UPDATED SCHEDULE – August 5 class is canceled, and the final two classes will be on August 19 and August 26.
Join Akhila Health for an 8-session mindfulness series that explores different aspects of mindfulness, including stress management, self-compassion, and pain-free movement. Each session includes experiential learning and self-reflection activities. Though the topics will be progressive over the 8 weeks, please feel free to attend any, even if you were unable to attend all. (See below for a detailed list of the weekly topics.)
Our classes and workshops are available to women and non-binary individuals, who are Alameda or Contra Costa County residents, and who either have/had cancer, or who are/have been a support person for someone with cancer.
Click here to complete a client intake which is required to participate in our workshops.
Click here to register in advance for this class
NOTE: If we do not yet have an intake form on file for you, someone from WCRC will reach out to you to collect your information prior to confirming registration. After registering and intake review / approval, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the class via Zoom.
Workshop 1: Introduction to Mindfulness May 13, 2025
Description: In this workshop, we will begin to explore what mindfulness means, what are some of the benefits of mindfulness, and learn a simple mindfulness practice.
Workshop 2: Mindfulness and Emotions May 27, 2025
Description: In this workshop, we will look at how mindfulness practices can help us identify and process feelings and how they are an important link between our mind and our body.
Workshop 3: Introduction to the stress responses in the body June 10, 2025
Description: Stress can be something that feels like it is controlling us. In this workshop, we will explore how certain things we do and feel are automatic and how we can learn to understand our patterns in our mind and body.
Workshop 4: Mindfulness for Pain June 24, 2025
Description: This workshop explores how practicing mindfulness, especially body mindfulness can decrease muscular tension patterns that cause chronic pain.
Workshop 5: Cultivating Self-Compassion July 8, 2025
Description: This workshop explores how mindfulness practices can help us quiet the voices of our inner-critic and develop self-compassion.
Workshop 6: Mindfulness and How We Nourish Ourselves July 22, 2025
Description: How does mindfulness nourish us in all the ways we need nourishment? In this workshop we re-visit the mind-body budget and all of the ways our mind and body need to be fed.
Workshop 7: Slow Movement and Posture NEW DATE – August 19, 2025
Description: In our workshop today we will revisit the word “somatic” and explore slow movement practices that affect how we move and how we feel.
Workshop 8: Integration and Moving Forward NEW DATE – August 26, 2025
Description: In the last workshop of the series, we will review the practices we explored and create a simple personal mindfulness plan to take with us as we move forward in our health journeys
