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| | | The last couple of years have been challenging for the world, and the cancer community has been no exception. As we continue to face the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important to recognize its influence on our minds and take steps to care for our mental health and wellbeing. In this issue, we introduce a new study to treat anxiety in cancer survivors using music therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy, and patient advocate Jodi MacLeod discusses how she has used integrative medicine techniques to facilitate a calm and steady mind. We also share the evidence for rhodiola and talk to MSK martial arts instructor Malik Cadwell about how practices like tai chi and kung fu can support our bodies and minds. As always, we are excited to share our upcoming programming. Be well, | | Dr. Jun J. Mao Chief, Integrative Medicine Service | | |
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| IMS Insights: Malik Cadwell on Martial Arts for Mental Health | Malik Cadwell is a martial arts instructor in MSK’s Integrative Medicine Service, where he teaches in the Integrative Medicine at Home membership program. He combines his background in psychology and behavioral health with martial arts practices for adults and children at MSK. This is a challenging time for many people. How can martial arts support our mental wellbeing? Mental wellbeing can be thought of as a state of balance in Eastern philosophy. The Taoist tradition that gave birth to the martial arts and movement therapies known as tai chi chuan and the kung fu style Baguazhang sees the mind as having both harmony and balance. The left brain is calculating, quantitative, logical, organized, verbal, and mathematical. The right brain is creative, artistic, imaginative, rhythmic, holistic, and visual. In Tao, we practice integrating these complementary opposite halves. We see this interaction in the classical imagery of yin and yang. We can think of these complementary pairs in several ways, including the conscious and subconscious and the emotional mind and the wisdom mind. Finding control and coordinating balance of these opposing functions is the goal of sitting, standing, and moving meditation in the martial arts. Through these meditations, we seek to calm the mind so that we can focus and be present in the moment. Join Malik for Martial Arts Classes: Kung Fu (online), Wednesdays, 4:00 PM to 4:30 PM, through Integrative Medicine at Home. To learn more and register, visit msk.org/athome. From Self-Defense to Health Defense: A FREE Martial Arts Program in Partnership with Abyssinian Baptist Church (132 Odell Clark Place), Thursdays, 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM, June 30 - July 28 and September 15 - October 13. To learn more, please email communityaffairs@mskcc.org. | | |
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| | About Herbs Feature: What is Rhodiola?
| | Rhodiola is a perennial plant common in the mountainous areas of Asia and Eastern Europe. It is used in traditional medicine to treat depression, fatigue, to enhance mental and physical performance, and to support immune function. Data from animal studies indicate that salidroside, the active compound in rhodiola, is anti-inflammatory, protects the nervous system, and may prevent cancer. In small clinical studies, rhodiola supplementation was found to improve mental performance, stress-induced fatigue, generalized anxiety disorder, mild to moderate depression, as well as physical endurance. | | About Herbs Library
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| | New Study Compares Integrative Treatments for Anxiety in Cancer Survivors | | Anxiety is a common and troublesome symptom that many people impacted by cancer may experience. Feelings of worry and restlessness combined with sleep difficulties and depressed mood can all contribute to daily suffering that impacts a person’s quality of life. Although medications are available to help manage anxiety, there are promising non-medication treatments available as well. MELODY, a new research study at MSK funded by a Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Award, aims to compare the effectiveness of two of these treatments – virtual music therapy and virtual cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) - in cancer survivors. | | Learn More |
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| | | | | Workshop: Building Body Awareness Through Core Strength and Yoga Monday, September 12, 2022 6:00 PM EDT In this workshop, you will learn about the importance of core muscles and gentle yoga. An MSK fitness instructor and an MSK yoga therapist will introduce you to safe, effective core strengthening movements, gentle yoga, and breathwork. |
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| | | | | Series: Yoga for Core Strength Tuesday, September 20, 2022 6:00 PM EDT In this six-week virtual yoga series, you will learn breath awareness meditations with a variety of floor, seated, and standing yoga poses. This purposeful mix of movements will safely build abdominal muscles while protecting joints and the lower back. |
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| | | | | Workshop: Acupuncture for Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Thursday, September 22, 2022 6:00 PM EDT After receiving neurotoxic chemotherapy, many people develop a painful condition called chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, or CIPN. Research at MSK has demonstrated acupuncture can help reduce pain and other symptoms that occur with CIPN. In this workshop, you will learn about this research and ways to relieve CIPN symptoms using acupressure and self-massage. |
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| Join Integrative Medicine at Home | | Visit www.MSK.org/AtHome to start your membership today. Schedule a telemedicine visit with our nurse practitioner, a specialist in lifestyle medicine, to make a personal wellness plan that may include Integrative Medicine at Home. Call 646-608-8550. | | | |
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| | Contact Us | | We welcome your feedback, and encourage you to send us a message at: | | aboutherbs@mskcc.org | |
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