Team Tony Coffee Connection - POSTPONED

POSTPONED All of us at Team Tony can attest to the power of connection. Join us April 8th from 10:00 to 11:00 am at the Team Tony Cancer Connection Center for our monthly Coffee Connection - a morning connection over coffee, tea, sparkling water, or whatever you like! RSVP kelly@teamtony.org or 941-227-4404.

Team Tony Teammate Training Workshop

You’ve been matched with a Support Seeker. Now what? On the one hand, you’re happy that you can support someone through their cancer journey so they’re not alone. On the other hand, you wonder if you have the skills to be a helpful, supportive volunteer Teammate. This fun, informative, and educational training will help you gain confidence and support you in your role as a Team Tony Teammate. Training presented by Lori Kayser, Leadership/Cancer Coach and C.O.O, Xperience, LLC Lori is Co-founder of Team Tony Cancer Foundation, a Leadership Coach, Cancer Coach, and C.O.O. at Xperience, LLC. She spent 20 years in corporate America, 15 of those as a Financial Advisor. She felt a calling to change careers to coaching and supporting individuals through challenge after overcoming her own adversity. Lori shares, “Through my journey with cancer, twenty-one surgeries, the paralysis of my left leg, and managing chronic diseases, I’ve been surrounded by love, compassion, and support. It’s the glue that helped me hold it all together and thrive in spite of the challenges. Team Tony Cancer Foundation and I are dedicated to helping others thrive in spite of cancer by providing support, comfort, education and sharing our life and experiences.” To register for the training, please go to https://teamtony.org/teammate-training-workshop/ and click on the register button.

Laugh-firmations with Jean Marcley - POSTPONED

POSTPONED Jean Marcley has combined the physical benefits of Laughter Yoga with the emotional benefits of affirmations – thus, Laugh-firmation. Laughter Yoga is a unique concept where anyone can laugh for exercise or social connection, without the use of humor, jokes, or comedy. In Laughter Yoga we initiate laughter as exercise along with child-like playfulness. We call it Yoga because we combine it with Yogic breathing (Pranayama) which helps to oxygenate the blood. Affirmations are used to focus on positive thoughts and beliefs. Recent studies have confirmed that affirmations have improved the lives of people of all ages and backgrounds. The simple act of focusing on the sources of meaning and p urpose in our lives is incredibly effective at lowering defenses and changing behavior. According to a study published in the journal “Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience,” functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) was used to find that self-affirmation activates well-known reward centers in the brain. In a Laugh-firmation session, which can last from fifteen minutes to an hour and more, Ms. Marcley leads the group in exercises that combine clapping with “ha, ha, ho, ho, ho, which will turn into spontaneous laughter. Participants will meet and greet each other with laughter, and join in with other playful exercises. When Jean determines, she will interrupt the laughter with some deep breathing and some affirmations such as, “I choose to love life,” and “I choose to handle all my experiences with love and with joy and with ease.” The session ends with a guided meditation led by Jean.

Past Events – Team Tony

Q: 2020 Team Tony Lifestyle Wellness Series - Getting Your Zzzz On - POSTPONED

POSTPONED Join us for the third presentation in our 2020 Lifestyle Wellness Series: Getting Your Zzzzz On, presented by Dr. Leonie van Passel Sleep is often disrupted in patients undergoing active cancer treatment and following treatment completion. Many different aspects of normal sleep will be reviewed, typical problems seen commonly in the community related to sleep and in particular in cancer survivors will also be reviewed. We will discuss symptom management, tips and tricks and have plenty of time for questions and answers! SEATING IS LIMITED! Please RSVP to kelly@teamtony.org or 941-227-4404 by March 20th. Dr. Leonie van Passel has been working as a neurologist at Intercoastal Medical Group since 2005. She is part of a multispecialty group that also employs five other neurologists. Originally from The Netherlands, she is married to Dr Julio Cantero, also a neurologist at the same practice, and they both share the same interests in Seizures Disorders and Sleep Disorders. She trained at Georgetown University for her Neurology residency until 2003, after which she completed a two year fellowship in Epilepsy and Sleep disorders at Columbia University in New York City. Following that, she and her husband relocated to Sarasota where they have practiced since. She recently has made changes in her practice to give Sleep Medicine, in particular, more dedication.

Q: Team Tony Brown Bag Book Club - POSTPONED

POSTPONED Join the Team Tony Brown Bag Book Club as we read Andy Andrews’ “The Traveler’s Gift”, the story of David Ponder, whose woes begin when he loses his job, his confidence and essentially his drive for living. After a succession of losses, including a car accident, David Ponder is magically transported into seven key points in history. At each stopping point, he is met by historical figures such as Abraham Lincoln, Anne Frank, King Solomon, Harry Truman and Christopher Columbus, each of whom imparts one of the seven key decisions that are essential for personal success. We will meet on March 19 th from noon to 1 pm at the Team Tony Cancer Connection to talk about the book and choose our next selection!

Q: 2020 Team Tony Lifestyle Wellness Series: Moments of Joy

Join us for the second presentation in our 2020 Lifestyle Wellness Series: Moments of Joy, presented by Alley Hathaway of Tidewell. Come learn how to improve your quality of life through a variety of therapies designed to facilitate stress reduction, pain relief and distraction, opportunities for joy and healing of psycho-social issues. SEATING IS LIMITED! Please RSVP to kelly@teamtony.org or 941-227-4404 by February 17th. Alley Hathaway worked in education for four years in public and private institutions. She moved into corporate education and marketing with Tidewell Hospice in 2019. She has had both personal and professional experiences with hospice care and feels very passionately about ensuring that all people are taken care of in a compassionate and dignified way.