Cancer Care Course (Thursday Mornings)

 Cancer Care Course

This course will teach mindfulness meditation (present moment, nonjudgmental awareness) and therapeutic yoga to assist the physiological and psychological healing of cancer patients at any stage of illness and recovery from illness. You will experience guidance in mindfulness meditation skills and gentle yoga practice to help boost your immune function increasing your healing potential, calm your feelings of fear, anxiety, uncertainty, and lack of control, mindfully manage difficult symptoms and side effects, discover your own capacity for healing and thriving during and after adversity. Beginners to meditation or yoga are welcome. All practices are adaptable and optional. Course is 8 weeks of 2 hour classes.

 The course is facilitated by Mark Dannenfelser, MA, LPC

Mark is founding director of the Mindfulness Center of Atlanta where he teaches Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness Based Cancer Care. He is a licensed professional counselor in private practice and an adjunct lecturer in the graduate theology program at Spring Hill College. Mark is a certified spiritual director, a registered yoga teacher, and a Contemplative Outreach commissioned presenter of the Centering Prayer method.

 There will be 2 MBCC courses offered in 2014:

Classes are on Thursday Mornings 10 -11:30 am

Dates: October 30- December 11, 2014

Cost: $350 for 8 classes, home guidance recordings and handouts

When
Thursday, October 30, 2014
10 AM - 11:30 AM

Where
Ignatius House
6700 Riverside Drive NW
Atlanta, GA  30328
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