I believe healing takes place on many levels. I am here to help.
With guided meditations, my clients have found better sleep, peace, and healing. By adding mindfulness tools like authentic breathing, they have reduced anxiety and fear.
For the past 9 years, I have been successful helping newly diagnosed cancer patients reduce the fear of hearing the words, “You have cancer.” I have assisted many people going through the cancer journey by using guided meditation and extra gentle mindful movement, along with breath work to reduce anxiety and help with sleep.
Currently I volunteer for the Oregon Cancer Foundation, teaching guided meditation for cancer healing and better sleep. I also meet privately with clients, as well as teach for AARP Oregon.
I know firsthand that the journey is an immense undertaking. I am here to help you discover what works for you. While there is an abundance of information and tools available when one has cancer, the choice of which to employ is deeply personal. Each phase can be monumental, as well as deeply transformative. With the help of those who understand the challenges, fear, and pain, cancer is not the scary monster we first imagined.
A little bit about my personal experience with cancer treatment … My process included six months of chemotherapy for stage two ovarian cancer. My days were filled with a variety of other appointments. Every week, I had an apt for IV injections, acupuncture, energy work, physical therapy, and psychotherapy. Every day, I did meditation, yoga, and took numerous supplements, as well as a medicinal smoothie in the morning. My naturopath prescribed plant medicine that kept me incredibly healthy throughout chemo. I truly believe that using botanical medicine is what kept the side effects of chemo at a minimum. In addition, I have the BRCA 1 gene which means that the occurrence of breast cancer is astronomically high for me.
Having cancer was a series of losses. Hair loss was just one of them. I never did get used to seeing myself bald. There was also a loss of innocence that came when facing my mortality head on. I still default to worrying about a cancer recurrence even though it has been eleven years. Every little ache or pain can trigger the panic. Fortunately, I have many tools to minimize the reactivity.
The first book that I read after I was diagnosed was Close to the Bone: Life Threatening Illness and the Search for Meaning by Jean Shinoda Bolen. Reading this book was important as it touched on the very scary places that I and others go to when the prospect of dying sooner than we expected slaps us in the face. And while she took me to the dark places, she also inspired me to make the most of every moment. Here’s a quote from the book:
When you recover or discover something
that nourishes your soul and brings joy,
care enough about yourself to make room for it in your life.
I am a 500 RYT-E yoga educator. My focus of inquiry through mindfulness tools is used to further wellness of body, mind, and spirit. My ovarian cancer diagnosis 11 years ago led me to become a strong advocate for mindful healing through yoga, guided meditation, acupuncture, and energy work.
I lead workshops for back pain, anxiety, insomnia, cancer healing, pelvic floor, beginning yoga and more. I have helped thousands discover the rejuvenating benefits of a guided meditation called Yoga Nidra. My retreats have been life-changing for my students.
I currently teach for AARP and volunteer for the Oregon Cancer Foundation. This past year, I was featured by the Oregon Cancer Foundation as a Red Carpet Survivor.
I am available for private and group sessions. I can work virtually with clients.
My family and friends are my greatest passion, followed closely with helping others live more vibrantly.
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541-556-7160
Eugene, Oregon
https://www.mindful-wellness.org
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