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  • Description: Meditation is a practice that can help us learn to be present in the moment and navigate life's challenges. The class is led by Patty Arcari, PhD, RN, program manager of mindfulness and meditation at Dana-Farber's Leonard P. Zakim Center for Integrative Therapies.


    Tags: Calm, Peace, Presence, Meditation, Relaxation
  • Description: In this 30-minute class you will experience an alternative mindfulness meditation experience with the presence of live music. Research shows that listening to live music during meditation may help focus an active mind, decrease heart rate, anxiety and pain, and guide you to a deeper relaxation. 

    Songs: Michelle - Oh Darling - Come Together - All My Loving - Yesterday - The Long and Winding Road 

    Tags: Expressive Arts, Meditation, Music Therapy, Video
  • Description: Check the Class Schedule tab for full class descriptions and access!
    Beginners Aerobics/Cardio Workout, with Juliana Berfield, PhD, E-RYT 500, CPT

    Every Thursday from 12 - 12:30 p.m., starting March 3rd 

    This 30-minute aerobic cardio workout class will help get your heart rate up and pumping in a fun way! Aerobic cardio exercise promotes cardiovascular endurance and helps improve cognitive skills, posture, balance, overall mental health and mood. Suited for beginner to intermediate levels with modifications available. 

    This class will be held webinar-style, meaning that fellow participants and instructor do not have the ability to see you. The instructor can see your name and anything you type in the chat, but no one else. This program may be recorded.

    Dance & Movement, with Anna Krotinger, MBE

    Every Monday from 2 -3:00 p.m., starting March 7th

    This class aims to create a community around dance by exploring mu...
  • Description: In this 30-minute class you will experience an alternative mindfulness meditation experience with the presence of live music. Research shows that listening to live music during meditation may help focus an active mind, decrease heart rate, anxiety and pain, and guide you to a deeper relaxation. 

    Songs: Rainbows True Colors - Cyndi Lauper Umbrella - Rhianna Rainbow Connection - Kenneth Ascher, Paul Williams Rainbow - Kesha Over the Rainbow - Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg Rainbow - Kacey Musgraves

    Tags: Expressive Arts, Meditation, Music Therapy, Video
  • Description: Join Nancy Campbell, MS, an exercise physiologist at Dana-Farber, for a 45-minute workout focusing on strengthening the whole body.


    Tags: Beginner-intermediate, Bone, Full body workout, Muscle, Weight lifting, Weights
  • Description: In this 30-minute class you will experience an alternative mindfulness meditation experience with the presence of live music. Research shows that listening to live music during meditation may help focus an active mind, decrease heart rate, anxiety and pain, and guide you to a deeper relaxation. 

    Songs: I Won't Back Down – Tom Petty Fight Song – Rachel Platten Brave – Sara Bareilles You Gotta Be – Des'ree The Climb – Miley Cyrus Beautiful – Christina Aguilera

    Tags: Expressive Arts, Meditation, Music Therapy, Video
  • Description: In this 30-minute class you will experience an alternative mindfulness meditation experience with the presence of live music. Research shows that listening to live music during meditation may help focus an active mind, decrease heart rate, anxiety and pain, and guide you to a deeper relaxation. 

    Songs: Smokey Robinson (and The Miracles) I Second That Emotion Money (That's What I Want) Cruisin' Tracks Of My Tears You Really Got a Hold On Me Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow

    Tags: Expressive Arts, Meditation, Music Therapy, Video
  • Description: Lower Back and Kidneys 
    Sometimes when you experience physical and mental stress it gets stored in your lower back and kidneys. In this class we will stretch and strengthen the lower back while at the same time cleanse and nourish the kidneys. We will open the Ming Man, kidney doors, to release impurities from the kidneys. We will stretch and release the six bows in our bodies: the 2 leg bows, the 2 arm bows, the spine bow, and the chest bow. Stretching and releasing the bows with deep breathing, gently moving the abdominal and back muscles, utilizing the mind and evoking the spirit will cleanse not only the lower back and the kidneys but the entire body. 
    Some of what we will learn and practice in this 45 minute class: The Rainbow, Chair Twist, Shake the Carpet, Stretch and Release the Bows, Kindness Dissolving, Rock the Baby, Rhinoceros Looks to the Moon, Wind Over the Ocean, Octopus Swimming 
    Most exercises, in this class, can be practiced sitting, standing, or lyin...
  • Description: Massage and Nourish your Internal Organs
    Eastern philosophies such as Qigong and Tai Chi measure good health by the health of the internal organs. In the east, it is common to tap the abdominal area to show strength while in the western world we flex and point to our biceps. In this class, we will massage our internal organs and spine through movement to all directions: forward, backwards, left, right, up, and down. Using the mind, deep breathing, and a gentle movement of the abdominal and back muscles we will first cleanse and then nourish our internal organs. Eastern philosophies believe that some of the traumas that we go through in life can get stored in our physical and energetic bodies, especially in our internal organs. To dissolve that tension or what eastern philosophies refer to as “energy stagnations” or “impurities” we will melt away stress with our mind using the ancient Chinese metaphor “Solid to Liquid and Liquid to Gas” the same way that an ice cube melts int...
  • Description: Join Stephanie Meyers, MS, RD, LDN, the nutrition coordinator with Dana-Farber’s Leonard P. Zakim Center for Integrative Therapies and Healthy Living, for healthy cooking inspiration. This recipe is credited to Minimalist Baker. Find it here!
    For Dana-Farber patients interested in scheduling a nutrition consultation, please call 617-632-3006. We would like to extend a special thank you to Sodexo Food Services and Molta Media for helping to make this video possible, as well as our philanthropic partners whose continued generosity supports the Zakim Center's group programming.
  • Description: In this 30-minute class you will experience an alternative mindfulness meditation experience with the presence of live music. Research shows that listening to live music during meditation may help focus an active mind, decrease heart rate, anxiety and pain, and guide you to a deeper relaxation. 

    Songs: I'm In A Hurry (And Don't Know Why) – Alabama Cowboy Take Me Away – The Chicks Passionate Kisses – Mary Chapin Carpenter The Song Remembers When – Trisha Yearwood Neon Moon – Brooks & Dunn I Love The Way You Love Me – John Michael Montgomery

    Tags: Expressive Arts, Meditation, Music Therapy, Video
  • Description: In this 30-minute class you will experience an alternative mindfulness meditation experience with the presence of live music. Research shows that listening to live music during meditation may help focus an active mind, decrease heart rate, anxiety and pain, and guide you to a deeper relaxation. 

    Songs: Stand By Me – Ben E. King Better Together – Jack Johnson One Day – Matisyahu Lean on Me – Bill Withers Imagine – John Lennon What A Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong

    Tags: Expressive Arts, Meditation, Music Therapy, Video