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Osher Center No-Cost Classes at the Blood Cancer Healing Center - Open to All!

Join the Osher Center for no-cost classes to take control of your health and focus on your self-care. All classes are open to ALL! Community, patients & caregivers, and employees are welcome.

February Week of Wellness to Kickoff Osher Center No-Cost Classes! February 10-14, 2025

heartTo kick off our first week of classes at the Blood Cancer Healing Center, we will be offering sample classes and giveaways you will LOVE to help you focus on your well-being and self-care during Valentine’s week!

  • Sample Classes: Join the Osher Center for no-cost classes to take control of your health and focus on your self-care (yoga, tai chi, mindfulness, and sound immersion)
  • Enter to Win: Anyone who signs up and attends a class will be entered to win a Vitamix blender!
  • Get Freebies: Healthy snacks, juices, and other giveaways will be available throughout the week.
  • Free chair massages: Relax with a free chair massage!

Class Offerings & Registration

instructor and class participants in a yoga class

Gentle Yoga | Weekly on Wednesdays from 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Instructor: Sonya Verma, MHSA, MBI, Sound Therapist, E-RYT 500 Yoga Facilitator

Build strength, soothe the mind, improve posture, flexibility, and balance, sharpen concentration and enable relaxation through yoga! Yoga mats and blocks are provided.

participants in a tai chi class

Mindful Movement with Tai Chi | Weekly on Thursdays from 11 a.m. to Noon

Instructor: Jennifer Woods, Certified Tai Chi Instructor

Tai chi incorporates slow, comfortable movements that combine with breathing, mindfulness, and gentle stretching.

Group of participants in a mindfulness class

Introduction to Mindfulness & Meditation | Weekly on Thursdays from 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.

Instructor: Barbara Walker, PhD

Deepen your practice through guided instruction, experiential exercises, and open discussion. Each class will offer a blend of foundational teachings on mindfulness principles, followed by guided meditations to cultivate present moment awareness, and conclude with a space to share insights and reflections with fellow participants. Whether you're a seasoned meditator or new to the practice, this welcoming environment provides a supportive space to learn, practice, and integrate mindfulness into your daily life.

two people leading a sound immersion with various instruments

Sound Immersion | Monthly on the First Tuesday of the Month from 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Instructor: Sonya Verma, MHSA, MBI, Sound Therapist, E-RYT 500 Yoga Facilitator

Immerse yourself in soothing sounds produced by instruments such as singing bowls, gongs, didgeridoos, flutes, and chimes for an immersive sensory experience. Shown to promote deep relaxation and nervous system regulation, sound therapy uses sound, music, and special instruments played in therapeutic ways, combined with deep self-reflection techniques to improve health and well-being.  Eye masks are provided. Feel free to bring anything that can bring more ease for the time we are together such as a yoga mat, blanket, or cushions to lie on the ground.

Directions & Parking

Direction to the Blood Cancer Healing Center

Parking: Free garage parking attached to the building (enter off Burnett Ave.)

Directions from Parking Garage: Enter through the sliding door of the parking garage. Head straight and the classrooms are on the right, the auditorium is on the left.

Directions from main entrance: Enter through the doors so that the check-in desk is on your left. Turn right down the hallway. The classrooms will be on your left and the auditorium will be on your right. If the checkout desk is on your right when you enter, turn left down the hallway. The classrooms will be on your left and the auditorium will be on your right.

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Osher Center for Integrative
Health at UC

Medical Sciences Building Suite 4358
231 Albert Sabin Way
PO Box 670582 
Cincinnati, OH 45267-0582

Mail Location: 0582
Phone: 513-558-2310
Fax: 513-558-3266
Email: osher.integrative@uc.edu