My Body, My Friend: A mindful approach to lymphedema self-management
Are you a woman living with lower extremity lymphedema?
Does managing your lymphedema feel like a burden?
Do you really want to reduce your swelling — but you feel overwhelmed by all the demands of ongoing self-care?
Join us online for this new program of mindful self-care. Help yourself connect with your body’s natural wisdom and self-compassion. Find your own unique path to emotional healing and deep renewal. Feel empowered to protect and care for yourself again.
Mindfulness is now a medically well-recognized approach to help people deal with the anxiety, pain, and other physical or emotional challenges of chronic conditions.
Zoom seminars will be held twice a week on Sundays and Wednesday evenings for five weeks. Enrolment is limited to 20 participants.
Course Dates: Sunday, May 29, June 5, June 12, June 19, and June 26, and Wednesday, June 1, June 8, June 15, June 22, and June 29
Please note that this class will be repeated soon for ladies with upper extremity lymphedema. To better serve you, we are keeping our programs separate so that we can focus on the individual needs of our participants
Please email Pam Hammond at pamnutt55@gmail.com to learn more or to pre-register.
Note: One LAO member who registers for the course will be drawn to have their course costs refunded!
Lucinda Sykes MD is the director of Meditation for Health Clinic in Toronto. [ meditationforhealth.com ] She has taught medical programs of mindfulness for more than 20 years. Her special interest is mindfulness-based stress reduction for women who live with life-changing illness. Lucinda is currently active as a board member of the Canadian Neurovascular Health Society.
Pam Hammond RMT, ST is a Dr. Vodder Certified Combined Decongestive Therapist. She has a private practice in downtown Toronto and has worked part-time at the Princess Margaret Cancer Rehabilitation and Survivorship Clinic. She is co-chair of the Canadian Lymphedema Framework Education and Working Group.
