Download or read book Awakening Your Powers of Coping and Healing written by Tamara Blett and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2015-03-24 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn about ten things you can do to foster your health, happiness, and healing while navigating through the diagnosis and treatment of cancer or other serious illness. Find out what your doctor wont tell you about coping with the emotional, physical, and spiritual aspects of disease. Create your own plan of action for cultivating an enhanced quality of life, right through the heart of your journey across illness and beyond. Awakening Your Powers of Coping and Healing: Advice for Those with Cancer or Other Serious Illness is: A great resource and solid information for anyone going through major health challenges. Joan Arent, author and inspirational speaker So easy to read, so engaging, so positive. Bonnie McClusky, RN, Cancer Patient Navigator, Denver, Colorado

Download or read book Healing Cancer With Your Mind written by Jerome Freedman and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-03-01 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foreword by Dr. Martin Rossman, MD. Healing Cancer with Your Mind: 7 Strategies to Help YOU Survive reveals the personal power that you possess for self-healing. Learning and applying the 7 strategies discussed in this book will guide you on a journey to spiritual and physical healing. Whether you are a cancer patient yourself or supporting someone who is, this book should be an essential element in your treatment and healing arsenal. Even if you are well and want to see strategies to prevent cancer, this book is for you. Healing Cancer with Your Mind guides you and your family through the difficult times of a cancer diagnosis. The Seven Strategies to Help YOU Survive will help you and your loved ones to Get inspired to take charge of your medical treatment, be involved with and be truthfully informed by your doctors, oncologists, and surgeons. Investigate which alternative and complementary medical practices can benefit you and your situation. Discover the lifestyle changes you may want to make to better you healing chances. Learn how meditation practices can help you make responsible decisions for your care and feel confident that you made the right decision and much more. Rely on your family and friends to get things done for you that you can't do for yourself. Build a medical team of physicians and other practitioners that you can trust. Give back to your community when you are ready and able. From the Foreword: "As a physician who has practiced holistic medicine, now called Integrative Medicine, for over 4 decades, I can attest to the value of the strategies that Dr. Freedman recommends including in your treatment program." -Martin Rossman, MD, author of The Worry Solution and Guided Imagery for Self-Healing Here is what Dr. Kelly Turner, PhD has to say about Healing Cancer with YOUR Mind: "Dr. Freedman speaks from experience, both as a cancer survivor himself, and the father of a Radical Remission cancer survivor. His book, "Healing Cancer with Your Mind" gives readers a nurturing, helping hand throughout the entire cancer journey, especially with regard to developing a meditation practice. -Kelly Turner, PhD, Author of the NYTimes Bestseller "Radical Remission: Surviving Cancer Against All Odds" One of his main healers was the Isadora Duncan Award winner and innovative dance performer and teacher, Anna Halprin: "I am a cancer survivor, so what I have to share comes from personal experience. Cancer is like enlightenment at gunpoint. One must face it and do something. The 7 Strategies ... provides us with realistic and practical modalities that give us strength to face the challenges of cancer and hope to survive. This is a must read book for anyone facing cancer or their caretaker." -Anna Halprin, PhD, dance pioneer, author, choreographer, and winner of the Isadora Duncan award and many others. A seminar participant had this to say: "As a nutritionist and naturopath, I was drawn to the event because I found it fascinating that mindfulness could heal cancer. Originally thinking I would only stay a few minutes for the event, I not only stayed the whole time, but learned so much from Jerome and the 7 strategies. Jerome is such an amazing person who has contributed so much and the mindfulness meditation sessions during the event and discussion amongst the attendees was dynamic to say the least. I believe Jerome's testimony and book gives people power. Power that they can overcome the biggest of odds. Power that there are alternatives to just chemotherapy, and power that by becoming one's own health advocate through meditation, nutrition, and lifestyle change, healing is in our hands." --Immanuel Lewis, an elite holistic and naturopathic nutritionist practicing in Santa Monica.

Download or read book Return to Wholeness written by David Simon, M.D. and published by Wiley. This book was released on 1999-01-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Beautiful. . . . If you are facing cancer or any other serious illness, I encourage you to allow the wisdom contained within these pages to nurture, guide, and support you."-Deepak Chopra, M.D., from his foreword Return to Wholeness is a revelation. David Simon breaks new ground with the innovative, holistic mind-body approaches developed at the Chopra Center for Well Being. The guiding theme in this book is wholeness, as Dr. Simon demonstrates to readers the value of integrating the best of traditional and alternative medicines with ancient Eastern, Ayurvedic principles and practices in order to forge the most effective path to wellness. Return to Wholeness features advice and recommendations on every aspect of living with illness, including designing a simple nutritional program to purify, rejuvenate, and provide balance; benefiting from the healing properties of vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals, and herbs; facing the toll exacted by chemotherapy and other medical techniques; incorporating various kinds of meditation, creative visualization, and aromatherapy into the larger Return to Wholeness program; and weathering emotional cycles through art therapy, journaling, laughter, and music. "Return to Wholeness is magnificent. Reading this book made me feel embraced and uplifted by all that is healing and true. Return to Wholeness should be kept on the nightstand of everyone who has cancer or another illness or who is afraid of becoming ill." - Christiane Northrup, M.D. author of Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom "Return to Wholeness is the perfect book for anyone facing the diagnosis of cancer. . . . Powerful, powerful teachings you will not read elsewhere from a medical doctor." -Wayne Dyer, Ph.D., author of Manifest Your Destiny "Gentle, compassionate, and yet thorough . . . a book that awakens the inner healer in all of us." - Louise L. Hay, author of You Can Heal Your Life "An excellent source of information and guidance to help one integrate one's life and approach to cancer." -Bernie S. Siegel, M.D., author of Love, Medicine, and Miracles "In every great challenge of life, we need guides who can show us the way. Dr. David Simon is a wise, compassionate physician who can help anyone on the journey through the experience of cancer." -Larry Dossey, M.D. author of Prayer Is Good Medicine and Healing Words

Download or read book Mindfulness Based Cancer Recovery written by Michael Speca and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2011-07-13 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you have received a cancer diagnosis, you know that the hundreds of questions and concerns you have about what's to come can be as stressful as the cancer treatment itself. But research shows that if you mentally prepare yourself to handle cancer treatment by getting stress and anxiety under control, you can improve your quality of life and become an active participant in your own recovery. Created by leading psychologists specializing in oncology, the Mindfulness-Based Cancer Recovery program is based on mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), a therapeutic combination of mindfulness meditation and gentle yoga now offered to cancer survivors and their loved ones in hundreds of medical centers, hospitals, and clinics worldwide. Let this book be your guide as you let go of fear and focus on getting well.

Download or read book Elephants in Your Tent written by Judith Larkin Reno and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rarely, a landmark book emerges from the sacred fire of battling life-threatening disease. Hailed as "a masterpiece" and "a major contribution to spiritual literature," ELEPHANTS IN YOUR TENT: Spiritual Support as a Mystic Survives Cancer delivers a first-hand account of facing death, reclaiming life, and rebuilding health. Dr. Reno's practical skills provide immediate comfort and empowerment to anyone in catastrophic illness. As Judith overcomes insurmountable odds, she helps you find your own invincible spirit. She strengthens you spiritually, mentally, emotionally, and physically to overcome crisis. She returns you to your adamantine diamond core. Igniting your spirit and increasing your spiritual IQ, this book is a life-saver in times of trouble. With it, you can rise up and triumph over adversity! Dr. Judith Larkin Reno's personal comments on Elephants in Your Tent: Elephants in Your Tent is the kind of book I wished I had when I was so sick and near death. The worst times were in the middle of the night when no one was there. I wrote this book to walk beside you when no one else is there. When my attention span was ravaged by pain, I wanted something quick and powerful to penetrate the brain fog and restore my spirit. I needed immediate inspiration so I could keep fighting to live. I didn't have much energy to read. So, I wanted quick penetrating anecdotes and power-packed quotes to refuel me. I needed a cheerleader to help me see past the avalanche of bad medical news. On the roller-coaster ride of daily crises, I wanted a stabilizer to help me keep my center. Because I was continually cast about, I wanted to be anchored in faith and God union. I knew my healing supply came from my God union. If I could anchor in God, I knew that I would either heal or die in peace. Either way looked like a victory to me. Elephants in Your Tent gives you all the spiritual home-remedies that I used to survive catastrophic illness. These are tried-and-true recipes with proven success. I tested each one in the laboratory of my life! This book is filled with hundreds of skills and practical tips for coping with disease and pain. Pain is invasive. It can destroy your peace of mind. It can even rob your soul if you don't fight back. Elephants in Your Tent helps you fight back and triumph. On my healing journey, I found comfort, healing, and strength. I pass these on to you in hopes that they will multiply! Take courage knowing that others have traveled the path before you. May you be truly blessed in your healing journey! Those who have read Elephants in Your Tent give the following testimonials: National Book Award winner Fred Alan Wolf says, "This book describing a survivor's journey into cancer by riding her spiritual elephant wherever it took her will fill you with wonder and joy." author The Yoga of Time Travel and Dr. Quantum Presents, among many other books on spirituality and quantum physics . "Also a cancer survivor, I support everyone's learning about Judith's victory and how she got there. Victory is available to everyone choosing it!" Leonard Orr, Founder of Rebirthing. "Battling a rare bone cancer, counselor and mystic Judith Larkin Reno confronts death and makes the heroic journey back to vibrant health. Dr. Reno is a master of two worlds, transcending life/death duality to embrace True Identity, far beyond earthly confines. Elephants in Your Tent is a guiding light for those facing illness. It helps you find gifts behind pain, true power under frailty, and an indestructible core beyond the impermanence of life." Marion Moss Hubbard, Ph.D., auth

Download or read book Embrace Release Heal written by Leigh Fortson and published by . This book was released on 2011-05-14 with total page 728 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Leigh Fortson was given her third cancer diagnosis in 2008, her doctor offered few treatment options and little hope. Unwilling to believe there was nothing left to do, Fortson set out to learn all she could about how diet impacts cancer, treatment alternatives, and the power of the mind-body relationship. Now cancer free, Fortson shares with us Embrace, Release, Heal, the fruits of her research and spiritual awakening distilled into one empowering book. With insights gleaned from a dozen experts, remarkable stories from people who have lived through cancer, and practical tools, this guide will help anyone whose life has been impacted by a cancer diagnosis.

Download or read book Faith Hope and Healing written by Bernie Siegel and published by Wiley. This book was released on 2009-04-06 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: faith, hope & healing Inspiring Lessons Learned from People Living with Cancer "Bernie Siegel is one of the greatest healers of our time. The stories he shares in Faith, Hope, and Healing demonstrate the healing effect of treating cancer not just with conventional medicine but by changing the way you think about your disease, the way you act toward those who love and care for you, and the way you feel about yourself. The mind is the most powerful tool you have for fighting back." -Deepak Chopra, author of Jesus: A Story of Enlightenment Praise for Bernie Siegel for Prescriptions for Living "Bernie Siegel is a brilliant beacon broadcasting a message of hope. When high-tech medicine is supplemented with love and compassion, we have not only curing but also healing, which is what Siegel's message is all about." -Larry Dossey, M.D., author of Healing Words for Help Me to Heal "If you or a loved one have to go through major medical care . . . this book can be . . . life-saving and soul-saving." -Andrew Weil, M.D., the New York Times bestselling author of Spontaneous Healing and Eight Weeks to Optimum Health for 365 Prescriptions for the Soul "Bernie Siegel dispenses spiritual medicine that's good for you, and feels good too! I highly recommend these daily doses of eternal wisdom." -Marianne Williamson, author of Everyday Grace "Bernie is one of the world's most respected doctors. I would pay close attention to any prescription he offers. I read from this each day." -Wayne Dyer, author of Getting in the Gap "Dr. Siegel's soul medicine is dispensed in perfect doses to uplift, inspire, enlighten, and heal you. As always, Bernie's wisdom and love gave me goosebumps, or should I say god-bumps. Buy a carton of this medicine-in-a-book and administer it to everyone you love." -Joan Borysenko, Ph.D., author of Inner Peace for Busy People for Love, Magic, and Mudpies "Dr. Bernie Siegel has been my mentor and friend for many years. His wisdom has been a beacon of healing and humor. Love, Magic, and Mudpies is as funny, wise, and practical as its magical author. Every parent needs this book." -Christiane Northrup, M.D., author of Mother-Daughter Wisdom "Love, Magic, and Mudpies is a wonderful, wise, and very funny antidote to the No-Parent-Is-Perfect-Enough school of parenting. Bernie Seigel's delightful new book could only have been written by a seasoned father and grandfather who is also a pioneer of holistic medicine." -Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D., author of Kitchen Table Wisdom "Dr. Bernie Siegel is a living demonstration of the healing power of commitment, compassion, and love. What he offers the world in Love, Magic, and Mudpies is a testimony of his wisdom. No matter what ails you, a dose of Bernie Siegel and his work is sure to work magic in your soul." -Iyanla Vanzant, author of One Day My Soul Just Opened Up for Peace, Love & Healing "Bernie Siegel [is] a doctor who loves. In this age of massive, impersonal medical technology, his advocacy of human caring is a necessity." -Larry LeShan, Ph.D., author of Cancer as a Turning Point "I was enthralled with this book. [This] truly great book ... combines sound thought with captivating humor." -Norman Vincent Peale

Download or read book Healing into Life and Death written by Stephen Levine and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2010-11-17 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to healing meditation, from revered teacher Stephen Levine. Drawing on years of first-hand experience working with the chronically ill, here Levine presents original techniques for working with pain and grief. Addressing the choice and application of treatment, discussing the development of a merciful awareness as a means of healing, and providing practical meditation techniques as well as personal anecdotes from his career, Levine has crafted a valuable resource for anyone dealing with pain—physical or mental.

Download or read book Help Me Live written by Lori Hope and published by Random House Digital, Inc.. This book was released on 2005 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When we hear that someone close to us has been diagnosed with cancer, we want nothing more than to comfort them with words of hope, support, and love. But sometimes we don't know what to say or do and don't feel comfortable asking. With sensitive insights and thoughtful anecdotes, Help Me Live provides a personal yet thoroughly researched account of words and actions that are most helpful.

Download or read book Healing Words written by Larry Dossey and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2011-08-16 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proving prayer to be as valid and vital a healing tool as drugs or surgery, the bestselling author of Meaning & Medicine and Recovering the Soul offers a bold integration of science and spirituality.

Download or read book Broken Body Healing Spirit written by Mary C. Earle and published by Church Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2003-07-01 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the summer of 1995, Mary Earle returned from a vacation feeling refreshed and restored from her time away. A few days later, all that changed, when she was rushed to the emergency room with a case of acute and life-threatening pancreatitis. Being ill, she discovered, forces you to learn to live in whole new ways, ones often marked by limitation and fragility. As a priest and spiritual director, Earle began to explore ways in which her own prayer life might help her build a different relationship with her illness. Using the Benedictine practice of lectio divina, or sacred reading, she began to "read" her own illness, and discovered a way of befriending and helping to heal--if not cure--her body and her life. In Broken Body, Healing Spirit, Earle introduces this strategy to others who are hungry to find ways of living more fully despite chronic or serious illness or pain. Her practical, step-by-step approach to "reading the text of our illnesses," and learning to listen to what our bodies are trying to tell us will be of help to those who are currently suffering with disease or limitations, as well as to those who are caregivers and counselors.

Download or read book The Healing Power of Mindfulness written by Jon Kabat-Zinn and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2018-11-20 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover how mindfulness can help you with healing. More than twenty years ago, Jon Kabat-Zinn showed us the value of cultivating greater awareness in everyday life with his now-classic introduction to mindfulness, Wherever You Go, There You Are. Now, in TheHealing Power of Mindfulness, he shares a cornucopia of specificexamples as to how the cultivation of mindfulness can reshape your relationship with your own body and mind--explaining what we're learning about neuroplasticity and the brain, how meditation can affect our biology and our health, and what mindfulness can teach us about coming to terms with all sorts of life challenges, including our own mortality, so we can make the most of the moments that we have. Originally published in 2005 as part of a larger book titled Coming to Our Senses, The Healing Power of Mindfulness features a new foreword by the author and timely updates throughout the text. If you are interested in learning more about how mindfulness as a way of being can help us to heal, physically and emotionally, look no further than this deeply personal and also "deeply optimistic book, grounded in good science and filled with practical recommendations for moving in the right direction" (Andrew Weil, MD), from one of the pioneers of the worldwide mindfulness movement.

Download or read book Sleep Disorders and Sleep Deprivation written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2006-10-13 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clinical practice related to sleep problems and sleep disorders has been expanding rapidly in the last few years, but scientific research is not keeping pace. Sleep apnea, insomnia, and restless legs syndrome are three examples of very common disorders for which we have little biological information. This new book cuts across a variety of medical disciplines such as neurology, pulmonology, pediatrics, internal medicine, psychiatry, psychology, otolaryngology, and nursing, as well as other medical practices with an interest in the management of sleep pathology. This area of research is not limited to very young and old patientsâ€"sleep disorders reach across all ages and ethnicities. Sleep Disorders and Sleep Deprivation presents a structured analysis that explores the following: Improving awareness among the general public and health care professionals. Increasing investment in interdisciplinary somnology and sleep medicine research training and mentoring activities. Validating and developing new and existing technologies for diagnosis and treatment. This book will be of interest to those looking to learn more about the enormous public health burden of sleep disorders and sleep deprivation and the strikingly limited capacity of the health care enterprise to identify and treat the majority of individuals suffering from sleep problems.

Download or read book Awaken Your Power written by Joe Rapisarda and published by BalboaPress. This book was released on 2011-11-02 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Awaken Your Power! Can Help You Attain: Happiness Perfect Health Healing from Any Disease Love The Perfect Job Wealth Success Your Lifes Purpose Self-Empowerment Anything You Desire A Spiritual Awakening

Download or read book The Last Best Cure written by Donna Jackson Nakazawa and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-02-21 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One day Donna Jackson Nakazawa found herself lying on the floor to recover from climbing the stairs. That’s when it hit her. She was managing the symptoms of the autoimmune disorders that had plagued her for a decade, but she had lost her joy. As a science journalist, she was curious to know what mind-body strategies might help her. As a wife and mother she was determined to get her life back. Over the course of one year, Nakazawa researches and tests a variety of therapies including meditation, yoga, and acupuncture to find out what works. But the discovery of a little-known branch of research into Adverse Childhood Experiences causes her to have an epiphany about her illness that not only stuns her—it turns her life around. Perfect for readers of Gretchen Rubin's The Happiness Project, Nakazawa shares her unexpected discoveries, amazing improvements, and shows readers how they too can find their own last best cure.

Download or read book What Is the Evidence on the Role of the Arts in Improving Health and Well Being written by Daisy Fancourt and published by . This book was released on 2019-06 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past two decades, there has been a major increase in research into the effects of the arts on health and well-being, alongside developments in practice and policy activities in different countries across the WHO European Region and further afield. This report synthesizes the global evidence on the role of the arts in improving health and well-being, with a specific focus on the WHO European Region. Results from over 3000 studies identified a major role for the arts in the prevention of ill health, promotion of health, and management and treatment of illness across the lifespan. The reviewed evidence included study designs such as uncontrolled pilot studies, case studies, small-scale cross-sectional surveys, nationally representative longitudinal cohort studies, community-wide ethnographies and randomized controlled trials from diverse disciplines. The beneficial impact of the arts could be furthered through acknowledging and acting on the growing evidence base; promoting arts engagement at the individual, local and national levels; and supporting cross-sectoral collaboration.

Download or read book Clinical Methods in Medical Family Therapy written by Tai Mendenhall and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-03-24 with total page 617 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This landmark text describes research-informed practices and applications of Medical Family Therapy (MedFT) across a range of care environments and clinical populations (e.g., family medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, psychiatry, alcohol and drug treatment, community health centers, and military and veteran health systems). It is a timely release for a rapidly growing field. It includes the work of some of MedFT’s most innovative leaders, who expertly: illustrate MedFT in action across primary, secondary, tertiary, and other unique health contexts describe the make-up of healthcare teams tailored to each chapter’s distinct environment(s) highlight fundamental knowledge and critical skillsets across diverse healthcare contexts detail research-informed practices for MedFTs who treat patients, couples, families, and communities Clinical Methods in Medical Family Therapy is a comprehensive source for any behavioral health student, trainee, or professional looking to understand the necessary skills for MedFTs entering the healthcare workforce. It is also an essential read for trainers and instructors who are covering the fundamental MedFT knowledge and skills across diverse healthcare contexts. This text was written to be applicable for a wide variety of healthcare disciplines, including family therapy, counseling nursing, medicine, psychology and social work.