Cancer Classes and Groups

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The Legacy Cancer Institute provides a range of groups and classes to support you and your family through the diagnosis, treatment and recovery of cancer. These support groups and classes provide ongoing education, activities and emotional support for individuals whose lives are touched by cancer. Our holistic approach sets us apart, because we understand that you have a life, not just a diagnosis.

  • The Legacy Cancer Healing Center offers mostly online virtual meetings. 
  • In-person groups and classes are held at our medical centers.
  • Our classes and groups are offered for free to those in our community affected by cancer.
  • No classes are held on these holidays: Memorial Day, Labor Day, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Eve

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Classes and groups by day of the week

Register for a virtual or in-person event

Monday

9-10 a.m.
Gentle Yoga
at Meridian Park

11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Yoga with Patti
Virtual

1-2:30 p.m.
Yoga with Patti
Virtual

Tuesday

11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Qigong and T’ai Chi
Virtual

4-5 p.m.
Finding Center: Art and Mindfulness
Virtual

5:15-6:15 p.m.
Gentle Yoga
Salmon Creek
Hybrid

5:30-7 p.m.
First Tuesdays only
Breast Cancer Support Group 
Virtual

Wednesday

5:30-7 p.m.
Second Wednesdays only
Prostate Cancer Support Group
Virtual

6-7:30 p.m.
Candlelight Finding Center: Art and Mindfulness
Virtual

Thursday

10-11 a.m.
Qigong and T’ai Chi
Virtual

1:30-3:30 p.m.
Open Studio: Art and Community
Virtual

4-5:30 p.m.
First Thursdays only
Head and Neck Cancer Support Group
Virtual

5-6:30 p.m.
Third Thursdays only
Women’s Advanced and Metastatic Cancer Support Group
Virtual

Friday

9-10 a.m.
Finding Center:
Art and Mindfulness
Virtual

10 a.m.-12 p.m.
First and third Fridays only
 Words for Healing
Virtual

10:45-11:15 a.m.
Yoga with Patti
Virtual

1-2:30 p.m.
Yoga with Patti
Virtual

  

Choose a category below and register for a virtual or in-person event

 

Cancer education series
Movement & exercise
Art therapy & writing
Mind-body Events
Cancer support groups

Cancer education series

Redefining exercise goals during cancer
Presented by Dr. Stacia Ackers, PT, DPT, OCS
  • Monday, January 13, 4:30 - 6 p.m.
  • Virtual only

Acupuncture's role in cancer care
Presented by Dr. Heather Krebsbach, ND, L.Ac
  • Monday, February 10, 5 - 6 p.m.
  • Virtual only

Cancer superfoods
Presented by Maran Scott, RD, CSO
  • Wednesday, February 26, 1 - 2 p.m.
  • Virtual only

 

 Pelvic floor health
Presented by Trish Ault, DPT, OCS and Claudia Von Hammerstein, PT
  • Thursday, March 13, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
  • In-person at the Good Samaritan Auditorium

 

Fear of cancer recurrence
Presented by Dr. Michelle Lee, PsyD
  • Thursday, April 10, 5:30 - 7 p.m.
  • Virtual only

 
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Movement and exercise

Gentle Yoga with Addie
  • Tuesdays, 5:15 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.
  • Virtual and in-person at Salmon Creek 

 
Gentle Yoga with Nancy Series (Meridian Park) *NEW* 

  • Mondays, 9 - 10 a.m.
  • Begins January 13, 2025
  • In-person only
 
Qigong & T’ai Chi with Wendy
  • Tuesdays, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. and
  • Thursdays, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
  • Virtual only
  		Yoga with Patti (sponsored by Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center)
  • Mondays, 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. and
  • Fridays, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
  • Virtual only

 

Yoga with Patti (sponsored by Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center) 

  • Mondays, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. and
  • Fridays, 10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
  • Virtual only 
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Art therapy and writing

  • For more information about Art Therapy at the Legacy Cancer Healing Center, please visit Art Therapy.

Candlelight Finding Center: Virtual Art Marking for Mindfulness and Stress Reduction

  • Wednesdays, 6 - 7:30 p.m.
  • Weekly starting January 8
  • Virtual only

 

Return to Self: Exploring Grief and Resilience Through the Creative Process

 

Finding Center: Virtual Art Marking for Mindfulness and Stress Reduction

  • Tuesdays, 4 - 5 p.m. and Fridays, 9 - 10 a.m.
  • Begins January 7 and 10
  • No Groups the week of March 24
  • Virtual only

 

Open Studio: Virtual Art Making and Community

  • Thursdays, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
  • Begins January 9
  • No Group on March 27
  • Virtual only

 

Words for Healing: Virtual Writing Workshops

  • First and Third Friday of every month, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
    • *Exception* January groups will be held on January 10 and January 24
  • Virtual only

 

Expanding Doorways: Art Therapy for LGBTQ2SIA+ cancer patients

 
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Mind-body Events

Forest Bathing

  • Sunday, February 9, 10 - 11:30 a.m.
  • Virtual only

 

Sound Healing *NEW*

  • Sunday, March 9, 1 - 2:30 p.m.
  • In-person at The Yoga Space

Yoga Nidra

  • Wednesday, February 12 and Wednesday, April 16, 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
  • Virtual only

 

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Cancer support groups

  • Support Groups offer peer-to-peer support and education for adults coping with diagnosis, treatment and recovery from cancer.
  • Virtual groups are held on-going monthly, in a drop-in format.
  • Contact staff listed with questions and for virtual meeting link.

Breast Cancer Support Group

 

Head and Neck Cancer Support Group

 

Prostate Cancer Support Group 

 

Woman’s Advanced and Metastatic Support Group

Questions?

Email CancerClasses@lhs.org or call 503-413-7284

Our classes and groups are offered for free to those affected by cancer, thanks to generous donations to the Cancer Funds of the Legacy Health Foundations. Thank you for supporting our work!

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