Programs
“Wellness Within provides invaluable services to patients, survivors and their families coping with a cancer diagnosis. I have been impressed with the results patients have experienced from participation in their programs. I have found Wellness Within’s programs to compliment patient’s medical treatments. I give my full endorsement to Wellness Within and am thankful for their incredible dedication and important work.”
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Director, Breast Cancer Survivorship Institute
Register for classes through our calendar, by phone 916-788-0333, or by contacting program staff directly.
To make an appointment for individual programs please contact staff by email or call us at 916-788-0333.
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Individual Support and Grief Counseling
Contact: Patti Brown at 916.788.0333 or pbrown@wellnesswithin.org
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Mind Body
Mind Body Skills Group
Wellness Within facilitates a 6-week session for cancer patients & survivors on developing Mind-Body skills. Mind-Body Medicine focuses on the interactions between mind and body and the powerful ways in which emotional, mental, social and spiritual factors can directly affect health. View mind body session dates.
Contact: Patti Brown at 916.788.0333 or pbrown@wellnesswithin.org
For our registration form please download our Skills Group Questionnaire or fill out our class registration form online
Insight Meditation
Insight meditation, or Vipassana, is perhaps the Buddha’s most important teaching in self-liberation. It is the practice of mindfulness – cultivating a clear, stable and non-judgmental awareness of all experiences in life. While most forms of meditation reduce stress and bring calmness and clarity of mind, Insight meditation also extends our deeper awareness to all aspects of life and dissolves the barriers to a full development of wisdom and compassion.
During this class we engage in the basic practices of insight meditation. We first focus on the basics of meditation and on mindfulness of breathing. We then explore mindfulness of the body and expand our focus to include all our physical experiences. We will introduce mindfulness of feelings and emotions. During the latter stages of the class we explore mindfulness of the mind and thinking. Ultimately, we focus on the role of mindfulness in daily life and in deepening one’s spiritual life.
Contact: Patti Brown at 916.788.0333 or pbrown@wellnesswithin.org
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Expressive Arts
Writing as a Path to Healing
Don’t Fight It, Just Write It!
Words are powerful things. Come and use them to give voice to your personal journey. You can write your “art out” in a comfortable, supportive environment. The group will use Pat Schneider’s AWA methods as inspiration, and, all writing is treated as fiction and held confidential by members. Sessions facilitated by Lisa Morgan, writer and cancer survivor and Jan Haag, local SCC journalism instructor, editor, and writer. We all have a unique voice and a story to tell. Join us and discover what your words can do. Participants 18 and over welcome. View expressive art class dates.
Contact: Wellness Within @ 916.788.0333 Or Lisa Morgan @ lmorgan@wellnesswithin.org
Therapeutic Art
Explore the nonverbal language of your soul through expressive drawing, painting, and collage.
These dynamic classes are a therapeutic tool used to mirror your life’s feelings, emotions, and moods. Often we turn from these overwhelming experiences rather than embrace, digest, and grow from what our body and mind needs to process and release. When we “flow” creatively through these events, we can identify, witness, and release them. Often this enriches our lives, by allowing us to live deeper and access our spiritual selves for guidance and strength. We are creating a dialogue of symbols, colors, and physical movements that reconnect our body and mind to the healing nature of our resilient soul.
Together we will explore, support, and discover how image making can be used to reflect our inner life. We will work in paint, charcoal, graphite, and collage. Using creative expression as a wellness practice, we will learn to work on physical, emotional, and spiritual levels. This six week course is intended to introduce the methods an individual can use to move closer to wholeness. Whether your intensions are to work on physical, mental, or spiritual issues, this class will guide you through a visual self discovery that will start you on a new and exciting creative path that can follow you through life’s joys and sufferings with a new voice. No experience is needed, and materials will be provided.
Contact: Courtney Tice at ctice@wellnesswithin.org or Wellness Within @ 916.788.0333
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Nutrition
Foods to Nourish
Foods to Nourish is an informational and skills building class that explores diet strategies and their influence on enhancing and strengthening the body’s innate healing system. We will discuss the best cancer fighting foods while also reviewing those that should be avoided. We’ll also cover simple, practical steps you can use in your own kitchen, at the grocery store and in restaurants to assist you in making healthy nourishing choices.
Contact: Diane Giuliani, HHC, Nutritional Education Coach dgiuliani@wellnesswithin.org
Healthy Habits
Healthy Habits incorporates hands on cooking lessons and best practices in the kitchen and at the table for optimal nutrition and digestion. Cooking classes will include preparing dishes for special dietary needs — such as gluten-free, dairy-free, and/or sugar-free.
Contact: Brook Rivera, HHC, Nutrition and Wellness Educator brivera@wellnesswithin.org
Health Coaching Consultation
Receive 1:1 guidance from a Certified Holistic Health Coach, who will help you to navigate the world of contradictory nutrition advice to determine what changes are necessary for you, as either a cancer patient, survivor, or support system.
Health Coaching sessions are currently available by appointment only. Please contact Diane or Brook to set up your session.
Contact: Brook Rivera, HHC, Nutrition and Wellness Educator brivera@wellnesswithin.org or Diane Giuliani, HHC, Nutritional Education Coach dgiuliani@wellnesswithin.org
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Horticulture Therapy
Nature Walks
“Walking is a profound tool of healing.”
Nature Walks are designed to awaken the healing powers of the human spirit while exercising and enjoying the beauty of the outdoors. The primary focus of this program is on walks that heal as opposed to physical fitness. Any amount of walking will help restore connection of body, mind and spirit. We will incorporate walking guidelines from Carolyn Scott Kortge’s book, “Healing Walks for Hard Times”. All walks will be at parks in the surrounding Sacramento area. Clients are encouraged to carpool with one another. Please join us for healing walks in nature.
Walks will be cancelled in rainy weather.
Suggestions for places to go are welcomed!
For upcoming Nature Walks dates view our calendar.
Contact: Margie McCavitt BS Agriculture Science, Wellness Garden/Local Foods Coordinator mmccavitt@wellnesswithin.org
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Fitness
Time for Fitness
Our team of Physical Therapists desire to enhance the process of fitness and wellness by offering classes on exercise, education, and muscular/skeletal awareness. Additionally, understanding and managing functional limitations as they relate to daily activities and individual goals will be stressed.
Topics covered:
- Walking and aerobic programs
- Stretching and strengthening programs
- Equipment recommendations
- Individualized exercise programs
- Home modification assessments
- Body mechanics
- Caregiver training
Time for Fitness sessions are currently available by appointment only. Please contact Matt or Patty to set up your session.
Contact: Matt Milton, PT, Time for Fitness Coordinator mmilton@wellnesswithin.org or Patty Milton, PT, Time for Fitness Director pmilton@wellnesswithin.org
Gentle Nourishing Yoga
Yoga practice is made for transformation. It can bring a soothing, healing quality to our minds and also help strengthen our bodies to support us through the healing journey. Join me for a peaceful session of gentle movement.
Contact: Susan Whitaker, MS Vocational Rehab, Certified Yoga Instructor: susanyoga53@hotmail.com, (530)885-6821
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Registration Form
Feel free to download and fill out our Workshop Registration Form ahead of time, and bring it with you!
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Wellness Within is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. All contributions are deductible to the full extent of the law.
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