The Wellness Community provides a full range of services for people with cancer and for their loved ones in a comfortable home-like setting, completely free of charge.
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Artitude 2010
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Saturday, April 17 at Cherokee Mills.
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The Virtual Wellness Community
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Weekly Groups
Mondays, 6p-8pTuesdays, 10a-12p
Tuesdays, 6p-8p
Weekly Groups for people with cancer and/or family members are the heart of The Wellness Community's program. An interview is required prior to joining a group.
Relaxation & Visualization
On-line training in simple methods to reduce stress, manage pain, and enhance wellness. Click here.Yoga
Wednesdays, 3-4pm
Thursdays, 6-7pm
Yoga uses the body/mind connection for enhancing awareness and discovering our potential for wellness.
Family Bereavement Group
Thursdays, 5:30-7:30pmThe Family Bereavement Group is open to any bereaved family member or friend who has lost a loved one to cancer.
Off-Site Program
First Tuesday, 6-8pmOak Ridge Breast Cancer Networker,
160 W. Tennessee Ave., Oak Ridge.
Welcome
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At The Wellness Community, people with cancer learn that they are not alone. With the diagnosis of cancer often come feelings of fear, depression and isolation. Each day at The Wellness Community, people with cancer and their loved ones can be with others who share similar concerns and feelings, thereby reducing their isolation, while retaining and maintaining as much control as possible. Participants learn how to become "Patient Active" and to get involved in their treatment. Our goal is to help as many people as we can recover to the fullest extent possible.If you or a loved one has cancer, you don't have to feel alone.
There is a whole community behind you.
Our History There is a whole community behind you.
On January 2, 1990, The Wellness Community of East Tennessee opened its doors to the public thanks to the Young family; Rachael Young, her husband Robert and his brother Lindsay Young. Rachael, a cancer survivor herself, was determined to bring The Wellness Community to Knoxville after hearing the founder, Harold
Benjamin, Ph.D. speak at a Cancer Workshop in Santa Monica. Rachael believed that Knoxville could benefit from having a comprehensive program of support and education for people with cancer and their loved ones offered at no charge.Many years later, The Wellness Community of East Tennessee continues to offer education and support programs to people with cancer and their loved ones and the Young's remain active members of the organization. There have been many advances made in the treatment of cancer over the past years and the value of a supportive cancer community has remained consistent.
Our Mission
To help people affected by cancer enhance their health and well-being through participation in a professional program of emotional support, education, and hope.
If there is anything that The Wellness Community can do for you, please do not hesitate to contact us.
The Wellness Community of East Tennessee · 2230 Sutherland Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37919-2350 · (865) 546-4661 · Info@WellnessCommunityTN.org