Description: In this 30-min class, you’ll incorporate core strength and stretch movements to improve your core stability and body wellness. Sessions involve a mix of yoga, barre, Pilates, and muscle conditioning with controlled breathing and alignment that builds strength and endurance. Props: core ball, block, strap, elastic band, blanket, yoga mat. Level : beginners welcome; all levels
Description: In this 30-min class, you’ll incorporate core strength and stretch movements to improve your core stability and body wellness. Sessions involve a mix of yoga, barre, Pilates, and muscle conditioning with controlled breathing and alignment that builds strength and endurance. Props: core ball, block, strap, elastic band, blanket, yoga mat. Level : beginners welcome; all levels
Description: In this 90-second video, Ramel Rones, Tai Chi Master and Mind/Body Consultant, demonstrates a short Tai Chi form performed at Masada in Israel. Use the rising sun and the power of the mind to cleanse and nourish every cell in the body to help with neuropathy symptoms, improve mood, and upgrade your energetic system. You can follow along with the movements and visualizations by standing, sitting, or lying down.
The movements of the form gently massage your feet which may help with numbness and tingling and the slow, meditative shifting of your weight from one leg to the other improves physical balance. If you perform the Tai Chi Form in a low stance (bent knees) you also increase the muscle mass and bone density in your legs. You can practice this ancient visualization mentally, as well. Imagine the beams of the rising sun in your Lower Energy Center, first cleansing and then nourishing your entire body, especially the areas where you feel neuropathy.
If you want to ...
Description: In this 6-minute video,
Ramel Rones, Tai Chi Master, demonstrates Qigong and Tai Chi tapping
techniques that may help ease discomforts related to neuropathy, such as pain,
numbness, tingling, burning, or the “pins and needles” sensation. Tapping
stimulates nerve endings and can be done with your hands or various household
items to increase energy and blood circulation throughout the body. Focusing on
the breath and emptying the mind from any thoughts is a part of tapping
meditation which may also help reduce anxiety and negative thoughts. These
tapping techniques are drawn from the ancient philosophies of Qigong and Tai
Chi to lead energy and impurities out and away from the body, using the power
of the mind for a complete mind-body approach for dealing with neuropathy and
its side effects.
Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy is a common
side effect of cancer treatment. The techniques employed and/or described in
this video may help alleviate symp...
Description: In this 13-minute video,
Ramel Rones, Tai Chi Master, demonstrates Mind-Body techniques from the Eastern
health and martial arts philosophies, such as Qigong (Chi Kung), Tai Chi, and
Meditation, that may help relieve cancer-related fatigue symptoms.
According to Qigong and Chinese
medicine, fatigue may result from an excess of Yin (passive, negative) or Yang
(active, positive) energy.
In this video, Rones guides you
in strengthening your muscles and energetic system to relieve Yin fatigue and
relaxing your mind and body with restorative postures and deep breathing to
relieve Yang fatigue.
Remember,
it’s important to speak with your cancer care team to report any side effects
and concerns to create a treatment plan that works for you.
Description: Fatigue is an extreme feeling of tiredness or exhaustion, and is one of the most commonly reported symptoms of cancer and its treatments. Between 80% and 100% of people with cancer report having fatigue, and approximately one-third of cancer survivors report that fatigue can last months or even years after treatment ends. How much fatigue you have, and how long it lasts, may be related to your type of cancer, what treatments you are getting, and your general health. To help you manage cancer-related fatigue symptoms, the Zakim Center has developed a "toolkit" of short educational and self-guided videos. Here you'll find self-acupressure, music therapy, meditation, exercises, and more. The techniques employed in these videos may help alleviate symptoms, but remember, it's important to speak with your oncology team to report any concerns and create a treatment plan that works for you.For more information, see below linked Dana-Farber articles: Managing cancer-related fatigue
Description: In this 22-minute Walking Meditation, Patricia Arcari, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, guides you in awakening your senses by meditating in motion. When feeling fatigued, especially due to cancer treatment, a Walking Meditation may help boost energy levels and improve mood; it can be practiced outdoors or indoors, wherever there is space to walk. Please be mindful of your surroundings.Remember, it’s important to speak with your cancer care team to report any side effects and concerns to create a treatment plan that works for you. This video is part of a comprehensive Fatigue Toolkit. For more of these types of videos and resources, visit myzakim.dana-farber.org/fatigue-toolkit
In this 7-minute video, Heather Woods, MA, MT-BC, leads you through an upbeat and interactive Body Percussion exercise to help fight cancer-related fatigue and boost your mood! Active music-making and drumming have been shown to have a positive impact on wellbeing and are a fun way to relax and connect with your body. Remember, it’s important to speak with your cancer care team to report any side effects and concerns to create a treatment plan that works for you. This video is part of a comprehensive Fatigue Toolkit. For more of these types of videos and resources, visit myzakim.dana-farber.org/fatigue-toolkit
Description: In this 4-minute video, Dongyan Yu, MS, MS, LicAc, demonstrates simple and self-guided acupressure techniques that may help improve cancer-related fatigue. Although more research is needed, acupressure has demonstrated a short-term effectiveness in alleviating cancer-related fatigue, particularly for patients undergoing chemotherapy. Remember, it’s important to speak with your cancer care team to report any side effects and concerns to create a treatment plan that works for you.
This video is part of a comprehensive Fatigue Toolkit. For more of these types of videos and resources, visit myzakim.dana-farber.org/fatigue-toolkit
Description: In this 6-minute video, Nancy Campbell, MS, explains the traffic light system – a way to gauge your energy levels and move your body when you might be experiencing cancer-related fatigue. Remember, it’s important to speak with your cancer care team to report any side effects and concerns to create a treatment plan that works for you. This video is part of a comprehensive Fatigue Toolkit. For more of these types of videos and resources, visit myzakim.dana-farber.org/fatigue-toolkit
Description: Join Nancy Campbell, MS, an exercise physiologist at Dana-Farber, for a 45-minute workout focusing on strengthening the whole body. Tags: Beginner-intermediate, Bone, Full body workout, Muscle, Weight lifting, Weights
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