Judith Erel talks about World Cancer Day and her book Dancing with Cancer

Guest: Judith Erel

Featured book: Dancing with Cancer: Using Transformational Art, Meditation and A Joyous Mindset to Face The Challenge.

Cancer does not have to be a death sentence.  Even with a stage four diagnosis. Judith tells u

. Combining the personal and the practical this book mixes the author’s own cancer story with the tools she discovered and adapted to support her treatment.

We talk about

• The stages of cancer
• How mind, body empowerment augments the healing process
• What to do before Chemotherapy
• The importance of journaling through your healing experience
• Setting the right intentions for healing
• Creating joy using the attention. Intention, and desire formula
• The importance of belief and positive thoughts
• How to engage ThoughtWork
• Support system for caregivers

Bio: Judy Erel is a painter, a poet, an art teacher and a meditation guide. In 2009 she began providing guided meditations and mandala-drawing activities in the haematology and oncology departments of major Israeli hospitals supported by the Roche Pharmaceuticals ‘Roche Lends a Hand’ project. Her degrees include a BSc in human development from Cornell University, as well as a senior fine arts and art teachers degree. She has also completed MA studies in educational psychology.