T H E M A RT I N - O ’ N E I L C A N C E R C E N T E R W E L C O M E S Y O U T O
THE SECOND BI-ANNUAL
Awaken
Your Mind,
Body & Spirit
S E R I E S
Awaken Your Mind, Body and Spirit is a free lecture
series offering unique presentations to inspire
change towards living a healthier life.
Michael Finkelstein, MD
April 27, 2015
Andrew W. Kneier, Ph.D
May 4, 2015
Transform the War into
a Treasure Hunt
Inner Resources When Facing
Life’s Challenges
Dr. Finkelstein, renowned physician who
specializes in Integrative Medicine and
author of Slow Medicine: The Best Quick
Fix for your Health, has discovered that
the most effective approach to cancer is
embracing it as an opportunity, instead of
framing it as a battle. Rather than making
cancer the focus by fighting the disease,
patients make themselves the focus by
optimizing every area of their lives-eating
nutritious food, aligning the body and mind
through guided imagery and meditations,
practicing self-expression through music,
dance, writing and painting, enjoying natural
settings. Learn how to cultivate the “terrain”
of life that is not only passionate and joyous,
but as a byproduct, is inhospitable to cancer.
Dr. Kneier’s talk will focus on the
psychological and spiritual resources we
all possess when facing life’s challenges,
especially those that come in dealing
with a life-threatening illness. Examples
will be given from his book, Finding Your
Way Through Cancer, which draws on his
work with cancer patients at the UCSF
Comprehensive Cancer Center. From
theology, we gain perspective on the
God within us and the meaning of prayer
and spiritual resources to be drawn upon
in time of need. Examples will be given
from William James’ classic, The Varieties
of Religious Experience.
Mondays | 5:30-7:30 pm
April 27, 2015 & May 4, 2015
Yountville Community Center
6516 Washington Street | Yountville
HORS D’OEUVRES AND LIGHT REFRESHMENTS | RSVP 707.967.7518