Breast Cancer Taboo Busting CE Courses In Chicago
Busting Taboos about Breast Cancer + Bodywork for Surgery/Radiation/Chemo
September 26-27, Saturday/Sunday 9am-4pm
Taught by Pam Ferguson, Zen Shiatsu Instructor and metastatic breast cancer survivor
12 CE hours: $360. Hybrid (Zoom or in-person)
Workshop Description
- Intro. Brief discussion about taboos, misinformation, treatments, integrative choices, warnings about implants. Demo and practice of unique qi inspired postmastectomy exercises to help with mobility and to prevent lymphedema. Pam has taught these topics to shiatsu and breast cancer groups in the USA, Canada, Germany, Switzerland, and Austria.
- Treatment Advice. Practical demo/plus advice about treating postmastectomy or post lumpectomy patients comfortably and effectively on the table. Which meridians are hit directly by the surgery? What to avoid? How to position the client comfortably and effectively. What questions to ask? The importance of draping the site of surgery with a soft, colorful scarf not only for protection, but to remind the therapist to be extra careful around that area. Demo of isometric exercises to test arm strength. Choice of points and meridians and how to work on them to avoid the surgical site with off-the-body Qi movements.
- Dealing with Phantom Pain, Chemo Nausea and Post Radiation Pain. Meridian and Acupoint advice. Rehab and exercise advice, Advice for those patients who had several lymph nodes removed. Hara awareness and diagnostic changes over a course of treatments. Scar therapy and treatments to help break down scar tissue and release stiffness and tightness. Useful case studies.
- Review and practice of qi exercises, table and chair treatments, with time for discussion and questions, not just about breast cancer, but all forms of cancer. What are the lessons learned from treating clients with breast cancer that can be applied to giving sessions to clients experiencing other forms of cancer? How to work with compassion with clients experiencing metastasis. How to work with clients and their families during hospice care.
Busting Taboos about Breast Cancer + Bodywork for Surgery/Radiation/Chemo: How To Register:
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