Drop-ins Welcome

Gentle, beginner and restorative chair-based and standing yoga postures.

Drop-ins Welcome

This ancient form of movement and exercise leads to harmony of mind and body while decreasing stress.

Drop-ins Welcome

Learn a set of calming movements to enhance strength and circulation.

Staff Registration Required

Nia® is a mind-body movement practice for all ages and levels of fitness using choreography to soul-stirring music.

Staff Registration Required

Self-paced aerobic exercise followed by gentle instructor-led exercises for people experiencing physical difficulties due to cancer treatment, with focus on reducing treatment side effects, improving activities of daily living, and maintaining strength and endurance.

Staff Registration Required

Self-paced aerobic exercise followed by instructor-led exercises for increasing endurance, strength, flexibility and balance.

Staff Registration Required

Aerobic warm-up followed by a new resistance plan each month designed to teach independent exercise.

Staff Registration Required

Customized exercises for breast cancer survivors.

Staff Registration Required

Beginner mat Pilates.

Drop-ins Welcome

Participants may use the exercise facilities for independent exercise.

Drop-ins Welcome

Nurture your entire being with mind/body movement. Classes taught in Spanish; all equipment is provided.

Drop-ins Welcome

Through practice and discussion, learn the benefits of mindfulness meditation in this group setting.

Drop-ins Welcome

Learn to play the Native American flute and how to express yourself through music. No experience necessary.

Staff Registration Required

A group designed to support kids and teens developing coping skills, clarifying misconceptions surrounding cancer, and promoting feelings of normalcy as they meet other children impacted by cancer.

Staff Registration Required

This is an 8-week, weekly bereavement support group for children ages 6-12.

Staff Registration Required

An eight-week bereavement support group for teens ages 13-18 who have
experienced the loss of a parent due to cancer.

Staff Registration Required

This is an 8-week, weekly bereavement support group that will help connect you with other parents and receive support around your loss, discuss parenting concerns, and find ways to help your family heal.

Staff Registration Required

Network with other caregivers in this ongoing 8-week support group meets at the same time as the Cancer Support Group.

Walk-in or register at wellnesshouse.wpengine.com

Individual networking groups give people an opportunity to meet with others experiencing the same type of cancer as well as their caregivers.

Registration requested.

Nurture your entire being with mind/body movement.

Staff Registration Required

Ongoing 8-week support group for people with cancer to share medical information, connect with others in similar circumstances and improve their coping skills. This group meets at the same time as the Caregiver Support Group.

Staff Registration Required

Join other women facing metastasis of their breast cancer. This weekly group will focus on the ongoing challenges that arise from dealing with treatment, relationships, and facing the future.

Drop-ins Welcome

This weekly group focuses on issues regarding recurrent and metastatic cancer and welcomes individuals diagnosed as well as family members supporting a loved one with cancer. Caregivers are welcome to attend with or without the individual with cancer.

Drop-ins Welcome

The focus of this monthly group is to create an environment in which people feel free to discuss the challenges and joys found in the spiritual side of the cancer journey.

Drop-ins Welcome

This group provides emotional support and an opportunity to meet other young adults receiving treatment.

Drop-ins Welcome

Individual networking groups give people an opportunity to meet with others experiencing the same type of cancer and their caregiver.

Drop-ins Welcome

Individual networking groups give people an opportunity to meet with others experiencing the same type of cancer and their caregiver.

Drop-ins Welcome

Individual networking groups give people an opportunity to meet with others experiencing the same type of cancer as well as their caregivers.

Drop-ins Welcome

Individual networking groups give people an opportunity to meet with others experiencing the same type of cancer as well as their caregivers.

Drop-ins Welcome

Individual networking groups give people an opportunity to meet with others experiencing the same type of cancer as well as their caregivers.

Drop-ins Welcome

An opportunity for people with head and neck cancers and their caregivers to share their cancer stories, connect with others in similar circumstances and improve their coping skills.

Drop-ins Welcome

Individual networking groups give people an opportunity to meet with others experiencing the same type of cancer as well as their caregivers.

Drop-ins Welcome

Individual networking groups give people an opportunity to meet with others experiencing the same type of cancer as well as their caregivers.

Drop-ins Welcome

Individual networking groups give people an opportunity to meet with others experiencing the same type of cancer as well as their caregivers.

Staff Registration Required

Gentle instructor-led, chair-based exercises for participants experiencing physical difficulties due to cancer treatment.

Drop-ins Welcome

Individual networking groups give people an opportunity to meet with others experiencing the same type of cancer as well as their caregivers.

Drop-ins Welcome

For recently bereaved adults who have had a cancer-related loss.

Staff Registration Required

This is a committed bereavement support group to help spouses and partners develop coping techniques. The group meets twice every month.

Alumni Drop-ins Encouraged

Join other adults who have completed the Transitions for Spouses or Turtles bereavement programs at this monthly group to continue
supporting one another.

Drop-ins Welcome

Registration Required

Learn to relax your body, still your mind and engage your spirit through guided meditation. No meditation experience required.

Staff Registration Required

A weekly bereavement support group for parents who have lost a child to cancer.

Staff Registration Required

A weekly support group for children ages 6-12 with a parent with metastatic
or advanced cancer.

Staff Registration Required

Gentle, floor-based yoga postures that utilize props for slow, passive stretching. Registration is required and space is limited to 6 participants.

Drop-ins Welcome

Nurture your entire being with mind/body movement.

Drop-ins Welcome

Ongoing support group for women with gynecologic cancers to share medical information, connect with others in similar circumstances and improve their coping skills.

Drop-ins Welcome

Ongoing support group for women with breast cancer to share medical information, connect with others in similar circumstances and improve their coping skills.

Registration Required

Dr. Scot Giles, renowned medical hypnotherapist, guides the group through self-hypnosis designed to help release pain and facilitate healing.

Drop-ins Welcome

An opportunity for people with cancer to share their cancer stories, connect with others in similar circumstances and improve their coping skills.

Staff Registration Required

An eight-week support group for teens ages 13-18 who have a parent with a
current cancer diagnosis.

Staff Registration Required

A bereavement group for children ages 6-12 who have participated in the Turtles program and/or who are experiencing the later stages of grief due to the loss of a parent.

Staff Registration Required

A weekly bereavement support group for children ages 6-12 who have lost a sibling to cancer.

To schedule an appointment, call 630.654.5110 or email uniqueboutique@wellnesshouse.org.

Experience personalized salon and bodywork offerings tailored specifically for people with cancer.

Drop-ins welcome

Gentle, beginner and restorative chair-based and standing yoga postures.
No previous yoga experience required; all equipment provided.

for patients and caregivers in the infusion center

Using a variety of artistic materials, this is an opportunity for patients and
caregivers in the infusion center to explore and develop their own creative
centers for the purpose of healing.

for patients and caregivers in the infusion center

Oncology dietitian provides individual nutrition consultations with patients
and caregivers in the infusion center. For questions, contact Angela Dennison, RD, LDN at 630.654.5196 or adennison@wellnesshouse.org.

Registration Required

Wellness House now offers webinars and videos that you can watch from the comforts of your own home.

Registration Required

Join us for an online orientation and tour from the comfort of your own home. After registering, you will be provided with a link via email to join the meeting.

Drop-ins Welcome

Nurture your entire being with mind/body movement. Classes taught in Spanish and English.

To register, call 630.654.5356 or 630.323.5150 or email swick@wellnesshouse.org

Self-paced aerobic exercise followed by instructor-led exercises for increasing endurance, strength, flexibility and balance.

To register, call 630.654.5356 or 630.323.5150 or email swick@wellnesshouse.org

Self-paced aerobic exercise followed by instructor-led chair-based exercises for people experiencing physical difficulties due to cancer treatment.

Walk-ins Welcome or Register Online

Introduction to gentle, beginner and restorative standing and mat-based yoga postures.

Staff Registration Required

Discover this Japanese form of healing energy that helps reduce stress, promote relaxation, and balance the mind and emotions.

Walk-ins Welcome or Register Online

Gentle beginner and restorative chair-based and standing yoga postures.

Walk-ins Welcome or Register Online

Tai Chi Fundamentals offers a simplified introduction to traditional Yang-style Tai Chi.

Walk-ins Welcome or Register Online

This group is part of an international initiative to recognize and address the unique circumstances related to lifestyle, work, school, family life, and emotional development that young adults face when living with cancer.

Walk-ins Welcome or Register Online

The focus of this monthly group is to create an environment in which people feel free to discuss the challenges and joys found in the spiritual side of the cancer journey.

Walk-ins Welcome or Register Online

This group provides an opportunity for women with breast cancer to share your unique experience, connect with and ask questions of others in similar circumstances and improve your coping skills.

Walk-ins Welcome or Register Online

This group provides an opportunity for men with any type of cancer to share your unique experience, connect with and ask questions of others in similar circumstances and improve your coping skills.

Registration Required

This class and cooking demonstration will feature recipes to help you deliciously incorporate cancer-fighting foods into a diet for optimal health.

Registration Required

This class is designed specifically for individuals undergoing or about to begin treatment.

Drop-ins Welcome

Beginner and restorative mat based and standing yoga postures.

Drop-ins Welcome

New to Wellness House? Join us for an orientation that provides an overview of programs, a tour of the facility, and a chance to meet staff.

Drop-ins Welcome

This group provides an opportunity for people with cancer and their caregivers to share information, connect with others in similar circumstances and improve coping skills.

Staff Registration Required

This is an 8-week, committed group open to caregivers who are tending emotionally and/or physically to a family member or friend with a cancer diagnosis.

Drop-ins Welcome

Individual networking groups give people an opportunity to meet with others experiencing the same type of cancer as well as their caregivers.

Staff Registration Required

This is an 8-week, committed group open to participants who have lost a loved one to cancer and who have regularly attended Drop-In Bereavement Group or Transitions for Spouses.

Registration Required
THIS PROGRAM IS CANCELLED

You will learn how to integrate yoga practices in your daily routine for a healthy and peaceful life with more vitality, less stress and anxiety.

Registration Required

Introduction to gentle, beginner and restorative standing and
mat-based yoga postures. No prior yoga experience is needed.

Registration Required

The support offered through the escape of the arts enriches the daily lives of patients and their families, providing joy, stress release, and a reprieve from treatment.

Registration Required

Maintaining a healthy lifestyle can be difficult. Join this discussion group
to connect and share ideas with one another.

Staff Registration Required

Join Bridget to experience the benefits of acupuncture in a community setting that allows 3 participants to experience acupuncture at the same time.

Staff Registration Required

Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy (MCP) course at Wellness House are invited to participate in this monthly peer networking group.

Staff Registration Required

This is an 8-week, committed group open to anyone who has or has had a cancer diagnosis.

Drop-ins Welcome

This class and cooking demonstration will feature recipes to help you deliciously incorporate cancer-fighting foods into a diet for optimal health.

Registration Required

Enjoy the benefits of starting your weekend stress-free. Come to this class and experience a variety of stress reduction techniques, including several forms of meditation.

Registration Required

Exercise can help you recover from breast cancer surgeries and treatments.
There are many benefits to exercise, even as early as upon diagnosis.

Registration Required

Wherever you are in your cancer journey, you may be seeking more peace and serenity. As a tool for soul searching and self growth, feng shui can help you discover what you need to achieve positive transformation.

Drop-ins Welcome

Please attend this group if you are a bereaved dad of kids from newborn through college-age and would like to benefit from the opportunity to exchange experiences, single dad parenting tips and support with others in the same situation.

Registration Required

Experience peace and serenity in the stillness of meditation and facilitate healing of mind, body, and spirit.

Staff Registration Required

Join Angela for this series based on the Cancer-Fighting Kitchen Cooking Course by Rebecca Katz.

Registration Required

Join Angela for this hands-on learning experience in cooking your basic, but at times tricky, health-promoting foods.

Registration Required

Hidden Scars is a documentary about the emotional impact a woman goes
through after having a mastectomy.

Registration Required

Dr. Scot Giles, renowned medical hypnotherapist, guides the group through self-hypnosis designed to help release pain and facilitate healing.

Registration Required

This class will start with a short discussion and check-in and then will be guided with breath work and meditation to help connect with your inner wisdom and calm.

Registration Required

Learn to appreciate real, fresh foods and simple culinary principles for cancer prevention and survivorship.

Registration Required

Susan Beard guides participants on the Garden Walks and takes you through many of Hinsdale’s finest gardens.

Registration Required

Kelly Corrigan shares a deeply personal, unfailing honest, and often hilarious examination of 12 essential phrases that turn the wheel of life. Corrigan swings between meditations on life with a preoccupied husband and two mercurial teenage daughters to profound observations on love and loss.

Registration Required

This single-session class is designed specifically for individuals undergoing or about to begin treatment.

Registration Required

Come enjoy the beauty and vibration of Crystal Singing Bowls.

Registration Required

You will continue your Reiki journey in this one-day class.

Registration Required

This series is for cancer survivors who want to improve their eating habits and have not known where to begin.

Registration Required

Beginner to experienced artists are welcome to take part in this meditative painting journey.

Registration Required

We will explore a variety of kid-friendly stress reduction techniques.

Drop-ins Welcome

In this networking group, we invite participants with all cancer-related ostomy types to share support and information so that you can continue to live life to its fullest.

Registration Required

In this presentation, you will learn how to use your “spare moments” to enhance your balance with activities that can be done almost anywhere.

Registration Required

Join this class to train your eye to draw what you see and not what you know.

Registration Required

Join this interactive program to learn how to increase your quality of life using mindfulness techniques to decrease stressors and increase mental, physical and emotional wellness.

Staff Registration Required

Learn fall prevention tips to help keep you safe at home, and how to use those “spare moments” to enhance your balance with activities that can be done almost anywhere.

Registration Required

Join us for this interactive five-week series that will provide the information you need to create your course after cancer treatment.

Registration Required

Experience mini-sessions designed to reduce stress, increase relaxation and improve your overall sense of well-being.

Registration Required

The 4-week workshop moves through the writing process while providing feedback, inspiration, and accountability.

Registration Required

Learn simple techniques and strategies to help you incorporate mindfulness
into daily practice.

August 7th class is cancelled

Registration Required

In this interactive class, you will make a unique candle with messages of inspiration hidden throughout the wax.

Drop-Ins Welcome

Join other bereaved adults (age 18 and older) who have lost a parent to cancer.

Registration Required

Learn how to deal with some of the aesthetic side effects of treatment.

Registration Required

Dr. Gundala will provide expert insight about what considerations you might want to discuss with your doctor and healthcare team.

Registration Required

A sound meditation, in which you bathe your body in the healing vibrations of a variety of ancient instruments, can raise your consciousness to a space of peace, well-being, harmony, and balance.

Drop – ins Welcome

Join us to explore and develop your own creative center for the purpose of healing.

Registration Required

Please join us for a day to remember your loved ones.

Registration Required

This program will focus on nutrition and lifestyle strategies to minimize or even prevent side effects of treatment.

Registration Required
Please register for each class separately.

Join Caring Arts Foundation to explore and develop your own creative center for the purpose of healing.

Registration Required

This group is for anyone diagnosed with GIST and their caregivers.

Registration Required

This class will focus on specific antioxidants and the foods they are
found in. Learn how these foods can reduce the risk of cancer and
tips to include them into your everyday diet.

Registration Required

Join us for an introduction to mindfulness as it relates to the cancer journey. In this class, you will learn mindfulness techniques and strategies to help develop your own daily mindfulness practice.

Staff Registration Required

This program provides kids 6-12 years old and their parents/caregivers with opportunities to engage in family exercise, family yoga, family meditation and more!

Registration Required

Join the top oncologists, surgeons, and healthcare professionals in the Chicagoland area to learn about the latest updates in the research and
treatment of prostate cancer.

Registration Required

This presentation is designed specifically for those diagnosed with
breast cancer. We will discuss the most recent research about diet and
breast cancer.

Registration Required

In this cooking demonstration/discussion, we’ll focus on preparing for the winter holidays as we learn new recipes that contribute to the fun as well as your health.