November 21, 2022
Fostering Creativity for Self-Care
While creativity has long been used as a tool for self-expression, it has recently become a more common therapeutic tool for patients coping with …
Healing Modalities
July 26, 2021
The Powerful Practice of STOP
We all have different stressors in our lives and cancer can highlight them. As Dr. Frankl suggests, our choice to respond rather than react …
June 18, 2015
Pole Walking 101
What is Pole Walking? Originally developed in Finland as a summer training program for skiers, Pole Walking, also known as Nordic …
February 27, 2015
Reducing the Impact of Stress
While we can’t eliminate all stressful events or circumstances from our experiences, we can make choices to reduce some of the events, and certainly …
February 2, 2015
The Power of the Heart
The heart is an essential organ in human beings and functions as a muscular pump by contracting around a hundred thousand times a day, every day …
December 11, 2013
How to Stay Motivated During Winter
As the weather gets colder and the rain and snow set …
November 13, 2013
Pelvic Floor Dysfunction – Cause, Effect & Antidote
Pelvic floor dysfunction is a common side effect of cancer treatment. Disruption to …
October 1, 2013
Cancer and Your Balance
Good balance, whether you are standing still, walking your dog or climbing a mountain, depends upon having a strong, flexible, …
August 30, 2013
Lymphedema and Exercise
Lymphedema, a common side effect of cancer treatment, can occur as a result of surgery, lymph node dissection, and radiation. Characterized by …
August 12, 2013
Aquatic Exercise & Cancer
Summer is full on here in British Columbia and the sunshine and long evenings are truly amazing. You may have …