Wellness Community offers programs

The Wellness Community Valley/Ventura will offer the following special programs this month at 530 Hampshire Road, Westlake Village. For registration or more information, call (805) 379-4777.

"Yoga for Stress Management." This course is offered for cancer patients and family members from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. on eight consecutive Mondays beginning April 5. The course focuses on using the yoga tools of awareness, breathing, gentle movement, meditation, relaxation and imagery to reduce stress and increase feelings of relaxation and well-being. Conducting the class will be certified yoga instructor Jeannette Green, who recently completed special training in Yoga for People Living with Cancer.

"Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction" will be offered from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. beginning Mon., April 12 and running through Mon., May 24. Based on Jon Kabat-Zinn’s program at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, it involves meditation, gentle exercise, readings and discussions. Pre-registration is required.

Registered dietician Susan Speer will facilitate a workshop titled "Everything You Want to Know about Nutrition" at 7 p.m. Thurs., April 22. She’ll answer questions about the role of nutrition in cancer treatment and prevention. Speer is the nutritionist at the Cancer Center at St. John’s Hospital in Oxnard.