Encouraging Gift for Loved Ones Diagnosed With Cancer
MINNEAPOLIS, July 9 /PRNewswire/ — When a friend or family member receives a cancer diagnosis, what can you do to show you care?
The new Visions for Cancer Recovery(R) DVD by Integral Visions offers an encouraging solution. Visions — created by a Minneapolis nurse and two-time cancer survivor — provides patients with 20 minutes of rest, relaxation and visualization, as well as a sense of hope and empowerment.
The most powerful aspect of the DVD is visualization of “apoptosis,” the rarely viewed process in which the body’s healthy cells attack cancer cells. The DVD’s creator Mary Hallman uses her soothing voice to guide cancer patients through a visualization exercise in which they envision their bodies fighting off cancer at the cellular level.
Mayo Clinic Offers Visions to Patients
“Visions provides patients with a sense of control, as well as a relaxing meditation,” says Sarah Christensen, M.A. of Mayo Clinic’s Section of Patient Education. “I’ve had the privilege of meeting Mary Hallman, and believe her work can be an important element in our patients’ paths to recovery by allowing them to be active participants in their own care.”
Realizing the important role that a patient’s state of mind can play during treatment, the Mayo Clinic offers free viewing of Visions for Cancer Recovery on its 2,400 video-on-demand units installed throughout the inpatient and outpatient practices in Rochester, MN; 200 in Jacksonville, FL; and 150 in Mayo’s Phoenix, AZ hospital.
Other medical and integrative health centers in the United States and Canada are also offering it to patients. The program is intended to be used alongside prescribed medical treatments.
Hallman developed the concept for Visions for Cancer Recovery while practicing her own visualization techniques during treatments for a rare fallopian tube cancer.
“What better way to celebrate my recovery than to offer others who are living with cancer the visualization therapy that calmed my spirit and gave me hope,” said Hallman, an intensive care nurse.
Visions for Cancer Recovery offers spectacular footage of the natural world, an original musical score and empowering images of natural cancer cell elimination. Visions is available for $24.95 at http://www.amazon.com/ or http://www.integral-visions.com/ or 1-800-541-0071.
Integral Visions
CONTACT: Cathy Kennedy, +1-612-309-3951, cathryn@cathrynkennedy.com, forIntegral Visions
Web site: http://www.integral-visions.com/