Dempsey Center – Rock Row

Spring showers bring May flowers and June greens. Think “outside of the salad box” and join us for the month of June as our guest chefs and oncology dietitian team up to mix it up. Each week, we’ll demonstrate a salad recipe, enjoy a tasting opportunity, and chat about the wide variety of salad ingredients … Continued

Reduce stress, manage treatment side-effects, and aid cancer recovery through a unique evidence-based yoga method specifically for those diagnosed with cancer. Through movement, breathing, and mindfulness, this practice aims to provide benefits such as muscular strength, bone density, immune support, flexibility, and improved posture. Led by Tish Caldwell, Dempsey Center's Movement + Fitness Manager, Certified … Continued

No class May 13 + July 1. Join us for a gentle, accessible form of yoga, open to all levels of experience. Chair Yoga utilizes both seated and standing poses using a chair for support to provide all the benefits of a traditional yoga practice. We will use movement, breathing, and mindfulness to improve muscular … Continued

Therapy dogs can help to provide emotional support, alleviate stress, improve moods, and help boost confidence. We are proud to encourage the animal-human bond through our teams of Dempsey Dogs, trained and registered by Pet Partners. Drop into our Rock Row center and say “hi” to our Dempsey Dog Teams. No sign up needed! Interested … Continued

Experience a serene session of guided meditation and restorative massage. Allow yourself to be guided through tranquil meditation while our massage therapists offer soothing hand, foot, back, and neck massage. This distinctive blend provides an opportunity for deep relaxation, comfort, and rejuvenation. Led by Dempsey Staff. Open to adult Dempsey Center clients.

No class April 28.   This series includes yoga postures, flowing movements and focus on breath to help students achieve relaxation and mobility in everyday life. Conscious effort to link breath with movement helps relieve tension, helps students gain flexibility and improve mobility and strength in the body. No yoga experience necessary. Led by Jamie … Continued

No class June 29 or July 6.   Strength After Breast Cancer (SABC) is an 8-week exercise program open to clients with any cancer diagnosis in active or post-treatment. Presented by Seacoast Hand Therapy, this series is designed to teach individuals about the benefits of slow, progressive exercise and how it can reduce the onset … Continued

No class May 25 and June 29.   Exercise can help fight fatigue, boost your energy level, support your immune system, relieve stress and tension, make your muscles and heart stronger, improve balance and help you sleep better. This 45-minute class will provide you with all the fundamentals of an exercise program, adapting it to … Continued

Join the guys from Man Up to Cancer's Maine Chapter for a free afternoon of friendship, brotherhood, card games, food and drink. Open to male identifying persons with cancer at any stage and care partners. Led by Trevor Maxwell + Dempsey Center Staff. 1-5 p.m. Saturday, June 6 Dempsey Center, 11 Rock Row, Suite 410. … Continued

Caring for someone with cancer often means two truths live side-by-side: you can feel grateful and sad, hopeful and scared, joyful and angry—sometimes in the very same moment. In this 10-week peer support group for adult care partners, we’ll make room for the full emotional range of caregiving without judgment. Each 75-minute session will focus … Continued

Our Spring Retreat offering will feature both self-compassion and walking meditation as we prioritize kindness toward the self – through both an internal and external focus. First, we’ll welcome guest speaker, Heather Shaughnessy-Cato, who will bring her knowledge and expertise to a discussion on self-compassion - the practice of responding to yourself with understanding and … Continued

Discover the joy of rhythm and connection at our Rock Row drum circle—where beats unite hearts and spirits. Experience the healing power of rhythm in a safe, supportive space. Our drumming circle offers percussion expression, shared energy, and emotional release—no musical experience needed. Join us to connect, uplift, and restore through the beat of community. … Continued