Mindfulness-Based Cancer Recovery: A Step-by-Step Mbsr Approach to Help You Cope with Treatment and Reclaim Your LifeIf 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. |
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Contents
Mindfulness and Cancer | 3 |
Stress and Cancer | 23 |
Beginning the Program | 49 |
Responding to Stress | 75 |
Mindful Movement | 97 |
Balancing Breath | 137 |
Stories We Tell Ourselves | 151 |
Meditation with Imagery | 168 |
A Day of Silence | 178 |
Deepening and Expanding | 192 |
Moving into the World | 199 |
Mindful Coping with CancerRelated Symptoms | 209 |
Knowing Your Fear and Other Difficult | 226 |
What APPENDIX Reading | 235 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Mindfulness-Based Cancer Recovery: A Step-by-Step Mbsr Approach to Help You Cope with Treatment and Reclaim Your Life |
| Authors | Michael Speca, Linda E. Carlson |
| Edition | large print |
| Publisher | ReadHowYouWant.com, 2011 |
| ISBN | 1459624181, 9781459624184 |
| Length | 284 pages |
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