We invite you to join Dr. Reid Hayward, the director of The University of Northern Colorado Cancer Rehabilitation Institute, in a discussion about the positive impact of exercise on reducing cancer fatigue and recurrence. The Institute's program is unique and highly regarded in the field of cancer rehabilitation, having cultivated expertise over the past twenty years through the provision of clinical cancer rehabilitation services, educational opportunities, and cutting-edge research in exercise-based cancer rehabilitation.
Live By Living connects cancer survivors and caregivers with nature and one another. Our walks, hikes, snowshoe outings, and retreats are structured to help you build up your strength and stamina at your own pace, find solace in the beauty of nature, and make new friends with people who understand what you’ve been through. We’re cancer-based, not cancer-focused.
Changes in body image and sexual health are all too common among women during and after cancer treatment. This program will review the impact of cancer, surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, hormonal and other medications on sexual functioning. We will also discuss effective strategies to minimize or reduce the impact of treatment on sexual symptoms. If you are coping with early or advanced cancer, join us for an interactive cancer survivorship program to improve your sexual well-being.
Regardless of the type of cancer diagnosis, it is common for cancer treatments to affect the bladder, bowel, and sexual health. In this talk, we will discuss all aspects of pelvic health. This will include how cancer treatments affect the pelvis and sexual health, conservative techniques to address these concerns, and how to maintain proper pelvic health and habits beyond treatment.
Join Dr. Barb Patterson, natural resources professor and nature guide, as she teaches simple mindfulness exercises to engage sensory awareness while intentionally tuning into birds.
Following our wonderful morning of mindful birding, join us for lunch with Florence Williams, author of The Nature Fix, as she discusses how science has demonstrated what we intuitively know: nature makes us happier, healthier, and more creative.
Join us for a free event where Dr. Heather Leach will discuss the latest research in exercise oncology and learn more about the Fit Cancer Program at CSU and the benefits of exercise for cancer survivors. Lecture followed by a tour of the facility and refreshments
ENCORE SCREENING!
A loving mother of four is granted the right to legally use magic mushrooms to treat her end-of-life anxiety. She then embarks on a remarkable journey of personal transformation and healing while exploring lesser known possible cures for cancer, like cannabis oil.
‘DOSED: The Trip of a Lifetime’ is an award-winning documentary film in theaters now. It is not available online. And if you haven’t seen the first standalone documentary in the DOSED series.
Join Shannon Darling, an Integrative Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner at the Wholeness Center discuss several studies showing the effectiveness of psychedelics, such as ketamine, psilocybin, and others, which can help cancer patients cope with the psychological distress associated with their illness.
Join Anne-Marie Bowman, Cancer Therapist; and Certified Meditation Guide, as she leads us through a guided experience and discusses the known benefits of mindfulness-based stress reduction.
To grieve is an act of belonging to humanity. It is an expression of honoring and remembering that makes our love visible. In this session, Lisa discusses how embodied conversations and creative practices can move grief so we can grow our capacity and confidence to well-tend loss experiences with ourselves and others.
Cancer survivors experience unique stressors and uncertainty well beyond the initial treatment. This month we will hear from Alexandra Routh, a Certified Somatic Experiencing therapist. She will discuss Somatic Experiencing (SE™), a body-oriented therapeutic model —for healing trauma and other stress disorders. Somatic Experiencing has been clinically applied for more than four decades. It is based on a multidisciplinary intersection of physiology, psychology, ethology, biology, neuroscience, indigenous healing practices, and medical biophysics.