Healing Journeys presents:

CANCER AS A TURNING POINT
From Surviving to Thriving™

A FREE conference designed to
educate, inspire, connect, and celebrate

Saturday and Sunday, September 8 & 9, 2012

Scottish Rite Center
Sacramento, CA

Approved for 12 Continuing Education Credits for
RN, MFT, and LCSW

General Conference Information

In order to make this program available to everyone, there is no charge for attending this conference. There are charges for lunch, Continuing Education, and overnight accommodations, if you choose these. Donations are greatly appreciated and tax-deductible.

Our Commitment to Diversity

Healing Journeys is committed to diversity and pledges to include, welcome, and support all individuals of any race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, age, socioeconomic background, religion, sexual orientation, and disability.

Purpose

The purpose of this program is to educate, inspire, connect, and celebrate all whose lives have been touched by cancer or any life-altering condition.

Cancer, or any life-altering illness, can be viewed as both a curse and a blessing. If viewed simply as a disease of the body, it is experienced only as a curse. When we view illness in the context of the whole person (body, mind, emotions, and spirit), we see its transformative potential as an awakening for the soul and spirit. Only then can we see it as a blessing and utilize its gifts.

“Thanks for creating this space where I can begin to come to terms with a cancer diagnosis. Thank you for the love . . .”

Who Should Attend

• Women and men touched by cancer or any life-altering condition.
• Caregivers, family members, or friends of someone touched by cancer or other illness
• Physicians, Nurses, Social Workers, and other Healthcare Providers

Conference Objectives

• Differentiate between curing the body and healing the person
• Explore illness as an awakening with transformative potential
• Rediscover the healing capacity of the human spirit
• Facilitate healing from within as an essential component of total health
• Experience the physical and emotional benefits of group support
• Discover the impact of psycho-social and spiritual beliefs on the immune system
• Facilitate networking among people and organizations with common goals and concerns

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Location
Dates and Times
Cost
Lunch
Continuing Education
Cancellations
Overnight Accommodations
Parking
Registration
For More Information

LOCATION

Scottish Rite Center
6151 H St.
Sacramento, CA

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DATES AND TIMES

Saturday, September 8, 2012
9:00 — 5:00
Check-in will begin at 8:00 a.m.

Sunday, September 9, 2012
9:00 — 3:30



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COST

• There is no charge for attending this conference, however, pre-registration is encouraged.
• There is a $15 charge for lunch per day (or you may bring your own).
• There is a charge for Continuing Education credits for health professionals who choose to receive CEs; this is optional.



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LUNCH

• Lunch will be networking time and we encourage everyone to participate in this important activity.
• You can pre-order lunch by September 3rd or bring your own lunch.
• Our cost for lunch is $15 per day.
• No refunds can be made for lunch payments.

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CONTINUING EDUCATION

Healing Journeys is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider No. CEP 10808 and by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences, Provider No. PCE 953.

This conference is approved for Continuing Education credits for RN, MFT, and LCSW.

• The cost for 12 CE credits for attending the full conference is $125.
• The cost for 7 CE credits for attending Saturday-only is $85.
• The cost for 5 CE credits for attending Sunday-only is $65.



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CANCELLATIONS

Cancellation of Continuing Education credits received in writing or online by September 3rd will receive a refund less a $25 administrative fee. We regret that there will be no refunds for Continuing Education credits after September 3rd.

There can be no refunds for lunch payments.

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OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS

We have a discount rate at the Larkspur Landing Hotel for Friday, September 7, and/or Saturday, September 8, and/or Sunday, September 9.

Larkspur Landing Hotel — Sacramento
555 Howe Avenue
Sacramento, CA 95825
916-646-1212

There are two discount rate options:

• $89 (plus tax) — Studio Suite (non-smoking)
• $109 (plus tax) — One-Bedroom Suite (non-smoking) or One-bedroom Double Suite (non-smoking)
• Amenities included with both options:
• Complimentary Healthy Start Breakfast
• Fully equipped kitchen
• Wireless Internet access in all public spaces
• The Larkspur Library featuring free DVD’s, books and games
• Hair dryer
• And much more. Click for a complete list of amenities.

Please mention the Healing Journeys rate when you make your reservations to receive the discounted room rate. Reservations must be received on or before August 10, 2012. To make reservations: call 916-646-1212.

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PARKING
Parking is free.

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REGISTRATION

Please fill out a separate registration form for each person.

Online Registration

Mail or fax – Click here for the printable form.

Healing Journeys
PO Box 221417
Sacramento, CA 95822
FAX: (916) 391-1004
Phone: (800) 423-9882 or (916) 391-0549

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MORE INFORMATION

If you need brochures or you have any questions, please call:
(800) 423-9882 or (916) 391-0549.

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• Ann Roach
• Glenn Sabin
• Lise Alschuler, ND
• Nina Wise
• Marianne Williamson
• Sacramento Taiko Dan

• Totally Tapioca
• Kelly Ann Turner
• Michael Moran
• Jonathan Ellerby, PhD
• Terri Tate
• Karen Drucker

Glenn Sabin is a 21-year cancer “thriver” who created a comprehensive, integrative oncology approach to achieve a complete pathological remission of his CLL (chronic lymphocytic leukemia)—considered an “incurable” disease—without conventional intervention. Glenn’s case has been chronicled through Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and his personal oncologist, Lee M. Nadler, MD, Dean for Clinical and Translational Medicine at Harvard Medical School.

After a 25-year career running a media and content marketing company, Glenn sold his business in 2009 to explore new opportunities. Born out of his personal journey with cancer, Glenn launched his firm, FON Therapeutics. Through FON, Glenn provides patient coaching consultations and clinic and business development services to support the advancement of integrative medicine. He has a unique perspective on the business, policy and scientific matters relevant to integrative healthcare. More about Glenn.

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Lise N. Alschuler, ND, is board certified in naturopathic oncology and has been practicing naturopathic medicine for 17 years. Dr. Alschuler is past-President of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians. She is co-author with Karolyn Gazella of The Definitive Guide to Cancer: An Integrative Approach to Prevention, Treatment, and Healing, now in its 3rd edition. Their newest book, Five to Thrive: Your Cutting-Edge Cancer Prevention Plan was published in September 2011. They have created CancerThrivers, a multimedia initiative dedicated to sharing information about integrative cancer prevention and treatment. Dr. Alschuler has received professional recognition and many awards for her work in integrative medicine. She is a breast cancer thriver. www.drlise.net

She will present: Creating a Body that Cancer Doesn’t Like — Learn how your lifestyle can transform your internal landscape to fight cancer. This presentation will focus on the most impactful ways to make your body inhospitable to cancer by highlighting the best researched diet, exercise, sleep, and dietary supplement anti-cancer strategies.

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Nina Wise, Artistic Director of Motion Theater Works, is a captivating performance artist and teacher known for her original wit and moving intelligence. In addition to working with carefully scripted and designed material, Nina creates custom-designed performances out of the physical and thematic material of the immediate environment, current events, and her own personal experience (including her experience with breast cancer). She offers training in her unique form of autobiographical theater and improvisation and also provides specialized workshops in self-expression as a healing methodology for cancer survivors. Nina is the author of A Big New Free Happy Unusual Life, published in May, 2002, by Broadway Books, a division of Random House. www.ninawise.com



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Marianne Williamson, is an internationally acclaimed author and lecturer. Six of her ten published books have been New York Times Best Sellers. Four of these have been #1 New York Times Best Sellers. A Return to Love is considered a must-read of The New Spirituality. A paragraph from that book, beginning “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure . . .” — often misattributed to Nelson Mandela’s Inaugural address — is considered an anthem for a contemporary generation of seekers. She has been a popular guest on television programs such as Oprah, Larry King Live, Good Morning America, and Charlie Rose. In December 2006, a NEWSWEEK magazine poll named Marianne Williamson one of the fifty most influential baby boomers. www.marianne.com

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Sacramento Taiko Dan is a community based non-profit organization, formed in 1989 by a group of people who wanted to study the art of Taiko. The multi-cultural group, comprised of members ranging in age from 9 years old to over 70, is directed by Tiffany Tamaribuchi, a former performing member and current guest artist of the prestigious San Francisco Taiko Dojo. Tiffany has traveled extensively throughout Japan to study with several Taiko groups, including the world renowned Taiko group, Kodo. The word TAIKO means “big drum.” It is the word commonly used to describe the art of Japanese drumming, used for healing and religious ceremonies and once an integral part of Japanese life. www.sactaiko.org

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Totally Tapioca is a four-part a cappella vocal group from Sacramento. The group members share a common love for song and a commitment to assisting our community and world through fund-raising events. Every penny that Totally Tapioca collects is donated directly to carefully-selected charitable organizations, and they rely on the enthusiasm of their fans for the music and on their generosity to support their efforts. In the Best of Sacramento 2008 awards, Sacramento Magazine named Totally Tapioca “Best Group for Pudding Charity First.” They called Totally Tapioca’s mission “totally selfless,” and applauded the group’s efforts of “singing to make the world a better place.” totallytapioca.com

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Kelly A. Turner, PhD, is a researcher, lecturer, and consultant in the field of Integrative Oncology. Her research focus is the “Unexpected Remission” of cancer, which is a remission that occurs either in the absence of Western medicine or after Western medicine has failed to achieve remission. She received her BA from Harvard University and her Masters and PhD from the University of California, Berkeley. Her dissertation research included a year-long trip around the world during which she traveled to 10 different countries to interview 50 holistic healers and 20 unexpected remission survivors about their healing practices. Kelly is currently writing a book that summarizes these research findings, and launching a website that will continue to collect cases of Unexpected Remission. www.UnexpectedRemission.org

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Reverend Michael Moran is an award winning broadcaster with over 20 years of major market experience. In 1984 he and his wife, Faith, both entered seminary at Unity School for Religious Studies at Unity Village, Missouri. They were ordained in 1988 and served as ministers together in California, Oregon, Kansas, and Missouri. In 1998 Reverends Michael and Faith co-founded an Interfaith Ministry in Sacramento, Spiritual Life Center, where Rev Michael continues to minister to people of diverse spiritual backgrounds, promoting peace, respect and understanding among the religions of the world. Rev Michael cared for Rev Faith during her five years of suffering from posterior cortical atrophy, an incurable form of progressive dementia. Reverend Faith died in January, 2008. Rev Michael says that caring for her while she was dying “was a spiritual journey unlike any I’ve ever been on before.” www.slcworld.org

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Jonathan Ellerby, PhD, is the CEO of TAO Inspired Living, a new wellness-retreat center and residential community devoted to total wellbeing and inspired living based in the Riviera Maya of Mexico. The author of two bestselling Hay House titles: Return to the Sacred and Inspiration Deficit Disorder, and a new book The Promise of Paradise, Jonathan has become a popular expert on the topics of leadership, wellbeing, and cross-cultural approaches to health and healing. He has appeared in various media settings including documentary films, TV, magazines, and much more. The former Spiritual Program Director for the Canyon Ranch Health Resorts, Jonathan has over 20 years of experience in the fields of holistic healing, spiritual counseling, integrative medicine, and corporate consulting. www.jonathanellerby.com

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Terri Tate RN, MS is a speaker, performer and consultant whose voice and life were threatened by two bouts of oral cancer. But her sense of humor was never in danger. Terri’s hilarious solo show, Shopping as a Spiritual Path, chronicles life’s challenges, including the cancer from which she had a 2% chance of survival. Terri offers customized keynotes, workshops and webinars such as Healing with Humor; Caring for Colleagues: Workplace Violence Prevention; The Power of Our Stories; and Humor, Resilience and Hope in the Face of Unwanted Change. Terri has a special way of connecting with people. Audiences across the country are moved to laughter, tears, and standing ovations by her powerful performances. www.territate.com

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Karen Drucker has recorded 12 CDs of her original inspirational music and has won numerous awards for her volunteer work. Karen has been called a master of communicating presence and spirituality through music. She has been a professional comedienne, led her own band for corporate events, and was the spokesperson for “Bread and Roses” (performing in convalescent hospitals, prisons, children’s hospitals). Her book, Let Go of the Shore, was published in 2010.

Karen has been the music director for 3 different New Thought churches; the UCRS Regional and National Conferences; and co-music director for RSI’s Asilomar conference. She sings, speaks and leads workshops at women’s retreats, mind-body & health conferences and various churches around the country. She loves making music, making a difference, and touching hearts.
www.karendrucker.com

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Last Saturday 213 people attended The Cancer-Fighting Kitchen workshop in Los Gatos. This was the sixth time I have attended this workshop and every time I get inspired and come home with a few new ideas to create a healthy body. There is too much information for me to absorb it all in one sitting.

A few practical tips I learned this time:

• To get the most benefit nutritionally from garlic, it needs to breathe before putting it in the frying pan. Mash it and leave it alone for ten minutes before adding it to the onions and the olive oil (or coconut oil) in the frying pan.




• Lemon (zest or juice) added to anything (especially kale) helps the nutrients get absorbed.




• When taking Vitamin D, it needs fat to help it get absorbed. Vitamin D is fat soluble. If you take it with a meal that doesn’t include fat, it doesn’t get absorbed.




• The nut highest in anti-oxidants is the pistachio. This is great news since it is one of my favorites.

Of course there was so much more. These are just hints I missed the first five times I took the workshop, or they were new information.

We videotaped the workshop with two HD cameras and will have DVDs available soon. I’ll let you know when they’re ready. I know I missed a few key points and am looking forward to watching it.

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Much of what we did in New York was just ADL (Activities of Daily Living – a phrase I learned from Carol, who is a nurse). We walked a lot, slept, and ate, but we were doing these Activities of Daily Living in NYC. This context made all the difference in the world. I felt free and I felt happy.

This picture is us in Strawberry Fields in Central Park. That smile on my face is happiness and joy in the moment. It was a beautiful day and everyone we met was friendly. When we were hungry, it seemed easy to find a restaurant that served organic food and pastured meats and that was over-the-top delicious.

The Book of Mormon is the hottest show on Broadway right now. It was sold out, so we stood in the Cancellation line for almost two hours – and we got 5th row center seats. The promises friends had made that it would make me laugh out loud were all true. It was outrageously funny.

After three days of happiness and joy, I’m asking why I don’t give myself this gift more often. Why do I only allow myself a few play-days tacked onto a trip whose main purpose was attending a cancer conference? Even my oncologist suggested that I make some travel plans that weren’t related to cancer.

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We have said that our conference addresses the whole person — body, mind, and spirit. I recently read in an article by Thomas Moore that “The classical trinity has always been “body-soul-spirit.” He said, “Even ‘enlightened’ healthcare workers speak easily of “mind-body-spirit” medicine, not even noticing that the soul is missing.”

That ‘enlightened’ healthcare worker could be me. I feel like I have often ignored my soul, giving all my attention to body, mind, and spirit.

For the sake of this conversation, “Spirit” is the non-material world, the energy through which we all connect, and through which we connect to the Divine, however we conceive of it. “Soul” is the thing that makes me unique. It’s my personal life force. It’s what makes me feel alive. Thomas Moore says, “a soulful life and fun go together.”

When I was first diagnosed with cancer in 1989, I had just spent the previous two years putting all of my energy and time into developing a new business — a retail furniture store. I hadn’t given any thought or attention to my soul. I didn’t have much music, beauty, laughter, good food, or time with friends in my life. I thought being productive and creating the business was more important than having fun.

I think this was part of why I first developed cancer and I’ve been making an effort to change it ever since. It’s been a long and continuing process. It’s exciting for me to re-discover the work of Thomas Moore because it gives me a framework in which to explore and expand how to nourish my soul.

To quote Thomas Moore again, “I’ve encountered people who, in dealing with their problems, just don’t have enough space in them. Maybe they haven’t allowed life to affect them much. Life experiences stretch you, when you let them have their impact. Maybe they haven’t allowed emotions that frighten them, like anger, sadness, or desire. Let some of those in, and your soul will get bigger, fast. Maybe they haven’t reflected much on their experience. An unconscious soul is a small one.” This is from the article Care of the Soul: Mega-Soul.

So part of my on-going “treatment” is to nourish my soul, and also to fully feel my emotions, even if they frighten me. Thomas Moore’s article above ends with, “However simple your life, however ordinary and retiring, you can have a mega-soul, a vast source of vitality, and the capacity for pain and failure as well. You can be noble in your simplicity and deep and wide in your ability to contain life.” This sounds as important in addressing cancer as eating an anti-cancer diet.

I think the Cancer as a Turning Point conferences have always been a way for me to receive what I needed in my own healing journey. It seems like other people often have the same needs. To continue that practice, I’m excited to announce that Thomas Moore, author of Care of the Soul will be one of our speakers at our free conference in Spartanburg, SC on June 23rd. You can get more information and register here.

Leave a comment, or read comments left by others.

In the spirit of healing,

Jan Adrian, MSW
Founder and Executive Director

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Here are just a few more of the ways I’ve changed my diet in the past year. I avoid foods with a high glycemic load. That means not just avoiding sugar, which I’ve done for years, but also avoiding some carbohydrates, like flour, rice, pasta, potatoes, and corn. Some other foods with high glycemic loads are cereal (including oatmeal), fruit juice, dried fruits, crackers, muffins, cookies, soda pop, and fat-free foods.

Although whole wheat flour has a lower glycemic load than white flour, it’s still pretty high. If you want to make something with flour, a better choice is almond flour or coconut flour, both of which have no glycemic load. They are low in carbs and high in protein.

Sometimes, when I really want a piece of toast, I use Ezekiel bread, from Food for Life. I look for a ratio of fiber to carbs of at least 1 gram of fiber for every 10 grams of carbs. The only bread I have found that meets those requirements and has 0 sugar content is Ezekiel bread.

If I avoided all sugars, I wouldn’t be eating any fruit. But there are nutrients in fruit that my body needs. Jeanne Wallace (in the Cancer-Fighting Kitchen workshop) said that it’s not just eating sugar that feeds cancer, but it’s spiking my blood sugar that allows sugar to feed cancer. So whenever I eat fruit, I eat it with protein that balances my blood sugar. I eat an apple with a piece of cheese or a few almonds. Or banana (green has less sugar than ripe) with almond butter.

One of my comfort foods is mashed potatoes (glycemic load of 16) and I have discovered that I love mashed cauliflower (glycemic load of 4) as much as mashed potatoes. I steam or roast the cauliflower for about 15 minutes and then blend it in my Vitamix blender, adding liquid till it is the consistency I want. If I have pastured butter and raw cream, I use that for the liquid. I’ve also done it with organic chicken broth and it was almost as good.

I have barely scratched the surface of what I learned in the Cancer-Fighting Kitchen workshop. If you aren’t able to attend one of the workshops, I highly recommend getting the DVDs of the workshop when they become available later this year, so you have access to the empowering information.

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Can someone come with me if they aren’t pre-registered?

• Can someone come with me if they aren’t pre-registered?

At this point, yes. We will only make lunch for the number pre-registered, so they may not receive lunch. If the workshop sells out, they cannot come. We will update this information here and on our Homepage if it sells out, so please check right before the workshop. The late registration fee, after July 31st, is $125.

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• Will this workshop be too scientific for the average person to grasp?

This workshop will provide nutrition information for the average person, as well as the scientific evidence that health professionals want. The cooking demonstration will be useful for anyone who cooks. There will be an opportunity for you to ask questions, so if you don’t understand something, please ask.

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• Is it possible to get a vegan lunch? Gluten-free?

Yes. Lunch will be served buffet-style and all of Rebecca’s recipes we are using are delicious and nutritious vegan and gluten-free.

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• Are there scholarships available?

We have a limited number of scholarships available for cancer patients, survivors, and their families and support people, who are financially challenged. Click here to fill out an application by July 23rd.

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• I can’t come on August 4th. Will this workshop be repeated?

It is being offered on May 5th in Los Gatos, CA and November 3rd in Portland, OR., with Rebecca Katz and Jeanne Wallace, PhD. Jeanne Wallace will teach the part that Dr. Alschuler is teaching in Eureka CA.

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• If I sign up for Continuing Education, when will I receive my certificate?

It will be available for you to pick up at the end of the workshop. Please be sure to sign-in for Continuing Education between 8 — 9 am.

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• Where should I park? Do I have to pay for parking?

Parking is free.

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