One of HopeSpring's Yoga instructors, Peter Brother, is making an intrepid journey from the Yukon to Ushuaia, Argentina on a bicycle to raise money for HopeSpring and and other charities. The Record featured an article on Peter yesterday. You can read the article here or visit Peter's blog at www.yogipeter.com.

Thank you to all who completed our survey.  Your feedback is very much appreciated and will give us good information about how to better serve the needs of our community!

Join us to study Real Happiness -The Power of Meditation by Sharon Salzberg, which includes a CD with 4 guided mediations.

Learn the power of meditation. Meditation relieves chronic pain, reduces stress and helps us to experience greater calm. Read how "mediation opens the door to real accessible happiness"

When: Wednesdays Jan-March (Jan 18th, Feb 1st, 15th, 29th, March 14th, 29th)

Time: 1:30-3:00

Where: HopeSpring, 43 Allen Street West, Waterloo (until further notice)

Download your copy from our Program Calendar Page.

Please download our latest program calendar to learn about our the great workshops planned for the summer months as well as our ongoing programs in Waterloo and Cambridge. Call (519)742-4673 to register for all programs and services or to book a wig or camisole fitting. Please also keep an eye on the website for construction updates for Allen Street West. We hope to see you soon.

In a pilot study, women who previously had chemotherapy and took a 60-minute tai chi class twice a week had sharper thinking at the end of 10 weeks of training in the Chinese martial art.  Before and after the study period, researchers assessed participants' physical and psychological well-being and measured their cognitive skills in areas such as attention and multitasking.

To learn more about what the researchers found visit the Globe and Mail's on line article:  http://bit.ly/isEx2c

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Our Strategic plan included moving our Cambridge programs into the community through the procurement of rented or donated space and closing our 51 Cambridge Street location. We are pleased to say that we have relocated all of our programs & services. 

New Locations:  The new location for our support groups will be at the Allan Reuter Centre (ARC) located at 507 King St. E in Cambridge.  This includes our Women's Group, Moving Forward Group, and Caregivers Group as well as the occasional…

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