Being diagnosed with cancer is in itself a stressful event -- so stressful it can suppress your immune system and worsen the side-effects of treatment. Fortunately, through guided relaxation, you can let go of your fear and anxiety and take charge of your recovery. Creative visualization can help you regain an optimistic attitude, spark your immune system, and maximize your medical treatment. If you are ready to join the ranks of people who have discovered the mind/body connection and its healing potential, then the Coping with Cancer Series is definitely for you!


CRS01 - Relaxation For Inner Healing
For some people, relaxing while facing a serious illness may seem like an impossible task. In this first session, you will begin by simply clearing your mind of all negative or fear-based thoughts concerning your condition. At the same time, you will learn to allow the natural healing power of your body to take over. The benefits from relaxation are immeasurable when it comes to fighting cancer. Dr. Patrick Porter will gently guide you through the first of many creative visualization sessions, which will build you a strong foundation for using the science of relaxation as a natural part of your cancer treatment and recovery.


CRS02 - Rejuvenate Your Body Through Deep Delta Sleep
During cancer recovery, many people have difficulty falling asleep or they may awaken in the middle of the night and struggle to get back to sleep. Your body naturally recharges and rejuvenates during sleep, which means a good night's rest is key to your recovery. This imagery will show you new ways to get the maximum benefit from sleep. You'll start by releasing any negative emotions you may have about cancer. Any anger or fear that may be interrupting your sleep will be cleared from your mind. You will also learn a simple method for returning to sleep if you should awaken during the night. Sit back, relax, put an end to nighttime restlessness, and get the healing, rejuvenating sleep your body needs.


CRS03 - The Power of Optimistic Planning
Your thoughts continually influence your brain, creating either negative or positive states. Now you can gain control over your thoughts. You will learn to eliminate the emotions that feed cancer and to inspire the positive emotions that create an optimum healing environment. Through relaxation and guided imagery, you will awaken to the healing benefits of thinking positively even in negative situations.


CRS04 - Eliminate Harmful Habits for Health and Wellness
With this process you will experience even deeper levels of relaxation so the true healing nature of your body can go to work, creating the health you desire. You will discover techniques for eliminating emotional turmoil that might have you hanging onto negative habits and patterns. Perhaps a part of you wants to get well, while another part wants to deny the disease or is resisting giving up harmful habits. Now you can gain new life skills that will give you the best possible chance for beating cancer for good.


CRS05 - Tapping Into Your Internal Pharmacy
Science has proven that your brain can release over 30,000 different neurochemicals with a simple thought. Dr. Patrick Porter will help you discover powerful ways to organize experiences so that the negativity associated with cancer is minimized and you can relax and enjoy your time with family and friends. Negative emotions such as fear, frustration, and anger, along with physical pain, nausea, and fatigue, can limit your ability to relax and heal. Now you can use creative visualization and relaxation and your mind's resources -- your internal pharmacy -- to go with the flow, relax, and set a course for healing and wellbeing. From this relaxed state of mind, your body can best respond to the treatment you and your health care professionals have chosen.


CRS06 - Focus on Health & Maximize Your Support Network
A diagnosis of cancer can feel like a lonely place, but it doesn't have to be. During this process, you will use creative visualization to imagine your body absorbing the prayers and well wishes sent from friends and loved ones. You will see yourself in a beautiful field of flowers where you learn to tap into your "circle of power." While there, you will make the commitment to become your own health advocate, making decisions about how to best work with your health care professionals. You will learn to ask for any physical or emotional assistance you may need, and will be encouraged to do what you can to aid your recovery, such as taking walks or attending yoga classes. You will gain freedom by being honest with yourself. At the same time, you will develop a team attitude, so you are comfortable in accepting the support offered you. Most importantly, you will develop the courage to be realistic with your support network, so you can get the help you need when you need it.


CRS07 - Transform Negative Thinking Into Positive Motivation
After your cancer diagnosis, you will quickly discover that life goes on; work, bills, and daily chores don't go away. With this process you will put the external worries, such as money and housework, into proper perspective. You will learn about thoughts that harm and thoughts that heal, so you can focus your mind on the healing thoughts. This is what separates those who struggle with treatment from those who seem to flow through it without difficulty. There is an opportunity for you to not only survive, but also to thrive -- and it exists in your own mind. Sit back, relax, and benefit from the stress-reducing methods that can give you inner strength and the determination to succeed with your treatment plan.


CRS08 - Build Your Own Internal Support System
No one plans on getting cancer. Consequently, most people feel lost or helpless after hearing their diagnosis. This is why you need uncommon resources for these uncommon times. Dr. Patrick Porter will help you build your own internal support system. With creative visualization and relaxation, you will learn to use your mind, the most powerful computer on earth, to regain your equanimity. Your mind has the capacity for virtually limitless problem solving. Now you can transform any negative emotional states associated with your treatment into positive actions for helping you recover your health and your emotional wellbeing.


CRS09 - Turn on the Power of Faith through Imagery
The power of faith, prayer, and imagery has been recognized in medical circles for decades. Now you can do what the most successful patients do to get maximum results from their medical treatment. You will learn how to call upon that higher power to help visualize and realize the healing potential of your mind. During this creative visualization, you will call upon this higher intelligence to help stimulate the white blood cells to do what they do best, seek out and destroy foreign agents in the body. At the same time, you will be training your brain to think differently about your role in recovery, helping you to take an active role in working with the amazing healing ability that comes with faith and acceptance.


CRS10 - Using Goal Programming & Positive Expectancy
The mind is a goal-striving mechanism. During this creative visualization session you will set a goal for creating a healing environment within your body. You will then let your other-than-conscious mind take over. Positive expectancy will help you through challenges and give you the assertiveness you need to be your own best caregiver. You will make your health your top priority, making sure your medicine is in order and that you are keeping your appointments. Setting healthy goals such as exercising, eating properly, and getting sufficient rest will keep you on the path to recovery and will make the process more pleasant for you and your loved ones.


CRS11 - Making Health a Priority and Staying Focused on Wellness
Dr. Patrick Porter realizes that you have one primary goal -- freedom from cancer. During this visualization, he will help you focus on everything you can do to reach that outcome. He will help you build a positive attitude, gain the motivation to consume healing foods, to exercise regularly, and to feel that you are in harmony with your chemotherapy, radiation, or other treatments. During this healing journey, you will start with a deep relaxation and guided visualization to uncover your deepest desires and values. From there you will focus your mind on purity of thought and the realization of your goal.


CRS12 - Supercharge Your Immune System
The "relaxation response" is the key to the powerful release of the natural healing forces of the brain and body. During this visualization, you will use your creative mind to stimulate your immune system and visualize it eradicating any diseased cells in your body. Dr. Patrick Porter will help you create empowering thoughts about your immune system and then set the immune system to the task of destroying the diseased cells. You will discover why thoughts are more powerful than things... because thoughts create things -- and the thing you will be thinking about is radiant health!


CRS13 - Relax & Let It Be
During this visualization you will learn the secret of forgiveness and grace. It is human nature to try to control everything -- from family to friends to the health care system. This is the type of stress your body doesn't need during your treatment. Dr. Patrick Porter will train you to use an easy trigger that will allow you to "let it be" when it's appropriate. He will help you move into a state of calm relaxation even around the most difficult people or under the most stressful circumstances.