What is Mind-Body Medicine?

From Dr. Ayre,

Sometimes we pose questions of life for which life provides us no answers, and then sometimes life has answers for us for which we do not have questions.

I imagine this is why it is considered wise to always try and deal with life on life’s own terms.

I will leave it up to each reader to determine what this means for him or her.

At a recent medical conference I attended, one of the speakers was asked what he felt was the most important aspect of self-care for a cancer patient. Without hesitation, He replied, “They absolutely have to forgive every single person they have ever judged or hated or resented in their entire lives.”

There are numerous approaches to Mind-Body Medicine and really no fixed rules. Yoga, Tai Chi, Relaxation-Visualization, Affirmations, Breathing Exercises, etc. There is something for everyone and any lifestyle. Mind-Body counselor and medical doctor, Philippa Norman M.D. can guide you in determining what will work best for you.

Mind-Body Medicine Counseling at Contemporary Medicine

Dr. Philippa Norman, MD conducts personal Mind-Body Medicine sessions at Contemporary Medicine. The cost for individual counseling sessions is $100.00 per hour.

She also conducts the group session A Moment of Grace. Participation in these group sessions is $65.00.

During these sessions, Dr. Norman offers counsel in relaxation-visualization techniques, forgiveness exercises, and practice with affirmations, among many other things. The counseling sessions can be tailored to suit the areas in which you desire the most assistance and guidance.

Dr. Norman’s book, Lessons From Your Body: What Your Body Can Teach You and the companion cassette tape, Relaxation For Your Body and Mind are available at Contemporary Medicine. The book is also available through Amazon.com.

Lessons From Your Body: What Your Body Can Teach You – Phillipa Norman, M.D. (2002, 148 pp.)
$18.95

Companion Cassette Tape: Relaxation for Your Body and Mind – Phillipa Norman M.D. (1998, 35 min, 22sec.)
$10.95

Original music composed by Steven Schwartz

Mind-Body Medicine and Comprehensive Cancer Care

Mind-Body Medicine techniques are tools to help you be happy when you have no good reason to be, and to help make for healing on a deeper level. It is just one aspect of the larger holistic health care approach we take at Contemporary Medicine, whether in relation to cancer or any other physical ailment.

I maintain that one of the great virtues of receiving chemotherapy treatments for cancer using Insulin Potentiation Therapy is the gentleness of the treatments so far as the side effects are concerned – AND the opportunity this affords patients to get actively involved in self-care through their Nutrition and Mind-Body Medicine practices in a powerful Comprehensive Cancer Care program.

Steven G. Ayre, M.D.