Finding Some Calm In The Storm
Making positive lifestyle changes requires courage, honesty, reflection, and the not-so-simple ability to be aware of the choices you make every hour of every day.
This Mindset Toolkit supports the information and guidance you receive in the Mindset Module of the Anticancer Lifestyle Program. The resources on this page will help you make lasting lifestyle changes that will decrease inflammation and enhance your immune system’s ability to fight disease.
Effect of psychosocial treatment on survival of patients with metastatic breast cancer
Effect of psychosocial treatment on survival of patients with metastatic breast cancer. This 1989 study, published in Lancet, helped establish the role of mindset in disease progression.
Mindset Retreat Centers
The Center for Mindfulness at the University of Massachusetts lists mindfulness meditation retreats. View the full list here.
Anticancer: A New Way of Life by Dr. David Servan-Schreiber
This book inspired the creation of the Anticancer Lifestyle Program. Dr.
How to Train a Wild Elephant, and Other Adventures in Mindfulness by Jan Chozen Bays
In this book, Jan Chozen Bays, a physician and Zen teacher, provides a series of 52 exercises (one for each week) for cultivating mindfulness. Simple, clear, and actionable.
Full Catastophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain and Illness
In this book, author Jon Kabat-Zinn’s classic, groundbreaking work offers the reader access to a new way of living that is rooted in mindfulness. Learn more here.
Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn
This book contains brief, powerful chapters on incorporating mindfulness into your daily life, includes meditation exercises and ways to weave elements of mindful awareness into your day.
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