Jean Di Carlo-Wagner,MA,E-RYT500's Blog – October 2009 Archive (3)

Meditation on Vacation

This past week, my husband and I traveled to New Jersey to see family and commune with fall trees. Traveling can be stressful, even good stress sends some riffs of emotions that shift me out of balance; not to mention the three hour time zone change. I find that compassionate meditation the most helpful. To me, that means, allowing myself to be present with the changes and mindful of my breathing. At night, using a simple focus on my breath to end the day is sometimes the best and only thing I… Continue

Added by Jean Di Carlo-Wagner,MA,E-RYT500 on October 27, 2009 at 4:30pm — 1 Comment

Cancer Advocate

There's a time when we can only think about ourselves and our own recoveries, and then, we want to reach out and help others. If you have a few minutes to sign on to advocacy petitions, they do impact our lawmakers. In March, I was able to lobby with C3(Colon Cancer Coalition) and learned how to condense my cancer experience into a ten minute story that advocated for laws to be… Continue

Added by Jean Di Carlo-Wagner,MA,E-RYT500 on October 20, 2009 at 7:00am — No Comments

The First Chemo

Wearing a loose, red-checked, button-down dress, I arrived early for my first chemotherapy infusion. I would wear my red dress almost every week for 26 weeks, because it was one less decision to make. It became my uniform. But the first day, it was a red banner to help me hide my fear. The waiting room exacerbated my restlessness, as I tried to figure out who was there for treatment and… Continue

Added by Jean Di Carlo-Wagner,MA,E-RYT500 on October 6, 2009 at 4:30am — No Comments

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