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Healing Journey - Levels 1 and 2

Levels 1 and 2 are the first two levels of the Healing Journey programme. They are normally taught in a group situation but the workbooks and mp3's that you can download below will give you the information you need to go through the levels on your own.

If you have any comments or broad questions about the programme or if you are having problems downloading the workbooks or pdfs, please send us a message via this form. Once our Healing Journey courses in London are up-and-running, we will be able to provide personal support but, unfortunately, we are not able to at the moment.

There are further structured levels to the Healing Journey programme, which include new information and exercises. We are working to adapt Levels 3 and 4 for the UK context.

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Level 1

The first level of the programme has been exhaustively tested and research has shown that it is able to relieve much of the anxiety and depression, confusion, pain, fatigue, and other forms of distress induced by a cancer diagnosis.

It teaches basic relaxation, thought management, communicating feelings, mental imaging techniques, and setting goals.

Among the topics covered are:

how self-help activities can make you feel more in control of your cancer
how to recognise sources of stress and deal with them
how to develop feelings of deep relaxation in your body
what the Healing Journey path is and where it leads
how to stop anxious thoughts from taking over your mind
how imagery allows you to influence your life and health
the importance of seeking support from your friends and your family
how to decide what your priorities really are by imagining an ideal day in the future.

The exercises in the workbook and on the audios should be carried out in addition to the medical treatment you are having.

Workbook

Click on the button below to download it. It is in pdf format.

It is suggested that you spend a week or so on each session doing the exercises in them and also practising the relaxation or another technique at least once a day, but more regularly if you are keen.

Audios

There are 4 audios for level 1 which take you through some of the basic self-help techniques taught. You can either listen to them on the site or download them. To download an mp3 onto your hard drive, Windows users should right click and then click on 'Save link as'.

	1. Deep muscle relaxation
	2. Deep inner relaxation
	3. Mental imagery for healing
	4. An ideal day in the future

Level 2

Level 2 introduces a number of new topics and techniques, including meditation, spiritual aspects of healing, contacting an "Inner Healer" and journaling as well as covering more on mental imaging, mind-watching, relaxation and goal-setting.

The topics covered include:

how 'watching the mind' exercises can reduce fearful and depressing negative thoughts
a social map to help you assess how supportive your relationships with different people are
what the benefits and the different types of meditation are
a stress checklist to help you monitor where stress is occurring on the five levels - body, conscious mind, deeper mind, social and spiritual - of your being
various exercises to start developing more self-knowledge
in what ways might your cancer have meaning?(or do you see it as a meaningless event?)
how to contact your 'inner healer'
how being aware that time is limited can help you decide what you really want from your life
simple exercises to help you let go of resentments
a 5-step process to help you manage distressing thoughts and feelings
what spirituality is
questions to help you assess the effectiveness of unconventional treatments and remedies.

The exercises in the workbook and on the audios should be carried out in addition to the medical treatment you are having.

Workbook

Click on the button below to download it. It is in pdf format.

As with the Level 1 workbook, it is suggested that you spend a week or so on each session doing the exercises in them. To get the best benefits, you need also to practice one of the relaxation, meditation or imagery techniques at least once a day, but more regularly if you are keen.

Audios

There are 2 audios for level 2 which take you through 3 different types of meditation and how to contact your 'inner healer'. You can either listen to them on the site or download them. To download an mp3 onto your hard drive, Windows users should right click and then click on 'Save link as'.

	1. Meditation
	2. The inner healer

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