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Don’t Deal With Cancer Alone – Join a Support Group

brian — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:12:05 +0000

From the diagnosis where you feel completely out of control, overwhelmed and over saturated to the place where your life is turned upside down, you need someone to talk to. Cancer causes you to deal with body image, confusion over treatment, side effects, infertility and more. There may be issues in the workplace, access to medical care issues and emotional issues after cancer. There may also be questions like, how do you integrate this experience into your life, how do you live with the memory, recurrence and relationship issues? Cancer support groups are here to help you cope.

Join Shambhala Mountain Center for Courageous Women, Fearless Living. This cancer retreat will provide you with the guidance and companionship you need to assist you on your way. Integrating body, mind, and heart, you will discover ways to meet all of your experiences directly and courageously. Led by an extraordinary team of experts in the field, this cancer program will include meditation instruction, healing visualization practice, yoga sessions, whole-being health care and nutrition tips, small group discussions, art therapy, ritual, sacred dance, and community building. Contact Shambhala Mountain Center to learn more.

Shambhala Mountain Center’s Cancer Retreat

brian — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:13:00 +0000

What happens in a cancer support group, like those offered by Shambhala Mountain Center, is that you get great emotional support and information. You’ll receive empathy and be able to share your experience with people who are dealing with the same thing. And while you may be scared to see people sicker than you, you learn that everyone’s cancer experience is uniquely theirs and just because someone else is going through a bad time, doesn’t mean that you’ll go through a bad time. Essentially, our support group helps validate your own personal experience.

It is within Shambhala Mountain Center’s cancer retreat where real friendships form, where a one on one relationship becomes truly beneficial. Our cancer retreat provides an opportunity to find humor and compassion in the experience.

Within our cancer retreat setting, you can inspire hope in each other. You can teach each other how to distinguish the difference between healing and curing, and support each other through each step of the journey.

When dealing with cancer, it’s very easy to feel isolated. But when you sit with someone who has empathy, you exchange information and the meeting takes on a life of its own. People who meet in cancer support groups look and realize that the odds of each other meeting without the cancer would have been remote. So you find these unlikely relationships that develop as a result of this cancer.

To learn more about Shambhala Mountains Center’s cancer retreat, Courageous Women, Fearless Living, contact us today.

Why a Cancer Support Group is So Important

brian — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:01:45 +0000

When dealing with cancer, joining a cancer support group can be one of the best ways to help heal. Aside from a place to exchange information about side effects, resources and what’s happening in clinical trials, a cancer support group can help you live a better, fuller life. Cancer brings with it a huge wave of emotions that include anger, fear and loss. While there is this whole wide range of emotions to deal with, there are now places to openly and freely express those feelings.

Studies have shown that cancer patients who attend cancer support groups survive longer than just receiving medical treatment alone. While medical attention is often considered necessary, the addition of emotional support helps you cope and gives you a safe place to share your innermost feelings. With a safe haven to share what you’re going through, your emotional self can heal along with your physical self.

Looking for a cancer support group? Join Shambhala Mountain Center’s cancer retreat, Courageous Women, Fearless Living. Contact Shambhala Mountain Center to learn more.