MINDFULNESS IN RECOVERY
LIVING WELL WITH PAIN & ILLNESS
Foundation Course for Professional Massage Therapists
FACILITATED BY: Suaimhneas: Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Services;
Anne Buckley RN RM Dip. Healthcare Mgt. MISMA
Monday 25th to Friday 29th May 2015
Hosted by
Cancer Support Sanctuary LARCC,
Multyfarnham, Mullingar,
Co. Westmeath
The course is open to anybody living with ongoing physical or emotional pain or illness. You will learn to cultivate a more realistic way of living with your pain and how to reduce the stress and anxiety
caused by ongoing suffering.
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LIVING WELL WITH PAIN & ILLNESS About the trainer: Cancer Care Massage
AboutAnne theBuckley trainer: is a Registered Nurse and Midwife who, up to recently, Massage Therapy for People Living with Cancer Gayleworked MacDonald with the MS H ealthLMT, hasService worked Executive with cancer (HSE) patients in Health at Promotion. Foundation Course for Professional Massage Therapists OregonFor the Health past sixSciences years University, she has worked Portland, in theOregon area for of 17 mental years. health Shepromotion has also supervised including massagemental health therapists awareness. at the oncology Her special unit, area of chemothinteresterapy is in andmanaging radiotherapy stress andand bone anxiety marrow and transplantshe is a certified unit. Stress SheAdviser is the accreditedauthor of “Medicine by the Royal Hands: College Massage of Nursing/GlasgowTherapy for People withCaledonian Cancer” and University “Massage and for is the a member Hospital Patientof the Internationaland Medically Stress FrailManagement Client”. Association (MISMA).
CourseShe has description: practiced Mindfulness meditation over a number of years and
Comfortuses Mindfulness-oriented massage techniques or touch in hercan stressbe safely management administered workshops. to cancer patients regardless of the stage of their condition. The Course description: purpose of this class is to present information and provide experienceThe course for is massage open to therapists anybody wholiving wish with to ongowork ingwith physical clients or who have been living with cancer. The culminating activity of the emotional pain or illness. You will learn to cultivate a more realistic class will be to give a relaxation massage to someone with a history way of living with your pain and how to reduce the stress and anxiety of cancer. caused by ongoing suffering. Objectives:
1. To increase participants’ comfort level with regard to Objectives:massaging people with cancer 2. To introduce participants to the basics of metastatic This fiveprocess-day course aims to: 3. To present restrictions regarding massage for people who haveHelp undergone reduce physical surgery, tens radiationion and or chemotherapystress 4. ToEnhance provide supervised,recovery and hands mental-on practice and emotional wellbeing 5. ToReduce model andpain practice levels and the gatheringhelp you ofto healthlive well history with from more long-
theterm person illness affected by cancer 6. Analysis of case histories Increase your energy and enthusiasm for life
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5 DayCancer Programme Care Massage
Day 1: Topics CoveredMassage in the Course Therapy Include: for People Living with Cancer Arrive and meet over lunch. Opening the heart toFoundation cancer Course for Professional Massage Therapists Meet and Greet Introduction to Mindfulness programme The Metastatic process
The physiology ofShort cancer Mindfulness and the Practice implications to massage
Necessary adjustmentsRelaxation and Exerciseadaptations for people who have had or are having chemotherapy or radiotherapy treatments Day 2 Early Morning Meditation (Optional)
Surgical or medical treatmentsDay 3: andEarly those Morning who Meditation may be (optional) at Mindfulness; Formalrisk of and Lymphoedema Informal practice Mindfulness; formal and informal practice Lunch Bringing mindfulness to bodywork Lunch Rest and digest Bodywork (Body Scan) protocol for the immuno-suppressed patient Introduction to the risks of Lymphoedema and the Mindful Movement Rest and digest necessary cautions for clients at risk Relaxation Mindful Movement History intake procedure for people with cancer history Supervised treatment session withRelaxation a client living with or
recovering from cancer
Day 4 Early morning Meditation (optional) Number of Participants Day 5: Early Morning Meditation (Optional) Mindfulness; formal and informal practice The course is restricted to a small number Relaxation of participants. This is Lunchto create a safe learning environment and to give time to share Closure and address the emotional issues involved and to allow plenty of Rest and digest individual attention during hands -on practice.Lunch Kindly Awareness
Walking
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Number of Participants:
The course is restricted to a maximum of 15 people. This is to create a safe learning environment and to give time to share and address the emotional issues involved and to allow plenty of individual attention.
Venue:
Cancer Support Sanctuary LARCC, Coole Road, Multyfarnham, Mullingar, Co Westmeath Tel: 044 9371971
About Cancer Support Sanctuary LARCC www.cancersupport.ie
044 9371971
Cancer Support Sanctuary LARCC is a professionally led centre that delivers support and holistic help to people living with cancer providing a supportive environment where patients and family members can avail
of a range of services including one to one counselling, nurse support and complementary therapies.
It is the only residential cancer support centre in the Country so the various residential programmes delivered, that are designed to help people who are living with cancer, are unique in Ireland.
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Directions to Cancer Support Sanctuary LARCC Evaluation: This 5 day Mindfulness programme will be held at Cancer Support 1. Pre and post-class self evaluation of comfort level with Sanctuary LARCC venue in Multyfarnham, please see below for massaging people with cancer. directions:2. Demonstrates- the ability to perform comfort-oriented From Dublinmassage / Mullingar on a client – travel with thecancer N4, ormain recovering Longford from Road it. as far as Ballinafid3. 10 at item The exitCovert quiz Pub, that turn reviews right, highlights signed for from Multyfarnham. the Follow road intocurriculum. Multyfarnham village, come to T Junction, turn right. Take next turn left, follow road after bend in road turn right into the driveway for the new LARCCVenue: Centre. Follow avenue and turn right into car park of new LARCC centre.
LARCC (Lakelands Area Retreat & Cancer Centre, FromCoole Sligo Road, / Longford – travel the N4, through Longford, Edgeworthstown, RathowenMultyfarnham, & Ballinalack. Travel onto to Bunbrosna, at Tormey’s Pub turn left. Mullingar,Follow road into Multyfarnham village, after Weirs Pub take next turn to left. Co. Westmeath Follow road after bend turn right into the driveway for the new LARCC Centre.
FollowDirections avenue to andvenue: turn right into car park of new LARCC centre. Course Cost: From Dublin / Mullingar – travel the N4, main Longford Road as far as Ballinafid at The Covert Pub, turn right, signed for The cost of the 5 day course (including lunch each day) is €185.00 Multyfarnham. Follow road into Multyfarnham village, come to T (Not including Accommodation) Junction, turn right. Take next turn left, follow road after bend in Please note - easy payment options and / or concessions can be made available in specificroad turn cases right – please into the call driveway us to discuss. for the new LARCC Centre. Follow avenue and turn right into car park of new LARCC centre. There is limited ensuite accommodation available on the premises at LARCC From Sligo / Longford – travel the N4, through Longford, with a special price for Bed & Continental Breakfast - €45.00 PPS or €55.00 Edgeworthstown, Rathowen & Ballinalack. Travel onto to singleBunbrosna, occupancy at Tormey’s rate, per Pub night. turn left. Follow road into Multyfarnham village, after Weirs Pub take next turn to left. Follow Should you require information on local accommodation providers, or details road after bend turn right into the driveway for the new LARCC onCentre. local facilitiesFollow avenue and amenities and turn please right intoemail car [email protected] park of new LARCC orcentre call 044 93 71971
To Book a Place Return registration form with full fee on or before Friday 15th of May 2015.
Early booking is advisable as numbers are limited. On receipt of your booking form, you will be sent confirmation of your place. Tel: 044 93 71971 for information.
Registration Form
Ref: Mindfulness in Recovery Living well with Pain and Illness Note: ALL PARTS OF THIS FORM ARE CONFIDENTIAL AND MUST BE COMPLETED.
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Please mail cheque directly to – Cancer Support Sanctuary LARCC, Coole Road, Multyfarnham, Mullingar, Co Westmeath.