Stop Cancer in its Tracks: How to Embrace Mindfulness in Healing was begun with the onset of bladder cancer in 1997. He maintained a diary for many months and kept it up for as long as it benefited other people living with all forms of cancer and life-threatening illnesses.
"I found writing an online diary to be extremely beneficial to keep track of all the different forms of medical treatment, both traditional and alternative. Additionally, the response I got to the postings each day inspired me to keep going knowing that many people with cancer and other life threatening illnesses would benefit from learning about alternative possibilities for their medical care."
The main objectives were to keep track of virtually everything medical, emotional, spiritual, and psychological that happened and document the efforts to take charge of the healing experience.
In this book, you will encounter my personal experience with the Six Principles of Mindfulness in Healing (see http: //mindfulnessinhealing.org/6-principles-of-mindfulness-in-healing.
- Be an advocate for your own health care.
- Investigate alternatives to enhance your healing.
- Have a healing professional who knows about your standard medical treatment plan and complementary medicine to manage your well-being.
- Gather your friends and family for support and find an appropriate support group.
- Find out about the best possible lifestyle changes in diet, nutrition, supplements, and exercise that can improve your overall health.
- Develop a daily mindfulness practice to cope with changes in physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual states with equanimity.
May you be free of suffering and the causes of suffering.
About the Author: Dr. Jerome Freedman is an author, mindfulness meditation teacher, and a cancer survivor since 1997. He is a long time practitioner in the tradition of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh in which he is an ordained member of the Order of Interbeing. His recent article in The Mindfulness Bell titled "Healthy and Free" touched many people. He is also a certified teacher of the Enneagram.
Jerome currently teaches Mindfulness in Healing at the Pine Street Clinic in San Anselmo, California and writes daily on his blog, http: //mountainsangha.org.
Dr. Freedman served on Board of Directors of the Marin AIDS Project and the Advisory Council of the Institute for Health and Healing.
Dr. Freedman holds a Ph. D. in computer science, along with two master's degrees in physics and a bachelor of chemical engineering. He still consults internationally on software engineering problems and expert witness cases.
He can be reached by for consultations, dharma talks, lectures, and days of mindfulness by email at jerome@mountainsangha.org.
Also by Dr. Freedman
- Seven Steps to Stop Interruptions in Meditation: How to Concentrate and Focus on Your Meditation and Deal with Distraction
- Cosmology and Buddhist Thought: A Conversation with Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson
- The Enneagram: Know Your Type! Awaken Your Potential!
Guided Meditation Recordings by Dr. Freedman
- Anger Control Guided Meditation
- Achieve Goals Guided Meditation
- Sound Sleep Guided Meditation
- Stress Relief Guided Meditation
- Reduce Symptoms Guided Meditation
- Weight Loss Guided Meditation
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