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An Oncology-Trained Esthetician’s Skin Care Tips: During and After Cancer Treatment

Oncology-trained estheticians can help cancer patients and survivors to minimize and possibly eliminate some of those unwanted changes by encouraging the use of safer or more effective skin care products and personal care routines. One of our goals as estheticians is to evaluate products that our clients are currently using and then to advise them to safer product lines with more calming, soothing, nourishing and hydrating ingredients.

By Geralyn O’Brien|May 3rd, 2016|Featured, Integrative Care, Lymphedema, Massage & Body Work, Oncology Skin Care, Survivor Stories|

Steps to Healing: Mindful Walking after a Cancer Diagnosis with Sandy Spiegel, LCSW

My diagnosis of uterine cancer at the age of 54 commenced a rough patch of time in my life. I much needed to bring into my life all I could garner that was nurturing and healing. I have a strong faith and a wonderful husband, and I knew I would be given what I needed and more to accompany me through what the universe was sending to me. But it was a dark, scary time...

By Sandy Spiegel|April 11th, 2016|Exercise & Movement, Featured, Survivor Stories|

Jojoba and The Cancer Patient: Essential Facts for Glowing Skin with Geralyn O’Brien

Geralyn O’Brien is a licensed esthetician with several advanced certifications in oncology skin care. As a two-time cancer survivor, she knows firsthand the effects that cancer treatments can have on skin, hair and nails. She works as an oncology-trained esthetician at two cancer centers and specializes in helping people diagnosed with cancer to find safe, effective and affordable products that help skin to glow without causing irritation.

By Geralyn O’Brien|February 19th, 2016|Featured, Massage & Body Work, Oncology Skin Care|

Bill Aron on New Beginnings: The Triumphs of 120 Cancer Survivors

I can’t control how long I live, but I can control how I live. Cancer taught me that. Photographer, author and cancer survivor Bill Aron writes that cancer forces people to put their lives on hold, and his new book, New Beginnings: The Triumphs of 120 Cancer Survivors, explores the question of what happens during the silent phase after treatment ends. This essay by Bill Aron describes the origins and lessons of this inspiring book and his own experience with a cancer diagnosis.

By Bill Aron|February 10th, 2016|Featured, Joy & Spirit, Resources, Survivor Inspiration, Survivor Stories, Writing & Art|

Q&A with Holistic Health Coach Amanda Sabatino

Amanda Sabatino is a holistic health & wellness coach working to help individuals improve their health in a simple and sustainable way. She looks at how all areas of your life are connected and how they affect your health. Through balance and active living, I work with clients to create a happy, healthy life in a way that is fun, flexible, and rewarding. I help them gain energy, manage stress, make empowered food choices, feel better in their body and to integrate simple, healthy habits that will last a lifetime...

By Amanda Sabatino|January 31st, 2016|Exercise & Movement, Featured, Nutrition|

Q&A with Rita Meier on Yoga for the Pelvic Floor

Pelvic floor issues can be exacerbated during or after cancer treatment, due to cancer and cancer surgeries, nerve damage, hormonal shifts and the side effects of other treatments. Fortunately, there are many resources to support pelvic floor health. To review some of the resources and issues related to pelvic floor health, we have a Q&A with certified pelvic floor expert Rita Meier, RYT-500...

By Rita Meier|January 31st, 2016|Featured, For Yoga Teachers, Yoga & Meditation, Yoga Poses & Practices|

Diet for Cancer: Eating from the Colors of the Rainbow

While there is much disagreement about nutrition as it relates to cancer, the words “Eat a rainbow of colors” is the advice from several cancer nutrition advocacy groups, including the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR)...

By Marianne Cirone|November 5th, 2015|Featured, Nutrition|

The Reiki Share Project: Empowerment through Reiki

“The first time I went through chemotherapy for breast cancer, private Reiki sessions helped me deal with stress. I was encouraged to take a class through The Reiki Share Project. After a couple years, I was diagnosed...

By Jane Van De Velde|November 4th, 2015|Featured, Reiki & Energy Work|

Looking for Relief: Pain from Cancer and Cancer Treatments

Pain is a major concern for many people diagnosed with cancer. According to an article in the Annals of Oncology in 2012 by Pachman, et al, cancer-associated pain contributes to conditions including depression...

By Marianne Cirone|November 1st, 2015|Featured, Neuropathy & Pain, Other Modalities|

Integrative Cancer Therapies: The Burgeoning Research on Yoga and Cancer

Can yoga cure cancer? Can it provide a greater quality of life--or even extend life? Questions like these are at the heart of the proliferation of studies on yoga for people diagnosed with cancer. Yoga is only one of many...

By Marianne Cirone|October 25th, 2015|Featured, Research, Yoga & Meditation|