Meditation & Qi Gong

lorreymom · September 2013

When I got my ultrasound results back and they were suspicious (now confirmed by biopsy as IDC), I had to do something. Doctors were taking too long for my liking. I have been reading a lot (including medical journals) about alternative treatments. I have drastically altered my diet & increased my exercise. I have been going for acupuncture. Part of all this, I have been reading about meditation and directing the body to follow the mind. How your mind can control & heal your body. At first I was very skeptical...but I have had some positive personal experience with this. So thought I would give it a try. What is there to lose??? Only time, right. I am doing some Qi Gong as well. It makes me feel better. I am wondering if others have encorporated mediatation into their BC treatment regime? What has been your experience wirh it? What about Qi Gong or Tai Chi?

Moderators · September 2013

Hi Lorrey -- great topic!

You may be interested in checking out this Breastcancer.org Research News article about Qigong during treatment. There's also other Research News articles about other complementary techniques that may interest you! Also, some Blog Posts about complementary techniques.

We hope you find this helpful as you wait for others to share their experiences!

--The Mods

lorreymom · September 2013

Thanks for those links!

This may sound a little crazy, but...

From TCM teachings, I read you need to use the season's energies to direct your healing. (Hence cancers tend to show up in spring/summer, as these are the seasons of growth). So, when I meditate, I envision myself as a tree in the autumn preparing itself to shed it's leaves. I think about pulling blood supply away from the tumor, like a tree cuts off nutrients to the leaf.

For my Qi Gong, I try to think about nothing but the healing energies flowing through my whole body.

For those practicing these techniques...would you mind sharing what you think/do, please?

abigail48 · September 2013

sure can't hurt.

abigail48 · September 2013

but in my experience more that autumn, you need dry & rising barometer

lorreymom · September 2013

Abigail...could you please expand on that? I understand about dry...as cancer is dampness according to TCM. But what about the barometer? You have me intrigued. Thanks!!!

abigail48 · September 2013

sure. I've noted my cancer is more uncomfortable (quote unquote) when there's a weather system comming in. wind, snow, thunder, rain affects it very much. today I noticed no rain for sometimed, havn't noticed wind but wind usually means pain, today with 90 something air saturation, forget the word, I'm going on 77, I notice the puritis to use a latinate word which I don't usiually like to do, is bad

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