October 12, 2011: To mark National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, breast cancer survivor and yoga instructor Claire Petretti is releasing a Yoga for Cancer Recovery DVD. Petretti designed the class specifically for individuals going through cancer treatment or recovery. Petretti is an E-RYT Yoga Alliance instructor and holds a Yoga for Cancer Therapy certification. She has been practicing, studying, and teaching yoga for more than a decade.  A portion of the proceeds from the DVD sales will be donated to cancer research.

 
Petretti, nominated as a Finalist in San Diego Magazine’s 2011 Woman of the Year, credits practicing and teaching yoga as essential components of her journey back to radiant health. “The art of yoga aided my physical and emotional healing by helping me manage the anxieties associated with treatment, giving me more energy, increasing circulation and reducing sleeplessness,”  Petretti said.  Her breast cancer journey was captured on her blog and is currently being adapted into a book.

The 90-minute DVD includes a 60-minute practice designed to help restore bone loss and muscular strength, while enhancing circulation, digestion and lymphatic flow.  The 30-minute Relaxation practice is designed to dissolve stress, alleviate pain and soothe the spirit. In addition to cancer survivor Petretti, who leads the class, five other cancer survivors, varying in age from 32 to 69 years old, join the practice.  The DVD is available at www.oceansoulyoga.com and on amazon.com for $19.99.

Since her diagnosis in 2010 and recovery, Petretti has lectured extensively for the Young Survival Coalition, Keep-a-Breast, American Cancer Society and City of Hope, among others. She was also the keynote speaker and one of five featured yoga instructors for the first Yoga for Hope event in San Diego benefitting City of Hope, ranked as one of “America’s Best Hospitals” in cancer and urology by U.S. News & World Report. She is now the Chairperson for the annual Yoga for Hope event in San Diego.

Save the Date for this great program!

ONCOLOGY EDUCATIONAL

Back by Popular Demand

Topic: "Dietary Supplements and Cancer: Prevention and Treatment"

Speaker: Robert A. Bonakdar, MD, FAAFP
Director of Pain Management @ Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine
Assistant Clinical Professor @ UCSD, School of Medicine

When: Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Where: Schaetzel Center, Great Hall
9890 Genesee Ave.
La Jolla, Ca 92037

Time: 6:00 pm Registration / Reception
6:30 pm Lecture

Parking $3.00 with validation

Sponsored by and facilitated by the Scripps Cancer Center
This education night is open to the San Diego Community.

*RSVP is required for attendees by Wednesday April 8, 2011

Please RSVP to Beverly Mangerich, RN, MSN,CBPN-IC at 858-626-5207or e-mail mangerich.beverly@scrippshealth.org

Click here for more info.

On March 19, 2011 a Latino Community Symposium will take place from 9am-3:30pm at the UCSD Medical Center Hillcrest Auditorium. The Department of Preventative Medicine is hosting this wonderful educational event for the Latino community.

The symposium will cover educational helath topics including how to speak with your doctor, diabetes, nutrition, and blood pressure. The symposium will be held in Spanish and a healthy lunch will be provided.

For more information, contact Isabel Leyva at mileyva@ucsd.edu.

Just returned from Florida. I spent the first part of the trip exhibiting for Keep A Breast at YSC & LBBC's Conference for Young Women (C4YW). It was a fun weekend filled with tons of information and reuniting with old friends and making lots of new ones! Stay tuned for more in depth info from the conference. In the meantime, here's some photos:

Miss Nixon, Adrienne, and I cruised up to Sherman Oaks, CA for a meet and greet with Kris Carr last night. I was pumped to be part of Kris's posse in her first book, Crazy Sexy Cancer Tips, and I'm looking forward to reading what she has to share in her new book, Crazy Sexy Diet.

For breast cancer survivors of all ages, feeling at peace with your new body is the key to having a deep and passionate connection to life. Join us for a one-day, awakening retreat where you will be guided through the process of establishing a loving and accepting relationship with your body, heart and mind– the entire self.

In a relaxing and supportive environment, we will journey toward cultivating gentler and kinder attitudes toward ourselves, lying to rest myths and beliefs that no longer serve us. In one day, a variety of creative outlets will be used to help you re-connect with the inner resources everyone possesses that contribute to vitality. Together we will embark on a positive quest, practicing guided meditation, storytelling, collage making, yoga, and many more artistic rituals along the way. Through this spiritual voyage, you will be empowered to adopt a holistic and well-poised image of yourself and your body.

Everyone in attendance will learn to forge a connection between imagination and reality while awakening the unique beauty within, allowing it to radiate through the surface and shine out, illuminating your life. Friends and family are welcome to attend.

Pasha Hogan is a psychotherapist, workshop facilitator, yoga teacher who founded Creative Recovery™, a wellness program that empowers participants to live passionately, transforming life’s challenges into profound learning and healing experiences. As a threetime breast cancer survivor, she taps into her unique personal and professional experiences to guide people through life changes.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 2011

10am-4pm

La Jolla Cove Bridge Club

1160 Coast Blvd.

La Jolla, CA 92037



$40 in advance, $45 at the door

Scholarships available.



CONTACT ME FOR MORE INFO

Just got word that I've received a grant from The SAMFund to help pay my medical insurance! I am so tremendously grateful to this organization and the work that they do. Please visit their website at www.thesamfund.org

Super excited to announce YSC San Diego's upcoming Educational Event!

"Complementary Care for Breast Cancer Treatment and Recovery"

For more info visit:

http://tinyurl.com/2dcy3k2