It gives us great pleasure to invite you to participate in our schedule of Support Services presented at the Long Island Cancer Help and Wellness Center. We are excited about the comprehensive programs being offered for the Fall and Spring Sessions. These offerings incorporate alternative and integrative modalities that will allow you to be kind to yourself and focus on all aspects of your health and wellness, especially your inner self - both mind and spirit. It is important to recognize that complementary modalities that work in concert with traditional medical treatment are essential to the overall well-being of patients. In particular they help to enhance traditional medical treatment and recognize the necessity of treating the whole person - body, mind, and spirit, rather than merely the disease itself.
Cancer Patient and Survivor Support Group
Breast Cancer Help, Inc. offers a free support group for patients and survivors of breast cancer and other cancers at its Long Island Cancer Help and Wellness Center. Both patients and survivors are encouraged to attend to share their thoughts, feelings and concerns with others. In conjunction with the support group, the center offers free chair massages.
Support group sessions are moderated by Laura Parisi King, LMSW.
Chair massages are provided by Inner Balance L.M.T., Inc.
Weekly Yoga Classes for Cancer Patients and Survivors
Reduce stress, fatigue, insomnia and increase feelings of well-being and ease pain.
All classes incorporate music, aroma therapy and imagery to create an environment of
relaxation. The course will utilize gentle moving and breathing techniques allowing
participants to achieve a sense of control over their bodies.
The sessions are instructed by Lyda Olson, Certified TriYoga Teacher and
Reiki Master.
Lymphatic Drainage Massage Therapy
Lymphatic drainage therapy is applied to facilitate the removal of stagnant
toxins,
reduce swelling associated with lymphedema and achieve drainage of areas affected
by surgery. This program is designed for those interested in learning how to
achieve lymphatic system drainage maintenance and self drainage. Sessions will
offer clients an opportunity to experience a treatment, learn about their lymphatic
system, preventive maintenance and self-care practices to help control and
prevent
lymphedema. Clients will be eligible for one hour sessions on a rotating basis.
This
program is designed to meet the needs of clients with mild lymphedema, clients
that are experiencing a flare-up or suspect the onset of lymphedema,
and
clients that are interested in practicing preventive maintenance.
This program is not for individuals whose lymphedema is advanced.
These sessions are conducted by Yolanda Lipari, LMT, CDPT Certified.
Reiki
Reiki is a holistic healing therapy whereby practitioners channel energy in a particular pattern to heal and harmonize individuals. Reiki focuses on wholeness and stimulates one’s total natural healing process ~ physically, mentally and spiritually, thereby creating many beneficial effects that include relaxation and feelings of peace, security and wellbeing. The method seeks to restore order when a body’s vital energy has become unbalanced. The practitioner places their hands on or above the individual, allowing the recipient to draw energy as needed through the practitioner to encourage energy flow and healing. Reiki reduces stress, fosters deep relaxation, destroys energy blockages and detoxifies the system. It also works in conjunction with all other medical or therapeutic techniques to relieve side effects and promote recovery.
These sessions are conducted by Dr. Deborah Weinstock, Reiki Practitioner and Nancy Dionisiou, Reiki Master.
Art Therapy
Discover the therapeutic benefits of art-making with a fine artist. Enhance your personal wellness through creative self-expression and group dialogue. We will spontaneously draw, paint and write. Please bring a sketchpad or blank journal of any size (your choice) and something to write with. Each art session will contain a drawing or painting exercise with subsequent journaling and will occasionally be opened with a guided meditation. Participants will keep their work in a book format as a means of their personal journey of creative expression.
These sessions are conducted by Marney Schorr, Artist.
Reflexology
Reflexology is a gentle form of therapeutic treatment applied to the feet. The nerve endings in the feet are stimulated by specific massage techniques to effect changes in another part of the body. Stimulating these nerve endings helps to promote relaxation, improve circulation, stimulate vital organs in the body and encourage the body’s natural healing processes. Reflexology is considered to be a holistic healing technique that aims to treat the individual as a whole, in order to induce a state of balance and harmony in the body, mind and spirit, and therefore promote good health.
These sessions are conducted by Inner Balance L.M.T., Inc.