Registration is now closed.

Monday Morning Mindfulness Meditation
2022-10-03 11:00 - 12:00
Increase connection through breath and mindfulness. This guided meditation class begins with intention setting, followed by a body scan, breathwork, and thought observation practice.
Registration is now closed.

Strength & Cardio
2022-10-03 09:30 - 10:30
Elevate the heart rate and get your body moving! This class focuses on aerobic movements while incorporating strength exercises to provide a full body conditioning workout. Modifiable for all levels.
* Please have a chair, wall, and weights or alternatives (e.g. water bottles, soup cans) close by.
Registration is now closed.

Cooking Class: Muffin Tin Recipes
2022-09-29 13:00 - 14:30
Join us as we explore ways to make use of our muffin tins to create snackable bites. These recipes can help to take the wonder out of what to have for a snack or when eating small frequent meals.

Quinoa Pizza Bites https://www.momables.com/mini-quinoa-pizza-bites/
1-Bowl Carrot Apple Muffins https://minimalistbaker.com/one-bowl-carrot-apple-muffins-vegan-gf/#_a5y_p=2061619
Kale cups https://www.recipething.com/recipes/show/40643-kale-cups

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Inspired Conversations: Joy & Passion
2022-09-28 10:30 - 12:00
We may experience being disconnected from our passion but it is always awake and alive within us. Together we will explore passion: what it is (and what it isn’t), how to connect with the ‘spark’ inside all of us and how to express ourselves more fully and authentically. Discover how connecting with passion expands our horizons and helps us feel more alive!
* Please have on hand paper and pens, pencil crayons and felt pens may be helpful but not necessary.
**Designed for those diagnosed with cancer and supporters too.
*** We recommend you participate in this class in a private/quiet room and/or use headphones, when possible, to keep the conversation for your ears only.
Registration is now closed.

Nutrition Workshop: Nourishing Self-Care: How Stress & Nutrition Connect
2022-09-27 11:00 - 12:00
This workshop will explore the connection between stress and nutrition. Can stress affect our overall health and nutrition? Can the foods we eat support us in stressful times? Join us to explore these topics and to discuss practical strategies to support overall wellbeing.
Registration is now closed.
