Oh - all that planning, and now it is over! You can wish your life away, can't wait till this and that is over (I have been guilty) and then there is the let down that it is over! So many wonderful emotions were shared, we had laughter, tears and many "Ah-hah" moments. There were needed hugs and willing huggers; there were moments that laughter was not appropriate - but none-the-less acceptable because we were all on the same page.
Debbie and I do our '
shtick' during the strength training class - we play off each other - laugh at each other and try always to make the moments light.
We were followed by Michelle, a young, albeit wise, yoga instructor. Michelle introduced yoga and the asanas - in a way you
had to understand the simplicity of the movement. Listen to your body, this is not a competition, relax into it.
IT FELT SO GOOD!
Lunch, lightness and cookies!!!!!!! A chance to be one - together!Then Joe came! Totally unassuming, uncomplicated - no wait these words are all wrong. With Joe there is no complication, no assumptions - he is a soft gentle man, welcoming soul, patience is his aura. Joe allowed all to transpire around him - and when everything settled - he took hold of the class. Joe broke down the barriers, he introduced tai chi in the most basic of ways. How can you build on a subject without the true essence of what it is! The forty-five minutes was too fast for all - we wanted more - of Joe! How can you ask someone to swing their arms round and round for a time with their full attention, how can you teach one simple movement and have everyone wanting more - it was Joe the person, what he has learned in the practice of martial arts that we were craving more of.
We gave them no rest, we collected chairs in a circle and Michelle took over for a chakra meditation. Twenty of us in a circle, all visualizing, feeling each chakra, each hue spinning....
powerful.
From chakra meditation to a reiki circle, healing hands! Three of our cancer survivors were also reiki masters - Thank you!
We then adjourned for anti-oxidant screenings by Teresa Carfora, eye opening information. 50,000 is the goal - so where are you? Most of us not nearly there.
Sorry there was no time to freshen up - a quick visit to their rooms and dinner was ready to be served. Good food, good conversations - and more dessert!
Roxanne Carfora, DO - anti -aging specialist, functional medicine practictioner, family medicine doctor - honors abound- kept the audience captivated! Everyone was focused on her information - more ah-hah moments! Remember, these are cancer survivors/patients and the information shared this night - was far from what they learned by their traditional doctors. What should you eat? how much vitamin supplements of C & E is appropriate - if at all? Soy - good or bad for breast cancer patients? Sugar - cancer cells feed on sugar? Alkaline vs Acidity - where does cancer survive best? Lemons are acidic but convert with water to alkalize the system!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG!!!!
www.healthylivingdocs.comA lesson: Like geese, people who share a common direction and sense of community, who take turns doing demanding jobs, and who watch out for one another, can get where they are going more quickly and easily because they are traveling on the thrust of their teammates. Geese are defined by how they stay connected with one another.
