I participated in a 7 week course entitled, “The Seven Levels of Healing”. This is a program available to cancer patients and their families to offer support and navigation through all phases of the cancer journey. It was developed by Jeremy Geffen, MD, of Boulder, Colorado, and author of The Journey Through Cancer: Healing and Transforming the Whole Person.
Treating cancer is more than just utilizing the most innovative treatments and assembling the best oncology team for your specific diagnosis. For true healing to occur, the whole person needs to be addressed. The mental, emotional, spiritual and physical components of each person affected by the disease needs to be explored, nurtured and celebrated.
As a caregiver and independent patient advocate, I found each week to be enlightening, inspiring, and educational. For the cancer patients and their participating family members in attendance, it was obvious that they looked forward to these weekly sessions and they had a new approach to their overall treatment plans.
Each week a new level of the cancer patient’s personal journey is explored.
Level 1 – Education and Information
Level 2 – Connection with Others
Level 3 – The Body as a Garden
Level 4 – Emotional Healing
Level 5 – The Nature of Mind
Level 6 – Life Assessment
Level 7 – The Nature of Spirit
Health professionals throughout Colorado and other participating states are being trained to facilitate this free course to cancer patients and their families. Ask your local hospital if they offer the program. If not, you can contact Geffen Visions International to find out the closest facility to you that offers this exceptional program. http://www.geffenvisions.com/