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Writing about the holistic and western medical system with humor, hope and social commentary. Exploring the connections between the spiritual, social, and biological roots of breast cancer and chronic mental suffering.
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Learning to Slow Down after a Year of Stage III Breast Cancer Treatment (opens the original)
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In my 30s, in the midst of back pain, I found the Feldenkrais Method. It’s a type of gentle movement that works directly with the nervous system to ground the body. It relieves pain and strain by showing ones body how to function with less effort. A Feldenkrais class lasts 60-90 minutes. Most of it is spent on the floor, making tiny, mindful movements.Sometime in 2021, I lost patience for Feldenkrais. It had helped me immensely. But I could not tolerate my body being quiet. Slowing down to conne
Under the Machine of Life and Death (opens the original)
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It is another cloudy and chilly San Francisco July morning. A rideshare car speeds me over hills and through the fog to my radiation treatment. This time last year, I was deep in a rigorous healing protocol trying to get rid of breast cancer naturally. Despite overwhelming evidence, despite my two masters degree and my PhD, part of me believed there was some way to get rid of my cancer without surgery, chemo, and radiation.Treatment scared equally, perhaps more than the cancer itself. This time
Monthly Painting for Paid Subscribers (opens the original)
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