Please Note: During COVID, while our centres are temporarily closed, we have several programs available ONLINE via Zoom and by phone. Please visit GameTime, our registration page, to see a complete list of what is offered and how you can sign up!
NEW TO WELLSPRING? WELCOME!
Please complete our ONLINE MEMBERSHIP FORM and once you have submitted it you will receive a Welcome Letter and you can go ahead register for programs!
When our centres are open, we offer a full range of programs. Click program titles below for an in depth description of each program. Or, for a quick overview of a program, check out our Program Videos on YouTube.
Core and Educational Programs
The Healing Journey – download HJ meditations, view video
Legal and Employment Matters: Speaker Series (see above)
Money Matters: One on one support – view video
Returning to Work – view video
Take Charge: Build Your Personal Action Plan
Caregiving and Self Care Programs
Caregiver Support: Finding Sanctuary
Transitions Support Coach: one on one support
Food and Nutrition: information session & hands on cooking
Living Well with Cancer – visit the Living Well with Illness website
Supportive Conversations – view video
Tuesdays and Thursdays with Cindy
Visualization, Relaxation and Mindfulness
Expressive Arts Programs
Art Mix (mixed media multi-week programs)
Artshops (mixed media one-day workshops)
Campfire Classics
(see Wellness Through Music)
Comedy Games / Improv
(see Wellness Through Words / Art Mix)
Creative Journaling – view video
House Music
(see Speaker Series / Wellness Through Music)
Music is My Therapy
(see Wellness Through Music)
Painting in a Day
(see Wellness Through Visual Arts / Artshop)
Photography
(see Wellness Through Visual Arts / Art Mix)
Ukulele & Campfire Classics – view video
Writing with Purpose
(see Wellness Through Words / Art Mix)
Movement and Meditation Programs
Bird Strolls (see Wellness through Nature)
Cross Country Skiing (see Wellness Through Outdoor Winter Programs)
Exercise and Educate – view video
iRest® Meditation – view video
Kalimba – Meditative Thumb Piano
Mindful Mountain Hiking – view video | web page
Ski Day (see Wellness Through Outdoor Winter Programs)
Urban Pole Walking – view video
Yoga: For Well-Being – view video
Young Adult Programs
Learn more about YA Programs >>
YA Bootcamp (see Exercise and Educate)
YA Food and Nutrition (see Food and Nutrition)
YA Yoga (see Yoga: For Well Being)
YA Expressive Arts (see Wellness Through Visual Arts)
Contact: youngadult@wellspringcalgary.ca
Kid Friendly Programs
Children’s and Parent’s (or Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles) Program (pdf) – view video
Adventures in Art – view video
Click here for our helpful booklet for parents, You Have Cancer: Now You Have to Tell Your Children (pdf)
Wellspring Calgary is working on bringing more programs that kids can also enjoy with you.
Individual Support by Certified Volunteer Practitioners
Energy Services: Healing Touch
Please note:
- All of our programs are evidence informed and offered free of charge and without referral.
- Wellspring Calgary serves Calgary and southern Alberta (from Red Deer south), but we have welcomed members from outside this region.
- We offer programs at our northwest and southeast Calgary centres, at offsite locations in Calgary and southern Alberta, online, and over the phone.
- Some programs are only offered at certain times of the year.
- Most programs are delivered in a group setting, with the exception of a few which are offered one-on-one (e.g. Money Matters, Peer Support, Chaplain in Residence/Transitions Support Coach, Energy Services).
- Experienced and certified Program Leaders offer professional facilitation.
- All programs require registration.
- Our Speaker Series and House Music are open to the public but still require registration.
Shop
- Wellspring Calgary occasionally offers items available for purchase on a cost-recovery basis, without providing a charitable tax receipt. View the shop here.
Bereavement Support Programs Available at Wellspring Calgary
Should you become bereaved while you are a Wellspring member, or if you are new to Wellspring and have recently experienced the loss of a loved one due to cancer, we hope to provide support, programs and resources. Please ask for our bereavement package which outlines supports Wellspring can offer, as well as extremely helpful community resources. See the Wellspring Centre Manager for details.
Wellspring Programs for Bereavement Include:
- Tuesdays with Cindy: Reflections on Suffering
- Transitions Support Coach: One-on-one by appointment
- Money Matters: Practical resources
- Library Resources