Photo courtesy of Michael Power
Empower yourself with valuable education and resources to support whole-person wellness throughout the cancer survivorship journey.
Join us at Sleeping Lady Resort in Leavenworth, WA for this dynamic educational opportunity! EASE Cancer Foundation educators are experts in their fields and offer a wealth of valuable information on a range of meaningful topics for anyone whose life has been affected by cancer. Survivors, caregivers, friends, and family are all welcome to join.
Journey to Wellness features five breakout sessions in which multiple classes are taught concurrently. When you register, you'll choose which class you attend for each session, tailoring your personal class schedule to the subjects that are most helpful and relevant to your unique journey. Group presentations and smaller breakout class sessions culminate in the creation of individualized personal wellness plans, and you'll take home a detailed syllabus containing cutting-edge information, delicious whole-food recipes, and realistic strategies to thrive as a cancer survivor.
Your registration fee covers workshop admission, syllabus, and supplies, as well as dinner buffet on Friday and breakfast and lunch on Saturday. Lodging is not included; details below.
We look forward to seeing you!
Lodging
This event will be held at Sleeping Lady Resort in Leavenworth, WA. Call (509) 999-0998 or (509) 548-6344 and mention that you are with the EASE Cancer Foundation to receive special lodging rates and book your room.
Nightly Rates
Alcove: One queen size bed and one twin size bed tucked into an alcove. Accommodates up to three people. $230.
Double Alcove: One queen size bed and two twin size beds in alcoves. Accommodates up to four people. $240.
Family Room: One queen size bed and twin size bunk beds. Accommodates up to four people. $240.
Loft: One queen size and one twin bed on the main floor and full size bed upstairs. Accommodates up to five people. $250.
Room tax is additional. You do not need to stay at Sleeping Lady Resort to participate.
Workshop Offerings
Group Presentations
Long-Term Survivorship: Emerging Care in Wellness & Rehabilitation with Tim Burnham PhD
Anti-Inflammatory Diets with Chandra Villano, ND
Creating a Personal Wellness Plan with Chandra Villano, ND and Teri Hugo Hirss, M.Ed: Wrap up your workshop experience with an intentional, summarizing checklist plan to assist with integrating key skills and concepts learned during the workshop into everyday life.
Breakout Sessions
Journey to Wellness features five breakout sessions in which multiple classes are taught concurrently. When you register, you'll choose which class you attend for each session. Not all classes are available for each breakout session.
Classes:
Finding Meaning in Life Despite a Diagnosis: Explore ways to find and capture meaning as you live with a cancer diagnosis.
Physical Wellbeing & Symptom Management: Explore strategies to manage fatigue, anxiety, hormonal disturbances, neuropathy, bone health, and osteoporosis.
Optimizing Sleep to Maximize Health: Sleep improves mood and physical functioning, regulates hormones, and reduces disease risk. Learn strategies for mastering a good night’s sleep.
Lymphedema Risk Reduction Practices: Learn to recognize the signs and symptoms of lymphedema, as well as manual lymphatic massage and exercises to facilitate lymphatic function.
Providing Life Support – CLEAR!: Explore how we make decisions toward the end of life.
Eat to Thrive: Anti-Inflammatory Strategies: An appetizing overview of food as medicine; whole foods meal prep for rotation, variety, and ease; and intentional mindset for optimal nutrition.
Whole Food Nutrition & Cancer Fighting Foods: Learn about healthy eating habits and phytochemicals that may reduce carcinogens and block the development of new cancers.
Healthy Weight Strategies: Weight management will discuss common myths and marketing around weight loss. Learn why many diets don’t work and evidence-based methods that do.
Expressive Art: In Tibetan tradition, when prayer flags are decorated with images and words, they transmit healing energy into the world through the power of the wind. This tradition is adapted to create personal prayer flags that symbolize our healing and recovery.
Silver Linings Playbook, Overcoming, and Humor: Reflect on your story in a fun, inspirational, and healing environment with this creative writing class. No writing experience required.
Shake Your Soul®: This fun-filled movement practice relaxes your nervous system, energizes your body, and awakens your soul through a powerful, fluid dance repertoire set to world music.
Putting It All Together: This outdoor class Incorporates lymphatic support, core strengthening, and exercise prescription while hiking in the area around Sleeping Lady Resort. You'll learn how to calculate your own target heart rate reserve parameters to support optimum physical functioning.
Immune Responses & Immunotherapy: Learn about the body’s innate immunity and defense systems, and how immunotherapy uses them to fight cancer.
Breakout Session 1
Finding Meaning in Life Despite a Diagnosis with Ginny Heinitz, BSN, RN, CHPN
Optimizing Sleep to Maximize Health with Katie Kemble, DNP
Expressive Art with Amanda Jacobs, PhD
Eat to Thrive with Chandra Villano, ND
Shake Your Soul with Teri Hugo Hirss, M.Ed.
Healthy Weight Strategies with Tim Burnham PhD
Breakout Session 2
Providing Life Support — CLEAR! with Thomas Carlson, MD
Physical Wellbeing & Symptom Management with Maggie Ellings, DNP
Silver Linings with Alison Osius, MA
Whole Food Nutrition & Cancer Fighting Foods with Natalie Harris, MS, RD, CD
Shake Your Soul® with Teri Hugo Hirss, M.Ed.
Lymphedema Risk Reduction with Tamara Wells, OTR/L, CLT
Breakout Session 3
Finding Meaning in Life Despite a Diagnosis with Ginny Heinitz, BSN, RN, CHPN
Optimizing Sleep to Maximize Health with Katie Kemble, DNP
Expressive Art with Amanda Jacobs, PhD
Eat to Thrive with Chandra Villano, ND
Putting It All Together with Tim Burnham, PhD and Tamara Wells, OTR/L, CLT
Immune Responses & Immunotherapy with Pat Vetter, PharmD
Breakout Session 4
Healthy Weight Strategies with Tim Burnham PhD
Optimizing Sleep to Maximize Health with Katie Kemble, DNP
Silver Linings with Alison Osius, MA
Whole Food Nutrition & Cancer Fighting Foods with Natalie Harris, MS, RD, CD
Shake Your Soul® with Teri Hugo Hirss, M.Ed.
Lymphedema Risk Reduction with Tamara Wells, OTR/L, CLT
Breakout Session 5
Providing Life Support — CLEAR! with Thomas Carlson, MD
Physical Wellbeing & Symptom Management with Susan Butler, ARNP
Expressive Art with Amanda Jacobs, PhD
Eat to Thrive with Chandra Villano, ND
Putting It All Together with Tim Burnham, PhD and Tamara Wells, OTR/L, CLT
Immune Responses & Immunotherapy with Pat Vetter, MD
Itinerary
Friday Oct 27
5:00pm: Registration/Check-In
6:00pm: Dinner at Salmon Gallery and Chapel Theater
6:45pm: Welcome and Introductions with EASE Cancer Foundation Faculty
7:00pm: Keynote: Long-Term Survivorship: Emerging Care in Wellness & Rehabilitation with Tim Burnham, PhD
Saturday Oct 28
8:00am: Breakfast at Salmon Gallery and Chapel Theater
8:45am: Announcements with EASE Cancer Foundation Faculty
9:00am: Anti-Inflammatory Diets with Chandra Villano, ND
10:00am: Breakout Session 1
11:05am: Breakout Session 2
12:10pm: Breakout Session 3
1:00pm: Lunch at Kingfisher Restaurant
2:00pm: Breakout Session 4
3:05pm: Breakout Session 5
4:10pm: Creating a Personal Wellness Plan with Chandra Villano, ND and Teri Hugo Hirss, M.Ed.
5:00pm: Adjourn
Faculty
Tim Burnham, Ph.D | Dr. Burnham is a Professor of Exercise Science at Central Washington University. His research interests include cancer survivorship issues and developing cancer survivorship rehabilitation programs. He has authored multiple peer-reviewed journal publications, which look at the interaction between physical activity and physical and psychosocial function.
Thomas Carlson, MD | A midwestern native from a blue-collar family, he obtained an engineering degree from ASU, an MD from UofA and completed residency in Radiation Oncology at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland, Ohio. He strongly believes everyone has the responsibility to take charge of their life and get the information necessary for them to make healthcare decisions based on their own personal goals.
Maggie Ellings, DNP, ARNP, FNP-BC, AOCNP | Dr. Ellings is an oncology nurse practitioner with a special interest in cancer survivorship. Her doctoral research focused on sexual health and intimacy discussions for those with cancer. She serves as faculty for the Family Nurse Practitioner program at the UW.
Natalie Harris, MS, RD, CD | Natalie is a Registered Dietitian in Oncology at Confluence Health. She has been a dietitian for 11 years working in a variety of settings, but Oncology is her favorite area of nutrition. Natalie enjoys developing relationships with patients and encouraging them towards health in all aspects of their life.
Ginny Heinitz, BSN, RN, CHPN | Ginny has 40 years of experience and a certificate in Palliative Care from the UW. She’s a national instructor for Vital Talks & Respecting Choices and serves on two state steering committees. She believes patients are experts of themselves and need to be listened to for providing the best possible care as they define “living well”.
Teri Hugo Hirss, M.Ed | Teri is a registered movement therapist and educator. She is a life coach and stress management consultant. She leads retreats internationally, as well as, from her home base in the green Mountains of Vermont. Teri has spent the last 30 years empowering women to live their lives fully and joyfully.
Amanda Jacobs, PhD | Amanda has a doctorate in Educational Psychology, and specializes in learning environments. She is a professional composer, playwright, and artist educator. As a composer, she is recognized for her award-winning work on AUSTEN'S PRIDE, A Musical, which made Carnegie Hall last June and swept the New York Musical Theater Awards.
Katie Kemble, DNP, ARNP, FNP-C, AOCNP, FAANP | Dr. Kemble is an oncology nurse practitioner at Confluence Health, Associate Teaching Professor at the UW, and Oncology Committee Co-Chair for the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. Katie has a special interest in improving the quality of life in cancer survivors.
Jill LaRue, FNP, MSN | Jill is a retired family nurse practitioner of 30 years. She believes that healthy lifestyles are crucial to our sense of wellbeing. She loves spending time outdoors biking, hiking, Nordic skiing, gardening, or bird watching. Jill is the administrative assistant for the EASE Cancer Foundation.
Alison Osius, MA | Alison is an author, writer, and columnist who has published in over 40 newspapers, magazines, and websites. She is the senior editor of Outside magazine and a recipient of the American Alpine Club Literary Award. She received a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University and has taught writing classes at Colorado Mountain College.
Pat Vetter, BS, PharmD, BCPS, LSAMT | Dr. Vetter received her Bachelor’s in Pharmacy at the University of Montana and Doctor of Pharmacy at the University of Washington. She’s a Board-Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist and has worked with Oncology Infusion services since 2012.
Chandra Villano, ND | Dr. Villano is a Naturopathic doctor with clinical specialty in mindful living, whole foods, and environmental/personal detox. She has a passion for neuroscience, epigenetics, and the endocannabinoid system, with a background in exercise physiology in cardiopulmonary rehab. She is a co-founder of the EASE Cancer Foundation and is on the Board of Directors of Wellness Place.
Tamara Wells, OTR/L, CLT | Tamara is an Occupational Therapist. She is certified both as a manual Lymphedema Therapist and Neurodevelopmental Therapist and specializes in lymphedema and rehabilitation. Tamara has extensive training and experience working with cancer survivors.
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Special Thanks
We'd like to extend our gratitude to Michael Power for the use of his photo in this event's cover image.