InspireHealth

Restorative Yoga
2022-09-12 13:30 - 14:30 (America/Vancouver) | Virtual
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
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Monday Morning Mindfulness Meditation
2022-09-12 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.
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Strength & Cardio
2022-09-12 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.
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Orientation Session
2022-09-09 11:00 - 11:30
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
2022-09-09 09:30 - 10:45, 2022-09-07 13:30 - 14:45, 2022-09-02 09:30 - 10:45, 2022-08-31 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
2022-09-08 19:00 - 19:45, 2022-09-01 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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Orientation Session
2022-09-08 17:00 - 17:30, 2022-09-02 11:00 - 11:30, 2022-09-01 17:00 - 17:30
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.
Registration is now closed.

Cooking Class: Lebanese Inspired Plant-Based Meals
2022-09-08 13:00 - 14:30
Join us for some delicious Plant-Based Lebanese Inspired recipes!
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Lymphedema Information Session
2022-09-08 11:00 - 12:30
This session provides information related to lymphatic health, and the prevention and management of lymphedema. Hosted by Amanda Porcheron, a Registered Massage Therapist in Vancouver, BC.
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Strength & Stretch
2022-09-08 09:30 - 10:30, 2022-09-01 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: Making Friends with Your Mind
2022-09-07 10:30 - 12:00
Learn how to use your mind to promote health. Participants will learn about the mind-body connection and fight/flight/freeze vs. rest/digest/heal responses. We will explore barriers such as external and internal stressors and observe the power that our thoughts, beliefs and attitudes have on quality of life.
This session is open to patients and their support people.
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Chair Yoga
2022-09-07 09:30 - 10:30, 2022-08-31 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
2022-09-06 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
2022-09-06 17:00 - 17:30, 2022-08-30 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
2022-09-06 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: Cancer Protective Nutrition
2022-09-06 11:00 - 12:00
This workshop will explore how to manage and support some of the potential side effects of treatment including changes in taste/smell, low appetite, fatigue, and weight changes. We will give you practical ways of including foods and lifestyle strategies that could support you at this time.
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Strength & Stretch
2022-09-06 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.
Registration is now closed.

Labour Day - InspireHealth Closed
2022-09-05

Cooking Class: Alternative High Protein Breakfasts
2022-09-01 13:00 - 14:30
Feeling like you always have the same thing for breakfast and are looking to mix it up a bit? This class is for you! We’ll look at four high-protein breakfast options that are also great to freeze and have ready when you don’t feel like cooking!

Mini Tofu Frittatas https://dietitiandebbie.com/mini-vegan-frittatas/
Spicy Tempeh Breakfast Sausage https://minimalistbaker.com/spicy-tempeh-breakfast-sausage/
Banana Oatmeal Blender Pancakes https://www.ambitiouskitchen.com/banana-oatmeal-pancakes/

Breakfast cookies https://desireerd.com/breakfast-cookies/

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Spirit & Well-Being
2022-08-31 10:30 - 12:00
Connecting with our own unique sense of spirit/soul/essence/life force can help transform fear and worry and bring us a sense of peace, joy, gratitude and freedom. In this workshop we will explore how spiritual connection supports health and allows us to move with more ease through the many cycles of life.
*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.

Qigong for Sleep & Relaxation
2022-08-30 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.
