Resources
DR. ABBY CAPLIN’S WEBLOG
permissiontoheal.wordpress.com
Permission to Heal: Practical loving ways to heal through chronic illness
BELLERUTH NAPARSTEK'S GUIDED IMAGERY CENTER
www.healthjourneys.com
CLINICAL STUDIES
Mind–Body Methods and Immunity
COMMONWEAL
Bolinas, California
www.commonweal.org
415-868-0970
An integrated week-long healing retreat for people with cancer.
Program includes daily group support sessions led by a psychotherapist,
massage, yoga, meditation, deep relaxation, imagery work, symbolic learning through sand-tray, poetry, exploration of sacred space, and a gourmet vegetarian diet.
Evening sessions led by Commonweal co-founder Michael Lerner explore choices in healing,
mainstream and integrative therapies, pain and suffering, and death and dying.
REBECCA KATZ, MS
http://www.innercook.com
Rebecca is the author of One Bite at a Time: Nourishing Recipes for Cancer Survivors and their Friends.
MEDLINE PLUS — health information for the public
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/medlineplus.html
NANCY’S LIST
nancyslist.org
Nancy’s List is a grassroots effort committed to significantly improving the lives of the many people in our community who are living with cancer and those who love and care for them. The epidemic of cancer demands an innovative response. "We cannot rely on the healthcare system to focus on the many challenges that come with a cancer diagnosis but we can rely on ourselves and our desire to serve and our generosity of spirit and reach out and support the courage and bravery and resilience of our neighbors. We invite you to open your heart and join us."
NATIONAL CENTER for COMPLEMENTARY and ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
www.nccam.nih.gov
PAMELA A. PAPPAS MD, MD(H)
www.drpampappas.com
Pamela A. Pappas MD, MD(H), is a classical homeopath and psychiatrist in Scottsdale, Arizona. Her private practice provides natural treatment alternatives for people experiencing issues such as anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, stress-related health conditions, and creative blocks.
RACHEL REMEN, MD
www.rachelremen.com
www.commonweal.org/ishi/
Rachel Remen, MD, the Founder and Director of the Institute for the Study of Health and Illness, a Commonweal Project. She is one of the pioneers of humanistic and integrative medicine, and a Clinical Professor of Family and Community Medicine at UCSF School of Medicine.
Her course, The Healer's Art, was awarded the 2008 Innovative Educational Program by the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine. It is taught at 59 medical schools here and abroad.
Her bestselling books, Kitchen Table Wisdom and My Grandfather's Blessings, have been published in 18 languages and read by hundreds of thousands of health professionals worldwide.