Team ThisAbility Yoga

03/20/2025

New session of this fantastic program starting in April. Free for anyone receiving cancer care through Sentera. Feel free to message me with questions

Wellness Beyond Cancer, an event In Sentara Brock Cancer Center, Norfolk, VA held Weekly. 6-week program encompassing fitness, yoga and wellness for cancer survivors facilitated by Frank McKenna of Beach Better Bodies and Ann Stevens of Studio Bamboo Institute of Yoga. Session will run on ...

02/23/2025

🌟 Calling All Yoga Teachers! 🌟

Wings in Motion, a yoga class and support group for cancer survivors, has been spreading healing energy through yoga for over 20 years. We meet every Monday and Wednesday from 10 am to 11 am at Virginia Beach Rescue Squad Station 8 (by Beach General Hospital), and we’re looking for passionate teachers interested in an opportunity to practice karma yoga.

The group welcomes people in various phases of their cancer recovery, and classes are free, gentle and adaptive to meet each person’s unique needs. If you're interested in giving back, sharing your skills, and being part of an amazing community of yogis, please comment below or send us a message. DM me if you would like more information.

Let's come together to empower and uplift those on their healing journey. Namaste!

01/03/2025

If you or anyone you know is receiving cancer care from Sentara consider this exceptional and FREE program. Please feel free to PM me with any questions! 💚

The New Year is right around the corner. This is a great time for survivors to begin a new fitness journey.

The 6-week progressive program, Wellness Beyond Cancer, begins on January 20. Classes will be held Monday/Wednesday from 12:00-1:30 pm at the Sentara Brock Cancer Center.

This program is free and open to adult cancer survivors. Intake is required before participation. To register, call 1-800-736-8272.
https://www.sentara.com/classes-and-events/Event-Search/Wellness-Beyond-Cancer

01/01/2025

Set your intentions, it’s a new year.
Why do we need a new year to do this? Can’t we do this anytime? Yes, we can - absolutely.
We can try something new, we can change it up, we can grow and make decisions to be different, do something else.
It’s not really about the calendar year at all, but it gives us pause… when sometimes it’s easier to just keep going as we are. It can be a reminder to reflect on the things that went right and things that maybe
We need to change. And we NEED to do this because what we have realized is that we are not the same person from year to year!
Peace and love to you all!

12/02/2024

Studio Bamboo getting the word out!

HRS: Yoga to relieve holiday stress https://www.wavy.com/hr-show/

11/16/2024

I want to take a moment to share this clip of my colleague, Frank McKenna, who is not only an integral part of the Wellness Beyond Cancer program but also an incredible source of inspiration to me and so many others.

Frank embodies resilience, determination, and positivity. His dedication to supporting others on their wellness journeys, even in the face of challenges, is nothing short of remarkable. Frank’s wisdom, kindness, and relentless optimism have taught me so much—both professionally and personally.

Your ability to "win the day," Frank, is a reminder to us all to approach life with courage and gratitude. Keep shining your light, and know that your impact resonates far beyond the work we do together.

Keep winning the day, Frank!

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11/10/2024

Join me to make some changes - 💚

Monday November 11th 9 am - Chair Fitness
Tuesday November 12th and Thursday November 14th 10:30 am - Gentle Yoga

All at Studio Bamboo Institute of Yoga

11/08/2024

"Here we sit together…the eye of the hurricane, the space between stimulus and response, the pause between the breaths. My dear friend said it is like sitting shiva. That is exactly what I feel. Suspended between doing and non-doing where the landscape is so altered that there is no way to make sense of it and the only hope is to just see it for what it is.

We can’t respond until we thoroughly absorb what has happened and yes, in this case, our culpability in it. We have a long deep dive before we fully get how we need to take personal responsibility for our part in this horror, stop fooling ourselves about who we are, and find the best — the most effective — action to move forward. Personally and together.

May our increasing self-honesty help us expand the resources of love inside. We can rise up! We just don’t know how yet."

With so much love and gratitude for you,

Patty Townsend | Embodyoga

10/06/2024

Welcome to our DSAHR Step Up for Down Syndrome Awareness Walk team fundraising page! We are walking to show our support for our child and more than 400,000 other individuals with Down syndrome in the U.S. Every dollar we raise brings us one step closer to ensuring that our child and every individual...

09/28/2024

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