Cancer as a Turning Point [Audiobook] [Audio CD]

Sounds True Staff (Author)

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Publication Date: August 1, 2007

Given the undeniable reality of a cancer diagnosis, how can a person create joy, health, and hope? On Cancer as a Turning Point, Volume II, bestselling authors Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D. (Goddesses in Everywoman), Oriah Mountain Dreamer (The Invitation), Lawrence LeShan (Cancer as a Turning Point), Martin Rossman, M.D. (Fighting Cancer from Within), Wayne Muller (How, Then, Shall We Live?), and others¿many of whom are thriving after cancer diagnoses¿reframe the healing process in a positive, creative, spiritual light. In 11 sessions, Cancer As a Turning Point, Volume II teaches life skills, such as the importance of humor and loving relationships¿and specific techniques, informed by current research on diet, guided imagery, and the role of meditation in cancer treatment. Central to this collection is a revisioning of cancer as the ¿wisdom disease¿¿the illness that can teach us how to live.

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One in three women in the United States will be diagnosed with cancer -- a diagnosis that can throw even the most self-assured women into a crisis of body, mind, and spirit. To survive and thrive, women must rally all their inner resources. On Cancer As a Turning Point, bestselling authors Joan Borysenko, (Minding the Body, Mending the Mind), Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D. (Goddesses in Everywoman), Deena Metzger (Writing for Your Life), Marion Woodman (Addiction to Perfection), and others -- many of whom are thriving after cancer diagnoses -- reframe the healing process in a positive, creative, spiritual light. Six sessions spur listeners to engage proactively in their own healing by tapping the power of myth, ritual, mindfulness, and connection to the feminine. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Sounds True, Incorporated; Unabridged edition (August 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591795982
• ISBN-13: 978-1591795988
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 6.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,013,522 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars outstanding cd series, April 20, 2009

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As a person with a recent cancer diagnosis, these tapes provided hope and inspiration. They are well worth the money. I've also shared them with others not facing cancer and they have benefitted from the wisdom within them.