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Life, happiness...and cancer : surviving with action and attitude!

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Kerslake, Phil. Lang'ata, Nairobi: Acrodile Publishing , 2010.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 K41 2010

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Kerslake, Phil

Place of Publication: Lang'ata, Nairobi

Publisher: Acrodile Publishing

Publication Date: 2010

Physical Description: xv, 142 p. : 24 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Survivors; Adaptation, Psychological; Relaxation Therapy; Mind-Body Therapies; Popular Work

ISBN: 9966724974

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 K41 2010

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Mindfulness meditation for pain relief : guided practices for reclaiming your body and your life

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Kabat-Zinn, Jon. Boulder, CO: Sounds True , 2010.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ266 K12m 2010 v.1-2

Availability: 5 copies, 5 available

Author: Kabat-Zinn, Jon

Place of Publication: Boulder, CO

Publisher: Sounds True

Publication Date: 2010

Physical Description: 2 CD's ; 105 minutes

Subjects: Pain - psychology; Mind-Body Therapies; Meditation; Relaxation Therapy; Stress, Psychological; Adaptation, Psychological; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781591797401

Language: English

Material Type: Audio; CD

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library Relax; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ266 K12m 2010 v.1-2

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True refuge : finding peace and freedom in your own awakened heart

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New York, NY: Bantam Books , 2016 | 1997.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WM61 B796 2016

Availability: 1 copy, 0 available

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Bantam Books

Publication Date: 2016; 1997

Physical Description: xviii, 290 p. ; 21 cm

Subjects: Buddhism; Uncertainty; Mental Healing; Relaxation Therapy; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780553386349

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WM61 B796 2016

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Talking about death won't kill you : the essential guide to end-of-life conversations.

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Kortes-Miller, Kathy. Toronto, ON: ECW Press , 2018.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF789 D4 K85 2018

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Alternate Title: Talking about death will not kill you

Author: Kortes-Miller, Kathy

Place of Publication: Toronto, ON

Publisher: ECW Press

Publication Date: 2018

Physical Description: 208 p. : 22 cm.

Subjects: Attitude to Death; Terminally Ill - psychology; Communication; Interpersonal Communication; Decision Making; Adaptation, Psychological; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781770414068

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF789 D4 K85 2018

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Power yoga for happiness : volume 2

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Finn, Eoin, Enga, Bjorn, Hokanson, Cliff. [Vancouver, BC?]: Vancouveryoga.com , 2004.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ266 P887 2004 v.1-2

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Disk 1. Intro (3 mins.); Quickie (32 min.); Daily dose of bliss (42 mins.); Magically hips (58 mins.); Disk 2. Strong, free and happy (53 mins.); Full happiness (80 mins.); Chapter points and credits (4 mins.); Web links

Author: Finn, Eoin; Enga, Bjorn; Hokanson, Cliff

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: Vancouveryoga.com

Publication Date: 2004

Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (270 min.)

Subjects: Yoga; Exercise Therapy; Relaxation Therapy; Stress, Psychological; Popular Work

Abstract: Disk 1. Intro (3 mins.); Quickie (32 min.); Daily dose of bliss (42 mins.); Magically hips (58 mins.); Disk 2. Strong, free and happy (53 mins.); Full happiness (80 mins.); Chapter points and credits (4 mins.); Web links

Language: English

Material Type: Video; DVD

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ266 P887 2004 v.1-2

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Big new free happy unusual life : self-expression and spiritual practice for those who have time for neither

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Wise, Nina. New York, NY: Broadway Books , 2002.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ266 W812 2002

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Similar to the Artist's Way, the reader can improve self-expression, play and spontaneity by following these 10 minute creative exercises.

Author: Wise, Nina

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Broadway Books

Publication Date: 2002

Subjects: Creativity; Imagination; Imagery (Psychotherapy); Relaxation Therapy; Sensory art therapies; Spiritual Therapies; Popular Work

Abstract: Similar to the Artist's Way, the reader can improve self-expression, play and spontaneity by following these 10 minute creative exercises.

ISBN: 0767910079

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ266 W812 2002

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Finding the still point : music for healing

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Washburn, John. [Vancouver, BC?]: Grouse Records , 2006.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ266 V223 2006 v.1

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Washburn, John

Corporate Author: Vancouver Chamber Choir

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: Grouse Records

Publication Date: 2006

Physical Description: 60 minutes

Series: Music for healing

Subjects: Music Therapy; Relaxation Therapy; Mental Healing; Imagery (Psychotherapy); Popular Work

Language: English

Material Type: Audio; CD; Booklet

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library Music; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ266 V223 2006 v.1

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Secret garden of the soul : the intuitive life, volume 1. : visualizations for intuitive development

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Brewster, Cheryl. [Vancouver, BC?]: TheIntuitiveLife.com , [2014].

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ266 B848 2014

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Alternate Title: Intuitive visualization : the secret garden of the soul

Author: Brewster, Cheryl

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: TheIntuitiveLife.com

Publication Date: [2014]

Subjects: Imagery (Psychotherapy); Relaxation Therapy; Self Concept; Intuition; Popular Work

ISBN: 830159003719

Language: English

Material Type: Audio; CD

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library Relax

Call Number: QZ266 B848 2014

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Mindfulness : an eight-week plan for finding peace in a frantic world

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Williams, Mark, Penman, Danny. Emmaus, PA: Rodale Books , 2011.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WM425 W725 2011

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

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Author: Williams, Mark; Penman, Danny

Place of Publication: Emmaus, PA

Publisher: Rodale Books

Publication Date: 2011

Physical Description: xii, 276 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Meditation - methods; Cognitive Therapy; Relaxation Therapy; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781609618957

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WM425 W725 2011

Website Notes: For downloadable audio files

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Twelve rules for life : an antidote for chaos

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Peterson, Jordan B. [Toronto, ON]: Random House Canada , 2018.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WM172.4 P485 2018

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Contents:; Stand up straight with your shoulders back -- Treat yourself like someone you are responsible for helping -- Make friends with people who want the best for you -- Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not to who someone else is today -- Do not let your children do anything that mak…

Alternate Title: 12 rules for life

Author: Peterson, Jordan B.

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Random House Canada

Publication Date: 2018

Physical Description: xxxv, 409 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Psychology, Applied; Adaptation, Psychological; Attitude; Behavior; Philosophy; Decision Making; Self Concept; Popular Work

Abstract: Contents:; Stand up straight with your shoulders back -- Treat yourself like someone you are responsible for helping -- Make friends with people who want the best for you -- Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not to who someone else is today -- Do not let your children do anything that makes you dislike them -- Set your house in perfect order before you criticize the world -- Pursue what is meaningful (not what is expedient) -- Tell the truth--or, at least, don't lie --Assume that the person you are listening to might know something you don't -- Be precise in your speech -- Do not bother children when they are skateboarding -- Pet a cat when you encounter one on the street.

ISBN: 9780345816023

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WM172.4 P485 2018

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Healing meditations : enhance your immune system and find the key to good health

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Siegel, Bernie S. Carlsbad, CA: Hay House, Inc. , 2000.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ266 S573he 2000 v.1-2

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Author: Siegel, Bernie S

Place of Publication: Carlsbad, CA

Publisher: Hay House, Inc.

Publication Date: 2000

Subjects: Relaxation Therapy; Mental Healing; Imagery; Popular Work

ISBN: 1401901425

Language: English

Material Type: CD; Audio

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library Relax; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ266 S573he 2000 v.1-2

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Own your cancer : a take-charge guide for the recently diagnosed and those who love them

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Edelstein, Peter. Guilford, CT: Lyons Press , 2014.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 E21o 2014

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

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Author: Edelstein, Peter

Place of Publication: Guilford, CT

Publisher: Lyons Press

Publication Date: 2014

Physical Description: ix, 253 p. ; 21 cm.

Series: Proquest Ebook Central; ebrary books for public

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Neoplasms - therapy; Decision Making; Adaptation, Psychological; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780762796373; 9781493008070

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Ebook

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Internet; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 E21o 2014

Website Notes: Patients and the public of BC and the Yukon can access this title by emailing library@bccancer.bc.ca or calling 1.888.675.8001 x 7000 (toll-free) to obtain a username and password.

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Don't sweat the small stuff for teens : simple ways to keep your cool in stressful times

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Carlson, Richard. New York, NY: Hyperion , 2000.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WS463 C284 2000

Availability: 1 copy, 0 available

Author: Carlson, Richard

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Hyperion

Publication Date: 2000

Physical Description: xiv, 242 p. ; 17 p.

Subjects: Stress, Psychological; Adaptation, Psychological; Relaxation Therapy; Adolescent; Life Change Events; Family Relations; Popular Work

ISBN: 0786885971

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WS463 C284 2000

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Mindfulness for beginners : reclaiming the present moment - and your life

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Kabat-Zinn, Jon. Boulder, CO: Sounds True , 2012.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ266 K10mi 2012

Availability: 8 copies, 7 available

Author: Kabat-Zinn, Jon

Place of Publication: Boulder, CO

Publisher: Sounds True

Publication Date: 2012

Physical Description: xii, 166 p. ; 21 cm. + 1 audiodisc (74 min)

Subjects: Meditation - methods; Mind Body Relations (Metaphysical); Awareness; Relaxation Therapy; Stress, Psychological; Popular Work

Notes: Includes CD with five guided mindfulness meditations.; Surrey CIC keep 2022 (F0002503)

ISBN: 9781604076585; 9781622036677

Language: English

Material Type: Book; CD

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Prince George Cancer Info Ctr; Surrey Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ266 K10mi 2012

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To die well : your right to comfort, calm, and choice in the last days of life

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Wanzer, Sidney H, Glenmullen, Joseph. Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press , 2007.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: W85.5 W252 2007

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Turning points at life's end; Rights of the dying patient; The first turning point : from active treatment to comfort care; Pain control; What you should expect from your doctors and nurses; Family and friends; The second turning point : making the decision to hasten death; What options have been u…

Author: Wanzer, Sidney H; Glenmullen, Joseph

Place of Publication: Cambridge, MA

Publisher: Da Capo Press

Publication Date: 2007

Physical Description: xii, 209 p. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Right to Die; Living Wills; Advance Directives; Advance Care Planning; Decision Making; Terminal Care; Euthanasia; Suicide, Assisted; Popular Work

Abstract: Turning points at life's end; Rights of the dying patient; The first turning point : from active treatment to comfort care; Pain control; What you should expect from your doctors and nurses; Family and friends; The second turning point : making the decision to hasten death; What options have been used in the past to hasten death?; Helium : newly used method to end suffering; Differentiating sadness at the end of life from clinical depression; The special case of irreversible dementia and end-of-life management; Planning ahead with advance directives : staying in control; Allowing a merciful death; Appendix A: Historical background of the end-of-life movement and current national organizations; Appendix B: Oregon and physician-assisted dying; Appendix C: The international scene; Appendix D: End-of-life organizations; Appendix E: Sample living will; Appendix F: Health care proxy form with optional attachment; Appendix G: Proposed authorization for ending life in situations of irreversible and progressive cognitive decline.