Mindfulness for Cancer – Lifestyle Medicine in Practice
Patients
West Midlands/International
I am a Mindfulness teacher, trained from the Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice,University of Bangor,Wales. I retired as a GP from Dinnington Group Practice (DGP), Dinnington, Sheffield in July 2024. I set up this 5 week course for patients with cancer from DGP with the help of our social prescriber who is interested in using mindfulness to help patients.
Patients whose cancer was detected over a year ago and had completed their treatment with surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy were contacted by messaging or calling their mobile. They were given details and asked if they wished to participate in this 5 week course.
We accepted 15 patients as that is the capacity of the practice hall.The course was conducted from 2-3 pm on 5 Wednesdays in January and February 2025.We held 4 x 1 hour sessions of mindfulness and 1 x 1 hour session discussing the other pillars of lifestyle medicine. It was an interactive course where I discussed what mindfulness is, the benefits and the evidence, taught different long and short mindfulness meditation practices and gave practical tips how mindfulness skills could be developed and used in day to day lives to live with equanimity.
 LM Pillars Covered: |
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 Funded? |
No |
 Initiative Sector: |
NHS |
 Approving Body: |
Practice Manager, DGP |
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