Franciscan Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Event
John Wendt, MD
Dates, Times and Locations:
Session 3: Wednesday, May 15; 6:30 - 9 p.m.
Executive Dining Room
Session 4: Wednesday, May 22; 6:30 - 9 p.m.
Courtyard Conference Room
Session 5: Wednesday, May 29; 6:30 - 9 p.m.
Courtyard Conference Room
Session 6: Wednesday, June 5; 6:30 - 9 p.m.
Courtyard Conference Room
Retreat: Saturday, June 8; 9 - 4 p.m.
Courtyard Conference Room
Session 7: Wednesday, June 12; 6:30 - 9 p.m.
Courtyard Conference Room
Session 8: Wednesday, June 19; 6:30 - 9 p.m.
Courtyard Conference Room
All sessions take place at St. Francis Hospital
34515 Ninth Ave. S.
Federal Way, WA 98003
Cost: $300
Registration: Register online or call toll-free 1-888-825-3227
Seating is limited and registration is required.
This is a new program at Franciscan! Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), a life-skills practice that has been in existence for 25 years, will help you to pay attention to what is happening inside of you and around you. It will help keep your stress at a healthier level and is ideal for people living with anxiety and depression, cancer, heart disease, chronic pain, high blood pressure, sleep disorders and other ongoing conditions. Franciscan Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, developed by Neurologist John Wendt, MD, is based upon the work of Dr. John Kabat-Zinn. Dr. Wendt will lead this course that will teach you to practice these skills in your life. The course consists of eight evening classes and one all day Saturday retreat. All registrants will receive a course notebook and compact discs at the first full session. The Franciscan MBSR course is conducted in a 1-hour orientation, eight, 2.5- hour weekly classes, a 7-hour Saturday retreat, and includes guided instruction on
- sitting meditation
- body scan
- gentle hatha yoga
- walking meditation
Also includes interactive class discussion, interactive mindful communication, discussion of stress physiology, in-class readings and references and educational resources.
Meet The Expert: Your Heart Questions Answered!
Ming Zhang, MD
Date: Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Time: 6 - 7:30 p.m.
Location: Best Western Plus Evergreen Inn & Suites
32124 25th Ave. S.,
Federal Way, WA 98003
Cost: Free
Registration: Register online or call toll-free 1-888-825-3227
Seating is limited and registration is required.
Do you need a straight answer about a heart-health concern? Do you have heart disease and need advice about minimizing your risks and staying your healthiest? This is your chance to learn from an expert. Join us for a free health talk, where Cardiologist Ming Zhang, MD, Franciscan Heart & Vascular Associates, will discuss risk factors for heart disease, as well as provide you what you need to know about arrhythmia, coronary artery disease, heart failure, and what you can do to reduce your risks and stay heart healthy. Bring your questions as this may be just what you need to understand your heart health, once and for all.
2013 American Cancer Society Relay For Life
Dates: Friday, June 7, 2013
Friday, June 14, 2013
Time: 6 p.m.
Locations: June 7: Saghalie Middle School, 33914 19th Ave. S.W., Federal Way
June 14: Goodman Middle School, 3701 38th Ave., Gig Harbor
June 14: Mt. Tahoma High School, 4634 S. 74th St., Tacoma
Cost: Free
Franciscan Health System is a proud sponsor of the American Cancer Society Relay for Life events. Franciscan has teams at each of the five hospitals that participate in the Gig Harbor, Tacoma (Lakewood) and Federal Way Relay for Life walks. Contact Jamie Dobosz, Co-Manager, Community Cancer Program, for more information at 253-426-6746 or for more information about the event, visit www.relayforlife.org.
