A monthly group for anyone with a metastatic or advanced breast cancer diagnosis.

A safe space to share challenges, fears, and successes while supporting each other.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

This support group is offered to people with any cancer diagnosis.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Every Wednesday @ 12pm - 1pm via Zoom

Activate your relaxation response. Join us for an hour of relaxation.

Science has shown guided meditation can be of great benefit.

From reducing anxiety and depression, to increasing overall happiness.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Wednesday, December 2, 2020 @ 7pm-8pm CST via Zoom

Description:

In this intro to drawing class, participants will have a one-hour session to practice old skills, develop new techniques, and have fun!

We'll start with a warm-up exercise, where we open up our hands and minds, and one or two larger projects where we delve into either still life and/or portraiture. We'll cover various drawing techniques, including color, value, and line. All skill levels are welcome!

Materials You'll Need:

• Paper, Pencils, Colored Pencils (or different colored pens)

About Mallory Shotwell:

Mallory Shotwell is an interdisciplinary artist and arts educator. In her art practice, she works with storytelling/interview, audio, photography, and video to share stories based on a theme. She majored in English at Aquinas College in Michigan, and later French and Elementary Education at Edgewood College in Madison. She worked as a public school teacher in Michigan and as a Montessori teacher in Madison. In her teaching practice, she utilizes multiple learning styles to serve and respect people's needs.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Join us for this grounding yoga class. All abilities are welcome.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative

This support group is for loved ones supporting someone with a cancer diagnosis.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Gentle exploration of mind and body. This is your time to share, breathe, move, and relax with alignment yoga.

All skill levels are welcome.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

This support group is for loved ones supporting someone with a cancer diagnosis.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Join us for a mid-week chat. No agendas, just grab your favorite beverage and connect with other Gilda's Club members. Break up your week.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

This group will be held virtually for the time being.

Located at the UW Johnson Creek Cancer Center, join a monthly support group for anyone facing cancer and their supporters. You don't have to do it alone.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Monthly gathering for those who have completed treatment, 2 weeks to 2 years ago. There will be discussions and presentations focusing on your survivorship, and its challenges.

This group is made possible by Giving Tuesday Donors.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

Friday, December 11, 2020 @ 11am CST via Zoom

Description:

Join this online cooking class where Chef Michael Solovey will teach us how to make chili (including vegetarian options). You can follow along and cook during class, or just observe as a lecture.

• Download Recipe Packet (PDF)

What You'll Need:

• - Ingredients & Prep: If you’ll be cooking this dish along with the chef during class: Read through the Recipe Packet (PDF), purchase any ingredients you need, and complete the prep work before class begins.

About Chef Michael Solovey:

Michael Solovey is a graduate of Le Cordon Bleu at Scottsdale Culinary Institute. Chef Michael refined his cooking skills while working at the famed Roy's Hawaiian Fusion restaurants before expanding his horizons eastward and moving to Shanghai, China where he was fortunate to work with numerous world class chefs and restaurateurs from around the world. He has been involved with the opening of 24 food and beverage establishments including his own restaurant, Bloc, where he featured foods inspired by his Slavic upbringing in Chicago. As resident chef of Sur La Table in Glendale, WI., Chef Michael taught over 1,400 cooking classes before bringing his culinary skills to the Boelter Superstore in January of 2019 where he now works as Chef and Cooking School Director.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

This monthly group is for anyone with a blood cancer (leukemia, lymphoma, or multiple myeloma) and their supporters.

In partnership with Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

This adult support group is offered for people with any cancer diagnosis.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

This support group is for loved ones supporting someone with a cancer diagnosis.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Join us for a mid-week chat. No agendas, just grab your favorite beverage and connect with other Gilda's Club members. Break up your week.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Support for people with GI cancer diagnosis and their supporters. This includes cancers of the esophagus, pancreas, stomach, colon, rectum, anus, liver, biliary system, and small intestine.

This group is sponsored by Exact Sciences.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Wednesday, December 16, 2020 @ 6pm-7pm CST via Zoom

Thursday, December 17, 2020 @ 6pm CST via Zoom

Description:

Join this online cooking class where Chef Michael Solovey will teach us how to make Quinoa Shakshuka. You can follow along and cook during class, or just observe as a lecture.

• Download Recipe Packet (PDF)

What You'll Need:

• - Ingredients & Prep: If you’ll be cooking this dish along with the chef during class: Read through the Recipe Packet (PDF), purchase any ingredients you need, and complete the prep work before class begins.

About Chef Michael Solovey:

Michael Solovey is a graduate of Le Cordon Bleu at Scottsdale Culinary Institute. Chef Michael refined his cooking skills while working at the famed Roy's Hawaiian Fusion restaurants before expanding his horizons eastward and moving to Shanghai, China where he was fortunate to work with numerous world class chefs and restaurateurs from around the world. He has been involved with the opening of 24 food and beverage establishments including his own restaurant, Bloc, where he featured foods inspired by his Slavic upbringing in Chicago. As resident chef of Sur La Table in Glendale, WI., Chef Michael taught over 1,400 cooking classes before bringing his culinary skills to the Boelter Superstore in January of 2019 where he now works as Chef and Cooking School Director.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Advance care planning is one of the best gifts you can give to yourself and to your loved ones. Learn more about how you can make your own health care decisions through written and verbal communication with your medical team and family.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

This adult support group is offered for people with any cancer diagnosis.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Tuesday, December 22, 2020 @ 2pm-3pm CST via Zoom

Description:

In this class we'll explore journaling with art. What does this mean? It can be as simple as documenting each day’s activities with art, doodling feelings, or creating pages that respond to the larger events of your life - cancer, COVID, family or friends, etc. It can be light, deep, sweet, funny, beautiful-the mission is to make a regular, creative practice of sharing and honoring yourself and your life.

We'll start with an exercise as we open up our minds and hearts, and warm up our hands for movement. Next we'll have prompts that you can visually answer with whatever materials you have in your spaces - collage, painting, drawing, stickers, etc.

This is an intentionally welcoming creative space, where there are no wrong answers, and any expression of creativity is wonderful.

What You'll Need:

• - Bring whatever art materials or medium you have on hand. Paper and pen, paint, markers, or anything else you'd like to use.

About Mallory Shotwell:

Mallory Shotwell is an interdisciplinary artist and arts educator. In her art practice, she works with storytelling/interview, audio, photography, and video to share stories based on a theme. She majored in English at Aquinas College in Michigan, and later French and Elementary Education at Edgewood College in Madison. She worked as a public school teacher in Michigan and as a Montessori teacher in Madison. In her teaching practice, she utilizes multiple learning styles to serve and respect people's needs.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

This support group is offered to people with any cancer diagnosis.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Wednesday, December 23, 2020 @ 6pm CST via Zoom

Description:

Join this online cooking class where Chef Michael Solovey will teach us how to make a coconut curry cream of carrot soup. You can follow along and cook during class, or just observe as a lecture.

• Download Recipe Packet (PDF)

What You'll Need:

• - Ingredients & Prep: If you’ll be cooking this dish along with the chef during class: Read through the Recipe Packet (PDF), purchase any ingredients you need, and complete the prep work before class begins.

About Chef Michael Solovey:

Michael Solovey is a graduate of Le Cordon Bleu at Scottsdale Culinary Institute. Chef Michael refined his cooking skills while working at the famed Roy's Hawaiian Fusion restaurants before expanding his horizons eastward and moving to Shanghai, China where he was fortunate to work with numerous world class chefs and restaurateurs from around the world. He has been involved with the opening of 24 food and beverage establishments including his own restaurant, Bloc, where he featured foods inspired by his Slavic upbringing in Chicago. As resident chef of Sur La Table in Glendale, WI., Chef Michael taught over 1,400 cooking classes before bringing his culinary skills to the Boelter Superstore in January of 2019 where he now works as Chef and Cooking School Director.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

This support group is for loved ones supporting someone with a cancer diagnosis.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

   Club Red, the Gilda's Club associate board, is raising funds for Living with Loss, a bi-monthly support group for adults who have experienced a death to cancer, recently or in the past. Their goal is to raise $4,000, which will fund the group for an entire year!

This group is for those who are supporting someone living with a cancer diagnosis.

Due to licensing restrictions, all of Gilda's Club professionally-facilitated support groups are limited to people living in the state of Wisconsin. Please call (608) 828-8880 to register.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

Meets weekly on Tuesdays from 10 - 11:15 am

A gentle exploration of mind and body. This is your time to share, breathe, move, and relax with alignment yoga. All skill levels are welcome.

Starting Tuesday, Aug. 10 we will offer a Hybrid class.  Up to 6 people can attend class in person at the Clubhouse.  Class will also continue to be offered on Zoom.

Registration required. We will send you the information to join this group via video conference before the group start time.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

This group is for those who are supporting someone living with a cancer diagnosis.

Due to licensing restrictions, all of Gilda's Club professionally-facilitated support groups are limited to people living in the state of Wisconsin. Please call (608) 828-8880 to register.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

Join us for a mid-week chat. No agendas, just grab your favorite beverage and connect with other Gilda's Club members. Break up your week.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

Description:

Our weekly youth support groups are moving online! There are three different groups for kids and teens who have a parent or loved-one with cancer:

• Ages 4-8 (Mondays, 4-5 pm)
• Ages 9-12 (Wednesdays, 3-4 pm)
• Ages 13-18 (Mondays, 7-8 pm)

We are keeping the good stuff (professional facilitator, engaging therapeutic art & games, relevant education about cancer and practical tools for coping) while making the groups more accessible to all families living in Wisconsin. Kids and teens will experience the valuable connection to peers who understand what they're going through, which is more important now than ever in our physically distanced world.    

How to Participate:

• Kids and teens will need access to a computer/tablet/smart phone connected to the internet in order to join the group via Zoom. They will also need headphones and a private space in order to maintain as much privacy as possible for all participants.   
• Each week will have a theme and designated materials, most of which can be found around the house. Facilitators will always make adjustments and be flexible to accommodate the "stuck at home" environment in which we're living.
• You'll need to be a member of Gilda's Club (NO COST, just a simple process) and reside in the state of Wisconsin due to clinical licensure requirements. There will also be a form to complete specific to the Kid Support/Teen Time support group and a short check-in with staff on the phone or via zoom to orient your family to the group.
• Contact Program Manager Carissa Hodgson to get started: 

carissa@gildasclubmadison.org

608.828.8875

About the Kid Support Facilitator:

Carissa Hodgson, LCSW, OSW-C has been a Program Manager at Gilda’s Club Madison (an affiliate of the Cancer Support Community) since 2009. Her work centers around supporting kids and families who are navigating cancer, shaped largely by her father having lung cancer when she was a child and her step-father’s diagnosis of liver cancer when she was a young adult. In her role at Gilda’s Club she is able to work directly with survivors and co-survivors of all ages, as well as develop psychoeducational programs to support the whole family.    

Carissa earned her Master of Social Work degree from UW Madison in 2007. She is a Family Therapist and Oncology Social Worker whose work also includes therapy with individuals, groups and families in outpatient, day-treatment, in-home and animal-assisted settings. Areas of interest and practice are child and adolescent development, chronic illness, caregiving, gender identity, sexuality, trauma, grief and loss, and family systems. Carissa is also an Associate Lecturer at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, most recently teaching a graduate course on Grief, Death, Loss and Life.

Carissa has been a member of the Association of Oncology Social Work since 2015 and presently sits as co-chair of the Youth, Families and Cancer Special Interest Group.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

A short (14 minute) practice to breathe, move start your day off.

Baduanjin (Eight Pieces of Brocade or Eight Skilken Movements) is one of the most common forms of Tai Chi exercise that serves to improve human health. A complete Baduanjin includes eight separate exercises, each addressing a different physical area and qi meridian. In traditional Chinese Medicine, meridians support the flow of qi and other fundamental substances in the body.

There are both standing and seated versions of Baduanjin in history, but the standing version is more popular among modern practitioners. Studies show that practicing Baduanjin regularly is beneficial for quality of life, sleep quality, balance, handgrip strength, trunk flexibility, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and resting heart rate.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

This group is for those who are living with a cancer diagnosis, through treatment and up to 1 year following treatment.

Due to licensing restrictions, all of Gilda's Club professionally-facilitated support groups are limited to people living in the state of Wisconsin. Please call (608) 828-8880 to register.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

Meets monthly on the 1st Thursday of the month from 6 - 7:30 pm

This group is for anyone with a breast cancer diagnosis or who has completed treatment. All stages and supporters welcome. Come to connect with others, share your story,

ask questions, and feel supported by others who get it.

Due to licensing restrictions, all of Gilda's Club professionally-facilitated support groups are limited to people living in the state of Wisconsin.

Registration required. We will send you the information to join this group via video conference before the group start time.

This group is sponsored, in part, by Baker Tilly US, LLP.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

Laughter is the best medicine. Join us for 30 minutes of intentional laughter, and breathing. This is for ALL AGES! Laughter yoga facilitator Betsy Kennedy will lead us in this amazing practice.

Learn more about laughter yoga in this video.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

This group is for support for all cancer diagnoses and supporters.

Due to licensing restrictions, all of Gilda's Club professionally-facilitated support groups are limited to people living in the state of Wisconsin.

Registration required. We will send you the information to join this group via video conference before the group start time.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

This group is for those who are supporting someone living with a cancer diagnosis.

Due to licensing restrictions, all of Gilda's Club professionally-facilitated support groups are limited to people living in the state of Wisconsin. Please call (608) 828-8880 to register.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

Tuesday, January 12, 2021 @ 2pm-3pm CST via Zoom

Description:

In this class we'll explore journaling with art. What does this mean? It can be as simple as documenting each day’s activities with art, doodling feelings, or creating pages that respond to the larger events of your life - cancer, COVID, family or friends, etc. It can be light, deep, sweet, funny, beautiful-the mission is to make a regular, creative practice of sharing and honoring yourself and your life.

We'll start with an exercise as we open up our minds and hearts, and warm up our hands for movement. Next we'll have prompts that you can visually answer with whatever materials you have in your spaces - collage, painting, drawing, stickers, etc.

This is an intentionally welcoming creative space, where there are no wrong answers, and any expression of creativity is wonderful.

What You'll Need:

• - Bring whatever art materials or medium you have on hand. Paper and pen, paint, markers, or anything else you'd like to use.

About Mallory Shotwell:

Mallory Shotwell is an interdisciplinary artist and arts educator. In her art practice, she works with storytelling/interview, audio, photography, and video to share stories based on a theme. She majored in English at Aquinas College in Michigan, and later French and Elementary Education at Edgewood College in Madison. She worked as a public school teacher in Michigan and as a Montessori teacher in Madison. In her teaching practice, she utilizes multiple learning styles to serve and respect people's needs.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

This group is for those who are living with a cancer diagnosis, through treatment and up to 1 year following treatment.

Due to licensing restrictions, all of Gilda's Club professionally-facilitated support groups are limited to people living in the state of Wisconsin. Please call (608) 828-8880 to register.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

Every Wednesday @ 12pm - 1pm via Zoom

Activate your relaxation response. Join us for an hour of relaxation.

Science has shown guided meditation can be of great benefit.

From reducing anxiety and depression, to increasing overall happiness.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

Friday, December 11, 2020 @ 11am CST via Zoom

Description:

Join this online cooking class where Chef Michael Solovey will teach us how to make chili (including vegetarian options). You can follow along and cook during class, or just observe as a lecture.

• Download Recipe Packet (PDF)

What You'll Need:

• - Ingredients & Prep: If you’ll be cooking this dish along with the chef during class: Read through the Recipe Packet (PDF), purchase any ingredients you need, and complete the prep work before class begins.

About Chef Michael Solovey:

Chef Michael Solovey started cooking at a young age under the tutelage of his Mother, a refined, self-taught culinarian. He would later graduate magna cum laude from Le Cordon Bleu at Scottsdale Culinary Institute before moving to Shanghai, China in 2008. Over the course of five years working in the food and beverage industry in Asia, Chef Michael played various roles in opening 24 food and beverage establishments including his very own Eastern European inspired restaurant, Bloc.

In the past seven years, Michael has served as Resident Chef for Sur La Table and Chef/Cooking School Director for The Boelter Companies in Glendale, Wisconsin. He is now the owner of Sage Harvest Cooking School. He has taught over 1,700 classes to over 10,000 students. His pedagogy implements approachable science to help his students understand why different cooking techniques render a variety of results in the kitchen; all for the sake of developing students' culinary instinct. Although Chef Michael personally writes and curates all of the recipes used in his classes, his approach is decidedly anti-recipe as his aim is to empower everyone from the novice foodie to the seasoned industry professional to take confident control of their diet, health, and wellness by cooking amazing food.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

This group is for those who are supporting someone living with a cancer diagnosis.

Due to licensing restrictions, all of Gilda's Club professionally-facilitated support groups are limited to people living in the state of Wisconsin. Please call (608) 828-8880 to register.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

Are you looking to get started with Gilda's Club?

Join us for a group ZOOM New Member Meeting.

This meeting will discuss the resources Gilda's Club has to offer and get you started as a Gilda's Club member.

*If you do not wish to meet in a group setting, please email program@gildasclubmadison.org to schedule an individual New Member Meeting.

Questions? Please email program@gildasclubmadison.org or call 608-828-8880

Zoom access is provided, in part, by our Technology Sponsor UW Health Carbone Cancer Center.

A short (14 minute) practice to breathe, move start your day off.

Baduanjin (Eight Pieces of Brocade or Eight Skilken Movements) is one of the most common forms of Tai Chi exercise that serves to improve human health. A complete Baduanjin includes eight separate exercises, each addressing a different physical area and qi meridian. In traditional Chinese Medicine, meridians support the flow of qi and other fundamental substances in the body.

There are both standing and seated versions of Baduanjin in history, but the standing version is more popular among modern practitioners. Studies show that practicing Baduanjin regularly is beneficial for quality of life, sleep quality, balance, handgrip strength, trunk flexibility, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and resting heart rate.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

Meets weekly on Tuesdays from 10 - 11:15 am

A gentle exploration of mind and body. This is your time to share, breathe, move, and relax with alignment yoga. All skill levels are welcome.

Starting Tuesday, Aug. 10 we will offer a Hybrid class.  Up to 6 people can attend class in person at the Clubhouse.  Class will also continue to be offered on Zoom.

Registration required. We will send you the information to join this group via video conference before the group start time.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

This group is for those who are living with a cancer diagnosis, through treatment and up to 1 year following treatment.

Due to licensing restrictions, all of Gilda's Club professionally-facilitated support groups are limited to people living in the state of Wisconsin. Please call (608) 828-8880 to register.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

Every Wednesday @ 12pm - 1pm via Zoom

Activate your relaxation response. Join us for an hour of relaxation.

Science has shown guided meditation can be of great benefit.

From reducing anxiety and depression, to increasing overall happiness.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

Wednesday, January 20, 2021 @ 6pm CST via Zoom

Description:

Join this online cooking class where Chef Michael Solovey will teach us how to make walnut-crusted tilapia, and tilapia en papillote. You can follow along and cook during class, or just observe as a lecture.

• Download Recipe Packet (PDF)

What You'll Need:

• - Ingredients & Prep: If you’ll be cooking this dish along with the chef during class: Read through the Recipe Packet (PDF), purchase any ingredients you need, and complete the prep work before class begins.

About Chef Michael Solovey:

Chef Michael Solovey started cooking at a young age under the tutelage of his Mother, a refined, self-taught culinarian. He would later graduate magna cum laude from Le Cordon Bleu at Scottsdale Culinary Institute before moving to Shanghai, China in 2008. Over the course of five years working in the food and beverage industry in Asia, Chef Michael played various roles in opening 24 food and beverage establishments including his very own Eastern European inspired restaurant, Bloc.

In the past seven years, Michael has served as Resident Chef for Sur La Table and Chef/Cooking School Director for The Boelter Companies in Glendale, Wisconsin. He is now the owner of Sage Harvest Cooking School. He has taught over 1,700 classes to over 10,000 students. His pedagogy implements approachable science to help his students understand why different cooking techniques render a variety of results in the kitchen; all for the sake of developing students' culinary instinct. Although Chef Michael personally writes and curates all of the recipes used in his classes, his approach is decidedly anti-recipe as his aim is to empower everyone from the novice foodie to the seasoned industry professional to take confident control of their diet, health, and wellness by cooking amazing food.

This program is made possible, in part, by a grant from The McKesson Foundation.

Zoom access is provided, in part, by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

A short (14 minute) practice to breathe, move start your day off.

Baduanjin (Eight Pieces of Brocade or Eight Skilken Movements) is one of the most common forms of Tai Chi exercise that serves to improve human health. A complete Baduanjin includes eight separate exercises, each addressing a different physical area and qi meridian. In traditional Chinese Medicine, meridians support the flow of qi and other fundamental substances in the body.

There are both standing and seated versions of Baduanjin in history, but the standing version is more popular among modern practitioners. Studies show that practicing Baduanjin regularly is beneficial for quality of life, sleep quality, balance, handgrip strength, trunk flexibility, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and resting heart rate.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

Meets weekly on Thursdays from 12 - 1 pm

Thursday, January 21, 2021 @ 7pm-8pm CST via Zoom

Description:

In this intro to drawing class, participants will have a one-hour session to practice old skills, develop new techniques, and have fun!

We'll start with a warm-up exercise, where we open up our hands and minds, and one or two larger projects where we delve into either still life and/or portraiture. In this class we'll specifically concentrate on portraiture. We'll cover various drawing techniques, including color, value, and line. All skill levels are welcome!

Materials You'll Need:

• Paper, Pencils, Colored Pencils (or different colored pens)

About Mallory Shotwell:

Mallory Shotwell is an interdisciplinary artist and arts educator. In her art practice, she works with storytelling/interview, audio, photography, and video to share stories based on a theme. She majored in English at Aquinas College in Michigan, and later French and Elementary Education at Edgewood College in Madison. She worked as a public school teacher in Michigan and as a Montessori teacher in Madison. In her teaching practice, she utilizes multiple learning styles to serve and respect people's needs.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Are you looking to get started with Gilda's Club?

Join us for a group ZOOM New Member Meeting.

This meeting will discuss the resources Gilda's Club has to offer and get you started as a Gilda's Club member.

*If you do not wish to meet in a group setting, please email program@gildasclubmadison.org to schedule an individual New Member Meeting.

Questions? Please email program@gildasclubmadison.org or call 608-828-8880

Zoom access is provided, in part, by our Technology Sponsor UW Health Carbone Cancer Center.

Meets weekly on Tuesdays from 10 - 11:15 am

A gentle exploration of mind and body. This is your time to share, breathe, move, and relax with alignment yoga. All skill levels are welcome.

Starting Tuesday, Aug. 10 we will offer a Hybrid class.  Up to 6 people can attend class in person at the Clubhouse.  Class will also continue to be offered on Zoom.

Registration required. We will send you the information to join this group via video conference before the group start time.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

This group is for those who are supporting someone living with a cancer diagnosis.

Due to licensing restrictions, all of Gilda's Club professionally-facilitated support groups are limited to people living in the state of Wisconsin. Please call (608) 828-8880 to register.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

Join us for a mid-week chat. No agendas, just grab your favorite beverage and connect with other Gilda's Club members. Break up your week.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

Wednesday, January 27, 2021 @ 6pm CST via Zoom

Description:

Join this online cooking class where Chef Michael Solovey will teach us how to make chicken piccata and chicken marsala. You can follow along and cook during class, or just observe as a lecture.

• Download Recipe Packet (PDF)

What You'll Need:

• - Ingredients & Prep: If you’ll be cooking this dish along with the chef during class: Read through the Recipe Packet (PDF), purchase any ingredients you need, and complete the prep work before class begins.

About Chef Michael Solovey:

Chef Michael Solovey started cooking at a young age under the tutelage of his Mother, a refined, self-taught culinarian. He would later graduate magna cum laude from Le Cordon Bleu at Scottsdale Culinary Institute before moving to Shanghai, China in 2008. Over the course of five years working in the food and beverage industry in Asia, Chef Michael played various roles in opening 24 food and beverage establishments including his very own Eastern European inspired restaurant, Bloc.

In the past seven years, Michael has served as Resident Chef for Sur La Table and Chef/Cooking School Director for The Boelter Companies in Glendale, Wisconsin. He is now the owner of Sage Harvest Cooking School. He has taught over 1,700 classes to over 10,000 students. His pedagogy implements approachable science to help his students understand why different cooking techniques render a variety of results in the kitchen; all for the sake of developing students' culinary instinct. Although Chef Michael personally writes and curates all of the recipes used in his classes, his approach is decidedly anti-recipe as his aim is to empower everyone from the novice foodie to the seasoned industry professional to take confident control of their diet, health, and wellness by cooking amazing food.

This program is made possible, in part, by a grant from The McKesson Foundation.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

This group is for those who are supporting someone living with a cancer diagnosis.

Due to licensing restrictions, all of Gilda's Club professionally-facilitated support groups are limited to people living in the state of Wisconsin. Please call (608) 828-8880 to register.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

Meets monthly on the 4th Thursday from 6 - 7:30 pm

Support group for anyone affected by a gynecological cancer.

Due to licensing restrictions, all of Gilda's Club professionally-facilitated support groups are limited to people living in the state of Wisconsin.

Registration required. We will send you the information to join this group via video conference before the group start time.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

A short (14 minute) practice to breathe, move start your day off.

Baduanjin (Eight Pieces of Brocade or Eight Skilken Movements) is one of the most common forms of Tai Chi exercise that serves to improve human health. A complete Baduanjin includes eight separate exercises, each addressing a different physical area and qi meridian. In traditional Chinese Medicine, meridians support the flow of qi and other fundamental substances in the body.

There are both standing and seated versions of Baduanjin in history, but the standing version is more popular among modern practitioners. Studies show that practicing Baduanjin regularly is beneficial for quality of life, sleep quality, balance, handgrip strength, trunk flexibility, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and resting heart rate.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

Meets weekly on Tuesdays from 10 - 11:15 am

A gentle exploration of mind and body. This is your time to share, breathe, move, and relax with alignment yoga. All skill levels are welcome.

Starting Tuesday, Aug. 10 we will offer a Hybrid class.  Up to 6 people can attend class in person at the Clubhouse.  Class will also continue to be offered on Zoom.

Registration required. We will send you the information to join this group via video conference before the group start time.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

This group is for those who are supporting someone living with a cancer diagnosis.

Due to licensing restrictions, all of Gilda's Club professionally-facilitated support groups are limited to people living in the state of Wisconsin. Please call (608) 828-8880 to register.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

Join us for a mid-week chat. No agendas, just grab your favorite beverage and connect with other Gilda's Club members. Break up your week.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

Feb 3: Mindfulness Jars, 3:30-4:15 pm

Description: Sometimes referred to as glitter or calming jars, these pieces are both art and meditation. Gather the following supplies and join us on Zoom to put the jars together and practice using them!

Supplies: Any type of clear jar (glass or plastic) with a lid (taller is better), 1 bottle of white or glitter glue, at least one item of pizzazz: glitter, sequins, sand, small stones, beads (these are what will “fall” in your bottle like a snow globe)

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

A short (14 minute) practice to breathe, move start your day off.

Baduanjin (Eight Pieces of Brocade or Eight Skilken Movements) is one of the most common forms of Tai Chi exercise that serves to improve human health. A complete Baduanjin includes eight separate exercises, each addressing a different physical area and qi meridian. In traditional Chinese Medicine, meridians support the flow of qi and other fundamental substances in the body.

There are both standing and seated versions of Baduanjin in history, but the standing version is more popular among modern practitioners. Studies show that practicing Baduanjin regularly is beneficial for quality of life, sleep quality, balance, handgrip strength, trunk flexibility, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and resting heart rate.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

Meets weekly on Thursdays from 12 - 1 pm

Meets monthly on the 1st Thursday of the month from 6 - 7:30 pm

This group is for anyone with a breast cancer diagnosis or who has completed treatment. All stages and supporters welcome. Come to connect with others, share your story,

ask questions, and feel supported by others who get it.

Due to licensing restrictions, all of Gilda's Club professionally-facilitated support groups are limited to people living in the state of Wisconsin.

Registration required. We will send you the information to join this group via video conference before the group start time.

This group is sponsored, in part, by Baker Tilly US, LLP.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

Are you looking to get started with Gilda's Club?

Join us for a group ZOOM New Member Meeting.

This meeting will discuss the resources Gilda's Club has to offer and get you started as a Gilda's Club member.

*If you do not wish to meet in a group setting, please email program@gildasclubmadison.org to schedule an individual New Member Meeting.

Questions? Please email program@gildasclubmadison.org or call 608-828-8880

Zoom access is provided, in part, by our Technology Sponsor UW Health Carbone Cancer Center.

Meets monthly on the 2nd Monday from 5:30 - 7 pm

This group is for anyone with a blood cancer (leukemia, lymphoma, or multiple myeloma) and their supporters.

SPECIAL SPEAKERS

April 12 -  Margaret Martin, Registered Dietician from Pearl Point (which is open to people with ANY cancer diagnosis to get a FREE RD consult by phone or email, even though they are owned by LLS). She will talk about dietary ways to live as healthy as possible, with an eye toward preventing recurrence. She will offer a Q&A as part of the meeting as well. 

Due to licensing restrictions, all of Gilda's Club professionally-facilitated support groups are limited to people living in the state of Wisconsin.

Registration required. We will send you the information to join this group via video conference before the group start time.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

Meets weekly on Tuesdays from 10 - 11:15 am

A gentle exploration of mind and body. This is your time to share, breathe, move, and relax with alignment yoga. All skill levels are welcome.

Starting Tuesday, Aug. 10 we will offer a Hybrid class.  Up to 6 people can attend class in person at the Clubhouse.  Class will also continue to be offered on Zoom.

Registration required. We will send you the information to join this group via video conference before the group start time.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

This group is for those who are supporting someone living with a cancer diagnosis.

Due to licensing restrictions, all of Gilda's Club professionally-facilitated support groups are limited to people living in the state of Wisconsin. Please call (608) 828-8880 to register.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

Join us for a mid-week chat. No agendas, just grab your favorite beverage and connect with other Gilda's Club members. Break up your week.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

Meets monthly on the 2nd Wednesday from 3:30 - 5 pm

Support group for any cancer diagnoses and supporters are welcome.

Due to licensing restrictions, all of Gilda's Club professionally-facilitated support groups are limited to people living in the state of Wisconsin.

Registration required. We will send you the information to join this group via video conference before the group start time.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

A short (14 minute) practice to breathe, move start your day off.

Baduanjin (Eight Pieces of Brocade or Eight Skilken Movements) is one of the most common forms of Tai Chi exercise that serves to improve human health. A complete Baduanjin includes eight separate exercises, each addressing a different physical area and qi meridian. In traditional Chinese Medicine, meridians support the flow of qi and other fundamental substances in the body.

There are both standing and seated versions of Baduanjin in history, but the standing version is more popular among modern practitioners. Studies show that practicing Baduanjin regularly is beneficial for quality of life, sleep quality, balance, handgrip strength, trunk flexibility, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and resting heart rate.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

Now a weekly group, 10-11:30 am on Thursdays.

Support group for adults who are grieving a death to cancer.

Due to licensing restrictions, all of Gilda's Club professionally-facilitated support groups are limited to people living in the state of Wisconsin.

Pre-Registration required. Please contact us if you are interested in joining the group. We will send you the information to join this group via video conference before the group start time.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

Meets monthly on the 2nd Thursday from 6 pm - 7:30 pm

This networking group is for young adults (ages 18-45) in Wisconsin that have been diagnosed with cancer before age 40—any stage, any cancer, anywhere in your journey. This group gives young adults the opportunity to meet others similar to themselves, and like all of our support groups is facilitated by a licensed mental health professional.

Due to licensing restrictions, all of Gilda's Club professionally-facilitated support groups are limited to people living in the state of Wisconsin.

Registration required. We will send you the information to join this group via video conference before the group start time.

Questions? Email program@gildasclubmadison.org

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

Description:

Have you or someone you love experienced cancer? Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed with either your own health issues or another person's as their caregiver? Do you believe in the power of story and its healing ability? Narrative medicine can empower people to speak and write their truth. Through the experience of being vulnerable and sharing your own story, you may find a common bond with others.

What You'll Need:

• Pens, pencils, or whatever writing tool you like
• Paper/journal
• Laptop/tablet if you prefer to type

About the Facilitator:

Jamie Steckelberg is a ten-year cancer survivor and Gilda’s Club member. She also was a caregiver for both parents Bob and Elma during their cancer journeys. During chemotherapy while perusing the books at Gilda’s, she encountered a book entitled When Words Heal by Sharon Bray on how to create and facilitate writing groups using the Amherst Writer and Artist method. Within months after chemo had ended, she became an Amherst Writer and Artist facilitator of Write to Heal, a writing group for cancer survivors and caregivers at Gilda’s Club in Middleton, WI. Her daughter Josie has been an integral part of Jamie’s healing not only through shaving her own head but also by painting and pouring mud on her mother’s head. A poet and English Instructor at Madison College, Jamie also enjoys thrifting and creating art with Josie.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

A short (14 minute) practice to breathe, move start your day off.

Baduanjin (Eight Pieces of Brocade or Eight Skilken Movements) is one of the most common forms of Tai Chi exercise that serves to improve human health. A complete Baduanjin includes eight separate exercises, each addressing a different physical area and qi meridian. In traditional Chinese Medicine, meridians support the flow of qi and other fundamental substances in the body.

There are both standing and seated versions of Baduanjin in history, but the standing version is more popular among modern practitioners. Studies show that practicing Baduanjin regularly is beneficial for quality of life, sleep quality, balance, handgrip strength, trunk flexibility, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and resting heart rate.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

Meets weekly on Tuesdays from 10 - 11:15 am

A gentle exploration of mind and body. This is your time to share, breathe, move, and relax with alignment yoga. All skill levels are welcome.

Starting Tuesday, Aug. 10 we will offer a Hybrid class.  Up to 6 people can attend class in person at the Clubhouse.  Class will also continue to be offered on Zoom.

Registration required. We will send you the information to join this group via video conference before the group start time.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

This group is for those who are living with a cancer diagnosis, through treatment and up to 1 year following treatment.

Due to licensing restrictions, all of Gilda's Club professionally-facilitated support groups are limited to people living in the state of Wisconsin. Please call (608) 828-8880 to register.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

Every Wednesday @ 12pm - 1pm via Zoom

Activate your relaxation response. Join us for an hour of relaxation.

Science has shown guided meditation can be of great benefit.

From reducing anxiety and depression, to increasing overall happiness.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

Meets twice monthly on the 1st & 3rd Wednesday from 3-4:30pm

Support group for people with a GI cancer diagnosis and their supporters. This includes cancers of the esophagus, pancreas, stomach, colon, rectum, anus, liver, biliary system, gall bladder and small intestine.

Due to licensing restrictions, all of Gilda's Club professionally-facilitated support groups are limited to people living in the state of Wisconsin.

Registration required. We will send you the information to join this group via video conference before the group start time.

This group is made possible by the generous support of Exact Sciences.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

Meets monthly on the 3rd Wednesday from 6 - 7:30 pm

Support group for men with a prostate cancer diagnosis. All stages and supporters are welcome.

Due to licensing restrictions, all of Gilda's Club professionally-facilitated support groups are limited to people living in the state of Wisconsin.

Registration required. We will send you the information to join this group via video conference before the group start time.

This group is sponsored by Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

A short (14 minute) practice to breathe, move start your day off.

Baduanjin (Eight Pieces of Brocade or Eight Skilken Movements) is one of the most common forms of Tai Chi exercise that serves to improve human health. A complete Baduanjin includes eight separate exercises, each addressing a different physical area and qi meridian. In traditional Chinese Medicine, meridians support the flow of qi and other fundamental substances in the body.

There are both standing and seated versions of Baduanjin in history, but the standing version is more popular among modern practitioners. Studies show that practicing Baduanjin regularly is beneficial for quality of life, sleep quality, balance, handgrip strength, trunk flexibility, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and resting heart rate.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

Now a weekly group, 10-11:30 am on Thursdays.

Support group for adults who are grieving a death to cancer.

Due to licensing restrictions, all of Gilda's Club professionally-facilitated support groups are limited to people living in the state of Wisconsin.

Pre-Registration required. Please contact us if you are interested in joining the group. We will send you the information to join this group via video conference before the group start time.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

Meets monthly on the 3rd Thursday from 4:30 - 6 pm

Monthly gathering for those who have completed treatment, 2 weeks to 2 years ago. There will be discussions and presentations focusing on your survivorship, and its challenges.

Due to licensing restrictions, all of Gilda's Club professionally-facilitated support groups are limited to people living in the state of Wisconsin.

Registration required. We will send you the information to join this group via video conference before the group start time.

This group is made possible by Giving Tuesday Donors.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

Art for the Soul: This is Me

Saturday, Feb 20

10am - 12pm via Zoom

Materials: Paper, Crayons, Pencils

Project Description: This workshop will turn a simple doodle into something beautiful, using line, color and your creativity.

Art for the Soul is an art therapy group for women (18 and older) who have cancer, who are cancer survivors, who support someone with cancer, or are grieving a death to cancer. This is a 10 week group, though you do not need to attend every one (there are some exceptions for multi-week projects--these are noted). For most weeks, supplies can be found around the house, or adjustments can be made so you can participate. For weeks that require more specialized supplies, we will offer supply pick-up times. Details will be provided.

To receive the Zoom link, register by midnight the night before the class. If you want to register after that time, have questions, or are having technical difficulties, please email:

carissa@gildasclubmadison.org.

About Mayela Finol:

Mayela (pronounced ma-JEL-a) Finol is an Art Therapy senior student at Edgewood College. She is happy to blend her passions of making art and helping people. She grew up in an artistic environment and her first steps with art were drawing and painting. Her skills expanded at Edgewood College where she had the opportunity to explore other materials such as ceramics, wood, paper, and threading. Mayela is originally from Venezuela and she has been living in Madison for about 19 years. She has been working for the Madison School District for close to a decade as a Behavior Education Assistant. While working with children who have behavior challenges Mayela has developed a positive attitude and tireless energy to encourage others to engage in their work and succeed. Mayela is inspired daily by her husband and their two children.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

This group is for those who are supporting someone living with a cancer diagnosis.

Due to licensing restrictions, all of Gilda's Club professionally-facilitated support groups are limited to people living in the state of Wisconsin. Please call (608) 828-8880 to register.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

Tuesday, February 23, 2021 @ 2pm-3pm CST via Zoom

Description:

In this class we'll explore journaling with art. What does this mean? It can be as simple as documenting each day’s activities with art, doodling feelings, or creating pages that respond to the larger events of your life - cancer, COVID, family or friends, etc. It can be light, deep, sweet, funny, beautiful-the mission is to make a regular, creative practice of sharing and honoring yourself and your life.

We'll start with an exercise as we open up our minds and hearts, and warm up our hands for movement. Next we'll have prompts that you can visually answer with whatever materials you have in your spaces - collage, painting, drawing, stickers, etc.

This is an intentionally welcoming creative space, where there are no wrong answers, and any expression of creativity is wonderful.

What You'll Need:

• - Bring whatever art materials or medium you have on hand. Paper and pen, paint, markers, or anything else you'd like to use.

About Mallory Shotwell:

Mallory Shotwell is an interdisciplinary artist and arts educator. In her art practice, she works with storytelling/interview, audio, photography, and video to share stories based on a theme. She majored in English at Aquinas College in Michigan, and later French and Elementary Education at Edgewood College in Madison. She worked as a public school teacher in Michigan and as a Montessori teacher in Madison. In her teaching practice, she utilizes multiple learning styles to serve and respect people's needs.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

This group is for those who are living with a cancer diagnosis, through treatment and up to 1 year following treatment.

Due to licensing restrictions, all of Gilda's Club professionally-facilitated support groups are limited to people living in the state of Wisconsin. Please call (608) 828-8880 to register.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

Every Wednesday @ 12pm - 1pm via Zoom

Activate your relaxation response. Join us for an hour of relaxation.

Science has shown guided meditation can be of great benefit.

From reducing anxiety and depression, to increasing overall happiness.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

Feb 24: Virtual Field Trip: Vilas Zoo--Critter Connection, 3:30-4:15 pm

Description: Join us on Zoom to get up close and personal with one of the animals and a zoo educator to teach us more about them. ALL AGES WELCOME!!!!

Join us on Zoom each Wednesday afternoon for interactive games, art projects, movement, and virtual field trips. Check the website for details about upcoming dates and activities. For all kids age 9-12* who have a cancer connection (exceptions may be made for kids close in age--please email if interested). Register for each week you plan to attend. Kids must be members of Gilda's Club (there is no cost to being a member). To get started, or if you have questions about an activity, contact Carissa Hodgson, Program Manager: carissa@gildasclubmadison.org.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

A short (14 minute) practice to breathe, move start your day off.

Baduanjin (Eight Pieces of Brocade or Eight Skilken Movements) is one of the most common forms of Tai Chi exercise that serves to improve human health. A complete Baduanjin includes eight separate exercises, each addressing a different physical area and qi meridian. In traditional Chinese Medicine, meridians support the flow of qi and other fundamental substances in the body.

There are both standing and seated versions of Baduanjin in history, but the standing version is more popular among modern practitioners. Studies show that practicing Baduanjin regularly is beneficial for quality of life, sleep quality, balance, handgrip strength, trunk flexibility, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and resting heart rate.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

Now a weekly group, 10-11:30 am on Thursdays.

Support group for adults who are grieving a death to cancer.

Due to licensing restrictions, all of Gilda's Club professionally-facilitated support groups are limited to people living in the state of Wisconsin.

Pre-Registration required. Please contact us if you are interested in joining the group. We will send you the information to join this group via video conference before the group start time.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

Meets monthly on the 4th Thursday from 6 - 7:30 pm

Support group for anyone affected by a gynecological cancer.

Due to licensing restrictions, all of Gilda's Club professionally-facilitated support groups are limited to people living in the state of Wisconsin.

Registration required. We will send you the information to join this group via video conference before the group start time.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.

Art for the Soul: Inner Beauty

Saturdays, Feb. 27 & March 6 (2 week Project)

10am - 12pm via Zoom

Materials: Canvas, Oil Pastels OR Acrylic Paint and Brushes

Project Description: This activity will help us to capture our inner self, our strengths, and positive thoughts on canvas.

Art for the Soul is an art therapy group for women (18 and older) who have cancer, who are cancer survivors, who support someone with cancer, or are grieving a death to cancer. This is a 10 week group, though you do not need to attend every one (there are some exceptions for multi-week projects--these are noted). For most weeks, supplies can be found around the house, or adjustments can be made so you can participate. For weeks that require more specialized supplies, we will offer supply pick-up times. Details will be provided.

To receive the Zoom link, register by midnight the night before the class. If you want to register after that time, have questions, or are having technical difficulties, please email:

carissa@gildasclubmadison.org.

About Mayela Finol:

Mayela (pronounced ma-JEL-a) Finol is an Art Therapy senior student at Edgewood College. She is happy to blend her passions of making art and helping people. She grew up in an artistic environment and her first steps with art were drawing and painting. Her skills expanded at Edgewood College where she had the opportunity to explore other materials such as ceramics, wood, paper, and threading. Mayela is originally from Venezuela and she has been living in Madison for about 19 years. She has been working for the Madison School District for close to a decade as a Behavior Education Assistant. While working with children who have behavior challenges Mayela has developed a positive attitude and tireless energy to encourage others to engage in their work and succeed. Mayela is inspired daily by her husband and their two children.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsors, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative and UW Carbone Cancer Center.