Phoenix Rising Expressive ARTS Therapy

08/30/2026

New Chair Yoga NCCF
EOS Encinitas in person and on Zoom
Wednesdays 1:45pm
New cancer recovery guidance recommends engaging in physical fitness even during treatment. Wherever you are on your healing journey, you’ll enjoy an active yet accessible chair yoga class designed for people at all stages of cancer treatment and recovery.
Using a chair for support, you’ll move through gentle strengthening, stretching, balance, and mindful breathing to attune to your mind and body’s needs, build energy, mobility, and confidence. All movements are adaptable to individual needs and energy levels. And we’ll laugh too!

08/26/2026

UC San Diego Cancer Services Fridays 10.30 am in Encinitas. Also Healing Through Art 24 CE professional development online course California State University San Marcos Extended Learning CSU Shiley Haynes Institute for Palliative Care starts 10/7.

Take the time to read this piece "San Diego is Smart to Invest in Healing Through Art" from Grant Oliphant, President and CEO of The Prebys Foundation about the growing connection between arts, culture, nature and health.

Healing doesn’t happen only in clinical settings. It also happens through creativity, relationships, movement, time outdoors and a sense of belonging.

San Diego has an extraordinary network of artists, cultural organizations and community programs already doing this work. Increasingly, we are recognizing that these organizations are not simply amenities. They can be part of our community health infrastructure.

The growing work around social prescribing and arts and health gives us an opportunity to connect the arts more intentionally with healthcare, philanthropy and public investment.

As Grant writes, “Communities themselves can become places of healing.”

Read the full piece in today’s The San Diego Union-Tribune at https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/08/25/opinion-why-san-diego-is-investing-in-healing-through-art/.

08/24/2026

Let’s dance!💃💃💃 Tuesdays & Saturdays Zumba at 11 am PDT - John Landes Community Ctr in Oceanside - $ 15 drop in - we’ll be back at Capistrano Park when the temp cools down 🥵. 🎶💖💃🙌🌸👏 https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/oceansiderec/activity/search/detail/17388?onlineSiteId=0&from_original_cui=true&locale=en-US

08/20/2026

No Zumba this Sat 8/22 but…Yay! We have the dance room at John Landes Community Center Sat 8/29 at 11 am!!! Zumba on!!!🙌🎶💃🥳❤️🔥

08/17/2026

Let’s dance!💃💃💃 Tuesdays Zumba at
11 am PDT - John Landes Community Ctr in Oceanside - link in bio $ 15 drop in & Zoom $ 5 drop in 🎶💖💃🙌🌸👏 https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/oceansiderec/activity/search/detail/17388?onlineSiteId=0&from_original_cui=true&locale=en-US

08/15/2026

Legends of Science and Surfing UC San Diego Health Legends of Science and Surfing

08/09/2026

Tuesday Zumba?
Let’s dance!💃💃💃 Tuesdays Zumba at
11 am PDT -
At a lovely studio at John Landes Community Ctr in Oceanside - link in bio
$ 15 drop in or $ 62 for a series of 6 classes starting this Tuesday 8/11 - & Zoom available $ 5 drop in
🎶💖💃🙌🌸👏 https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/oceansiderec/activity/search/detail/17388?onlineSiteId=0&from_original_cui=true&locale=en-US

08/09/2026

This week: Low impact Zumba this Tuesday and Wednesday- no Zumba this Sat 8/15!

Let’s keep dancing! Join in for low-impact, high fun Zumba Tuesdays 11 am at John Landes Community Center, Oceanside $ 15; Wednesdays 3 pm in Encinitas w NCCF by donation; Saturdays 11 am: this Sat 8/8 we’ll be at Loud Dance Fitness Studio Dance Studio. 1234 N Santa Fe Ave
Unit 121
Vista, CA 92084

08/06/2026

Tomorrow, Friday 8/7 sign up: Expressive Arts 8-week series for adult cancer patients at UCSD Health in Encinitas & Zoom - link in bio - limited in person spots!
Sharing Stories That Heal: Creating Meaning and Resilience Through Expressive Arts. 🎨❤️🙏🏼🤗
https://ucsandiegohealth.trumba.com/Expressive-Arts-Workshop-series-2026/E206196000?filterview=expressiveArts.
We’ll only skip Friday August 14 because some of us will attend Legends of Science and Surfing events to support UC San Diego Health Moores Cancer Center.
As always, I’ll check in each week to ask for RSVPs!
I’m looking forward to seeing you all!

08/05/2026

I’ve been dedicated to supporting cancer patients and contributing to moving healthcare to be more compassionate, patient-centered, and validating of patients’ and practitioners’ inner lives and needs. I’m honored and excited to continue teaching Healing Though Art, an online professional development CE course through CSU Shiley Haynes Institute for Palliative Care at California State University San Marcos Extended Learning. A new cohort starts 10/7/26. PM for details