Stress, anxiety, and emotional distress may be present along the entire cancer care pathway Dealing with many times unexpected, cancer diagnoses may bring anxiety surrounding uncertainty, stress, worry, fear of the unknown, and inability to think straight to make the best decisions.
During this workshop, Aga will share EFT an easy-to-apply tool that will help regulate your nervous system and release stress allowing you to reconnect with your inner ability to face the adversity of your cancer experience.
By using EFT, we can reconnect with our innate sense of unshakeable well-being by releasing the intensity of emotions and transforming the way uncomfortable feelings may impact our everyday experience.
WORKSHOPS
7th October in Person Conference
16 practical workshops + 3 extra sessions
16 incredible workshops to choose from.
You must choose one workshop per group. Spaces are limited, so please make sure you tell us at your registration form which workshop you would like to attend for each group.
We can't guarantee your first choice will be the one we allecate you.
Morning Wokshops
11:15 to 12:00
Group A
Morning Wokshops
12:30 to 13:15
Group B
Afternoon Wokshops
14:45 to 15:30
Group C
Afternoon Wokshops
16:00 to 16:45
Group D
Extra Sessions
14:00 to 14:30
Morning Workshops (Group A)
11:15 to 12:00
WORKSHOP 1
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Emotional Freedom Technique( EFT) ‘’Stress relief at your fingertips’’
with Aga Kehinde and Kathy Adams
Room TBC
Stress, anxiety, and emotional distress may be present along the entire cancer care pathway Dealing with many times unexpected, cancer diagnoses may bring anxiety surrounding uncertainty, stress, worry, fear of the unknown, and inability to think straight to make the best decisions.
During this workshop, Aga will share EFT an easy-to-apply tool that will help regulate your nervous system and release stress allowing you to reconnect with your inner ability to face the adversity of your cancer experience.
By using EFT, we can reconnect with our innate sense of unshakeable well-being by releasing the intensity of emotions and transforming the way uncomfortable feelings may impact our everyday experience.
WORKSHOP 2
Reflexology - what is it and why might I choose to add it to my care team?
with Tracey Smith FMAR BSc
Room TBC
Reflexology is a complementary therapy that can be used alongside medical care. Research back in 2012 indicated that reflexology was available in 62% of cancer units. However, reflexology has gained much greater acceptance over the subsequent years and most cancer units now have some level of provision, mostly from charitable support.
So what is reflexology? And why should you try it, or add a reflexologist to your long-term care team? And if you want to have reflexology throughout your treatment, how do you find a good one? Finally, how might you benefit from having reflexology?
This workshop will run through the theory behind reflexology, explain what takes place in a reflexology treatment, and how to find the reflexologist just right for you. I will also run through some of the potential benefits that have been highlighted by research studies.
Finally, we will do a short self-help reflexology hand sequence to aid stress and tension. A supportive self-help card will be provided for you to take home.
The aim of the workshop is that you will have a better understanding of how reflexology might benefit you through your treatment and how to find yourself a suitable reflexologist.
WORKSHOP 4
Activate your Vital Force
with Tracie Storey
Room TBC
Qi energy = vital life force and in this session we will be encompassing a traditional lineage of wisdom alongside modern & practical application, This session is designed to optimize your health and energy with a practice that combines movement & breathwork consisting of Qi Gong postures and focused intention with some vocal toning. Highly accessible for anyone who has a desire to improve their well-being and learn techniques to effectively transform their energy levels and activate their vital life force using the TCM (traditional chinese medicine) 5 element theory.
Morning Workshops (Group B)
12:30 to 13:15
WORKSHOP 5
Therapeutical Teas
with Ajit Madan
Room TBC
The healing benefits of tea. Come and find out more about Tea and Meditation experience
WORKSHOP 6
Breathwork: How your breath can improve your health & help you heal
with Sophie Trew
Room TBC
This experiential workshop uses the simplest, yet the most powerful healing tool available to you – your breath. Combined with a powerful mix of tools and techniques, such as self-massage, sound, gentle movement and visualisation, we will open up the respiratory system — sometimes for the first time — flooding the body with energy and vitality.
This guided breathwork can release tension, stress & anxiety, detoxifiy, improve mental clarity, focus and restructure the internal systems giving more room for aliveness, joy and laughter to emerge.
Your breath is one of the simplest, yet most powerful self-healing tools you have to transform your physical, mental and spiritual health. The way you breathe affects every system and function in your body.
Improper breathing and low levels of oxygen are a contributor to poor health. Shallow breathing increases stress and anxiety levels, affects the immune system, digestive health, sleep and the ability to detoxify amongst other things.
In this session you'll learn how to breathe deeper, release stress and tension through your breath, the relationship between shallow breathing and cancer, how to increase your energy levels and improve your sleep. Our bodies heal in a state of relaxation, in this workshop you'll learn tools for relaxation and self-care.
WORKSHOP 7
Safe Exercise for Living with and Beyond Cancer
with Kieran Mallaber-Weeks
Room TBC
During this workshop, we will be going through a warm-up/dynamic stretching routine that will prepare your body safely for the session. We will then move into our main session which will involve learning some low impact exercises, to help improve strength, mobility & cardiovascular endurance. Finally, we will finish with some static stretches to cool down, along with answering any questions you may have.
Extra Sessions
14:00 to 14:30
SESSION 1
Finding a Deeper Connection Group meeting
with Robin Daly
Room TBC
Following last year’s Annual Conference, Finding a Deeper Connection, a weekly online group was established to further explore the territory opened up by the conference
The online group will be meeting in person – for the very first time and you are very welcome to come and join us, if you’d like to know more about the group and what it has to offer.
Afternoon Workshops (Group C)
15:15 to 16:00
WORKSHOP 9
Support Groups and One to One support
with Sara Spinks and Shafia Begam
Room TBC
Learn from our Peer to Peer Coordinator and our Cancer Support Groups Coordinators about our services. Attendees will have a good understanding of peer support and group support services at Yes to Life. They will understand the benefits of both and what they can expect at each one and be able to make an informed decision on which pathway suits them the most.
WORKSHOP 10
Mushroom Science
with Sophie Barrett
Room TBC
Hifas da Terra (HdT) is the leading multinational biotech company in the development of medicinal mushroom-based products for human health. Our expertise is based on more than 20 years of experience researching and studying medicinal mushrooms' clinical ap-plications. We use biotechnology, innovation and ecology to develop products and im-prove health and well-being worldwide. We are committed to Research and Development (R&D) and allocate 62% of our profits to R&D (currently more than 15 active human stud-ies), including clinical trials, mainly in gastroenterology, oncology, immunology, the mus-culoskeletal system, mental-emotional health and women's health.
WORKSHOP 11
Foil Embossing
with Susie Walker
Room TBC
This relaxing and pleasurable activity in the presence of others also making their own unique card will give you some peaceful time engaged in mindful tasks. You will get the pleasure of leaving with a finished piece that is all your own creative design. No experience is necessary.
You will learn how to transfer one or more designs from an image on paper to a piece of copper foil, embossing the design into the foil and create a greetings card with your image.
WORKSHOP 12
"Financial support for your cancer treatment option. What can you do?"
with Miquel Leon-Canete
The Light Auditorium, Ground Floor
Afternoon Workshops (Group D)
17:15 to 18:00
WORKSHOP 13
"The Anti Cancer Diet"
with Dr. Britt Cordi
Room TBC
Get ready to be inspired by Britt as she guides you through a practical, step-by-step approach to the widely acclaimed Anti-cancer diet. Based on the comprehensive research of Dr Michael Donaldson (over 230 scientific articles), this diet has been found to have a significant impact on cancer prevention and recovery. In fact, in 85% of studies, a raw vegetable diet has been shown to have a protective effect against cancer.
But don't worry, Britt is here to make it simple and delicious! She will reveal the key components of this life-changing diet and share mouth-watering juicing recipes to help you seamlessly integrate it into your lifestyle. And as an added bonus, you'll get to taste some delicious wheatgrass and superfood juices that will leave you feeling energised and revitalised.
Join us for an informative and empowering workshop led by Britt, where you'll gain the knowledge and confidence to seamlessly integrate the key elements of the Anti-cancer diet into your busy lifestyle. With her expert guidance, you'll be well on your way to a healthier you!
WORKSHOP 14
"Plant-based diets for improving cancer outcomes"
with Shireen Kassam
Room TBC
WORKSHOP 15
"Mindfulness in the midst of cancer"
with Katie Sheen
Room TBC
What is mindfulness, and how can it support us through cancer and beyond?
This will be a practical exploration of key mindfulness concepts and practices that you can begin to use straight away to manage the challenging aspects of life, as well as creating "stepping stones of happiness" in every day.
No previous experience of mindfulness is necessary. Patients, supporters and caregivers are equally welcome, and you can either participate or just listen. No need to sit on the floor!
WORKSHOP 16
"Radical Remission -10 Healing Factors "
with Emma Sabin
Room TBC
This introductory session will give you a thorough understanding of the Radical Remission Project and the 10 Healing Factors that can lead to spontaneous remission from cancer and other chronic illnesses. Based on Dr Kelly Turner’s research and two books, Radical Remission and Radical Hope, they have investigated more than 1,500 cases of radical cancer remission worldwide for over 10 years and have established scientifically how these components can strengthen the immune system.
Not only will you learn how to improve your health through more mainstream lifestyle choices such as diet change and stress reduction, but you’ll also gain an understanding of less-known factors such as ‘following your intuition’ and ‘releasing suppressed emotions’ that have been scientifically proven to have a remarkable effect on your health and quality of life.
Join Emma to learn about the life-changing work of Radical Remission and learn how the 10 healing lifestyle changes can help you overcome a diagnosis.