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Integrative Oncology – Martin Rossman, MD

Sunday, July 25th, 2010

Tuesday, July 27, 5:30 to 7:00 pm;  Marin Cancer Institute – 1350 South Eliseo Dr., Greenbrae, CA 94904. Please call 925-7787 to reserve space.

Integrative Oncology – How Medicine and Healing Can Work Together for YOU

with Martin Rossman, MD

Martin Rossman, MD is the author of “Fighting Cancer From Within”, and has produced a whole series of CD’s for those who are going through treatment for Cancer.  He’ll be speaking on how medicine and the Integrative Healing modalities can work together for you.  He will address how evidence of effectiveness and safety is evaluated, how you can best make decisions about what to incorporate in your personal plan, and how these modalities might fit into different stages of your journey through cancer treatment. While Imagery and Acupuncture will be stand-alone topics later in this series, he will certainly speak about them, as well as the area of Mind-Body medicine as it relates to Integrative Oncology.  Dr. Rossman has been a featured speaker all over the world, and we think you will find his talk a wonderful beginning for this exploration of Integrative Oncology.

Marin General Hospital and the Marin Cancer Institute present a New Integrative Speakers Series for the general public. Download a flyer 2010 Speaker Series Flyer.  This is the schedule for 2010:

Tuesday July 27
Martin Rossman, MD Tuesday,
“Integrative Oncology: How Medicine And Healing can Work Together for You”

Wednesday, August 25
David Gullion, MD
“Integrative Oncology: How to Talk about It with Your Oncologist”

Tuesday, September 21
Vicki Dello Joio & Denise Aubin
“Chi Gong: Cultivating Energy for Life”

Tuesday, October 19
Francine Halberg, MD & Regan Fedric
“Fitness: How It Fits Into Your Personal Plan for Survivorship”

Wednesday, November 10
Sharon Meyer, CN
“Nutrition for Survivorship”

Wednesday, December 8
Kathleen Colloton, RN, & Susan Ezra, RN
“The Magic of Imagery”

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Register Now! – II’s October 22 Conference

Friday, July 2nd, 2010

Imagery International’s Second Conference

Co-Sponsored by

Beyond Ordinary Nursing

Imagery for the Future: Illuminating Lives

October 22-24, 2010
Vallombrosa Center, Menlo Park, California

Visit Imagery International’s Annual Conference webpage to see our featured speakers and topics.  Their pictures and biographies are also posted here.  On the conference page you can conveniently register online or download, print the registration form and mail it in with your check.

Attendees who attend all workshops receive 11 contact hours, provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, provider #13833,. This course meets the qualifications for continuing education credit for MFTs/LCSWs as required by the CA Board of Behavioral Sciences, provider #PCE 3201.

We have designed the conference to meet practitioners needs for an economical conference.  This is an exciting, educational and inspiring event for imagery practitioners no matter what your training. Your participation will help us mainstream guided imagery, so do plan to come.

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Beyond Massage Therapy

Saturday, May 15th, 2010

Beyond Massage Therapy: Expand Your Practice with a Complementary Credential by Brad Schlossberg

Published in the May issue of Massage Magazine.

“By earning a credential outside the massage field, touch therapists can expand their work to the level of dual practice.”

Rebecca Klinger, LMT

Long time Imagery International member Rebecca Klinger was one of several massage therapists interviewed for this article.  She is based in Manhatten, New York.  Rebecca talks about the value of adding Holistic Health Counseling (HCC)  and Guided Imagery  to her touch practice.

“With massage, I can immediately affect physical injuries, aches and pains,” Klinger says. “With the Holistic Health Couseling credential, I can also address other contributing factors such as exercise, sugar and caffeine intake, rest and any life situations that may be causing stress.”

“Guided Imagery helps me teach people how to use the power of imagery– their imaginations–to manage stress and pain, access their creativity, resolve inner conflicts and so much more,” she says. It’s a wonderful third leg on my mind-body practice.”

To see more about her work and the advantages of additional credentials see the May 2010 issue of Massage Magazine.

Rebecca Klinger, LMT
80 East 11th Street, Suite 521
New York, NY 10003
http://www.rebeccaklinger.net

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What is CAM?

Saturday, January 23rd, 2010

Guided Imagery is categorized by many healthcare professionals as falling under the aegis of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM).

The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) is the Federal Government’s agency for scientific research on the diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not generally considered part of conventional medicine – CAM.

For more about CAM you can search the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine click here.

Belleruth Naparstek

Scientific research is an important part of determining the efficacy of treatments.  Click here to visit Bellertuth Naparstek’s excellent website which features research and information on guided Imagery applications. Uses start from Alcohol and chemical dependancy to Yoga.  In between are anxiety, pain, panic attacks and multiple sclerosis – emotional and performance enhancement.

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Guided Imagery and Psychotherapy in Medicine

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

THE WISDOM OF THE BODY

Healing the Body, Healing the Self: Guided Imagery and Psychotherapy in Medicine

by Leslie Davenport, MS, MFT

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Leslie Davenport

“I don’t recognize myself: My body doesn’t feel the same at all. And suddenly there is a division between myself and the people I love. I’m in the ‘heart attack’ club now, and my family has no idea what this is like. Friends are becoming strangers, and strangers in cardiac rehab are becoming friends. Everything has been hijacked: my vitality, my spiritual beliefs (this doesn’t happen to someone like me!), my financial security, my future. I have no idea who I am anymore. And I’m terrified.”—Daniel

Daniel’s story is familiar to me. Having offered psychotherapy with guided imagery to hundreds of patients with severe illness and injury, I have seen how multiple losses—physical, spiritual, and psychological—stemming from a health crisis deconstruct a core sense of self, leaving them feeling like a stranger in a strange land.

Guided imagery has proven to be a valuable tool for helping patients find a safe harbor within themselves during these extremely stormy times. Guided imagery, which incorporates relaxation (more…)

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Using Guided Imagery with MRI Scans

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

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Miriam Franco,  PhD has researched mind body techniques such as guided imagery and relaxation to lower anxiety and stress and facilitate greater self-efficacy in coping. Dr. Franco is now writing a column for the Philadelphia Examiner focusing on topics concerning Multiple Sclerosis.  In the following article she gives some tips on how to lower stress while undergoing an MRI scan. 

September 21, Philadelphia

How to Have a Stress free MRI

By Examiner Miriam Franco

Those with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) undergo closed, brain MRIs throughout their disease course.  MRIs are safe, valuable procedures for diagnosing and treating MS.  Though painless, it can be difficult to remain in a tight, tomblike structure.  Some develop feelings of anxiety and claustrophobia and others, become fatigued.

Health professionals advise to know what to expect and practice ways to lower stress. Here are some helpful tips to keep your MRI as stress free as possible and to cope positively.

To read the complete article click the link.

http://www.examiner.com/x-23826-Philadelphia-Multiple-Sclerosis-Examiner

Dr. Franco’s website is found here

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Integrative Medical Doctors: Treating Cancer

Sunday, June 28th, 2009

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Martin Rossman, MD, a pioneer in the field of client-centered guided imagery, and co-author Dean Shrock, PHD provide valuable insight about Complementary and Alternative approaches to treating cancer.

http://www.cancernetwork.com/display/article/10165/1415782

May 21, 2009
Oncology NEWS International. Vol. 18 No. 5
Focus on Supportive Care

Mind-body medicine in cancer care: Making patients whole

Martin L. Rossman, MD and Dean Shrock, PHD
Dr. Rossman is director of the Collaborative Medicine Center in Greenbrae, Calif., and a clinical instructor in the department of family and community medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Shrock is a mind-body medicine consultant at Triune Integrative Medicine in Medford, Ore.
A physician with an integrative perspective can be critical in helping patients choose the optimal approach to their management and treatment.

A cancer diagnosis carries with it a unique set of challenges for patients, their family, and healthcare professionals. Patients newly diagnosed with cancer and their support people are frequently in shock, fearful, and emotionally regressed.

During this difficult emotional time, they are called on to make difficult treatment decisions and to evaluate complex information and opinions that often are in conflict, all in an atmosphere of urgency. They can feel pressured to sort through an overwhelming amount of information, and may feel torn between conventional, complementary, and alternative treatment advice.

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