Free Tai Chi for cancer patients

LEWISTON — The Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope & Healing is offering a free Tai Chi workshop for cancer patients, survivors and caregivers. The weekly sessions will take place Thursdays through Dec. 20 from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Dempsey Center, 29 Lowell St.

Tai Chi is a widely practiced form of the ancient Chinese energetic self-care system known as Qi Gong. Tai Chi is a mind-body practice that combines gentle exercise, breathing practices, and meditation to activate self-healing mechanisms that ancient Chinese texts call the “healer within” and the “elixir of life.”

Tai Chi instructor and licensed acupuncturist Toby Sifton will introduce slow, meditative movements that can be practiced by anyone of any age which have been clinically proven to increase balance, strength and flexibility. Limited to 12 participants.

Preregistration is available by calling the Dempsey Center at (207) 795-8250, toll-free 1-877-336-7287 or online at www.dempseycenter.org.

MS group holding potluck

LEWISTON — This month’s MS Support Group & Caregivers meeting will be a potluck supper in honor of our caregivers. It will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14, at the Lepage Conference Center, 99 Campus Ave. The morning support group is invited to join. For more information, call Andy Michaud at 784-7927.

Free meditation workshop

LEWISTON — The Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope & Healing is offering a free meditation workshop for cancer patients, survivors and caregivers. Mindfulness Meditation will begin Thursday, Nov. 15, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Dempsey Center, 29 Lowell St. The series will run weekly through Dec. 13. Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, the group will not meet on Nov. 22.

Staying present in the midst of difficulty and change takes some conscious practice. Often we have developed reflexive patterns of avoidance, distraction or reaction.

Bereavement Coordinator and Inter-Religious Chaplain for Beacon Hospice Angela Lutzenberger will introduce you to Mindfulness Meditation, a tool and practice that helps us recognize and feel our experience in each moment with nonjudgmental attention. It is not being “meditative” or “spiritual,” it is about truly letting ourselves be exactly who we are. Each session will consist of Mindfulness instruction, group practice and discussion.

Preregistration is available by calling the Dempsey Center at (207) 795-8250; toll-free 1-877-336-7287 or online at www.dempseycenter.org.

Chapman House craft fair Nov. 17

AUBURN — The Chapman House craft fair is being held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, at 41 Pleasant St. There will be crafts, food and raffles.

Commercial Travelers to meet

LEWISTON — Members of Twin City Council 160 of the United Commercial Travelers of America will hold a dinner meeting on Saturday, Nov. 17, at Marco’s Restaurant at 5 p.m. Reservations must be made by calling SC Douglas Larrabee at 345-9533. All members and guests are welcome.