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Venue: TGF Hawthorn Centre
Times: 9:30am - 12:30pm
Dates:
● May 15th – July 31st
● August 21st – November 13th
Weekly cancer healing program to meet and help overcome the challenges of cancer
Program Overview
Our acclaimed 12-week 'Living Well' program has helped thousands of people with cancer and their families since 1981. It is a suitable alternative to our 'Life and Living' ten day residential program for those who seek a weekly format or non residential alternative.
A unique educational program for people experiencing cancer which teaches the principles that will enable participants to activate and develop their own healing potential. Weekly topics and meditation techniques are presented by our facilitators followed by discussion and questions. This program works complementary to any mainstream medical treatment.
Consistent with the principles of integrated medicine, the program applies a self-help approach designed to improve both the quantity and quality of life. This enables participants to make informed, effective choices and better manage their own healing journeys.
Our bodies have a natural, inherent capacity to heal themselves. The principles you will learn in this program will enable you to activate and develop that healing power, maximising your body's potential to restore its natural state of balance and vitality.
You will learn to:
- Activate your potential for healing
- Relax effortlesly and meditate deeply
- Develop and sustain a positive state of mind
- Understand the role of nutrition and a healthy diet for healing
- Develop strategies to manage pain and fear
- Find meaning and purpose in life
Format
Each three hour session is interactive, is supported by handouts and focuses on a specific theme from Ian Gawler's book You can Conquer Cancer. There is plenty of time to practise techniques as well as opportunity for discussion and questions.
Weekly topics include:
- Introduction and Meditation 1
- Meditation 2
- Healing
- Food 1
- Food 2
- Mind Training 1
- Mind Training 2
- Pain Management
- Cases and solutions for cancer
- Living and dying
- Healthy Emotions
- Philosophy of Health and Wellbeing
Attending programs with support
Attending with a partner/support person is recommended whenever possible. Sharing in the program also allows the carer to understand and support you in implementing and integrating what you have learned. The program presents great opportunities for the support person to address issues which they face in the caring role, share and personally benefit from this profound, inspiring and instructive time.
Please Note:
The Footscray and Hawthorn programs are available at a significantly reduced rate for Health Care Card holders. This is made possible thanks to a generous grant from a benefactor. Please contact our Client Services Consultants on (03) 5967 1730 for further details.
When and Where
The twelve week program runs several times throughout the year at our Hawthorn Centre.
The Gawler Foundation also endorses a number of providers who deliver the 'Living Well - Cancer Healing and Wellbeing Program' at other locations around Australia and New Zealand.
SYDNEY - Sabina Rabold
BLUE MOUNTAINS - Robyn Yates
PERTH - Cathy Brown
DARWIN - Sue Brownlee
BRISBANE - Michael Dunn
HOBART - Noeline Robinson
WANAKA, NEW ZEALAND - Stew Burt and Helen Brown
Facilitators
Meet our facilitators on our About Us page.
Bookings and Enquiries
Call The Gawler Foundation on 03 5967 1730.