
Oriental Medicine: A Gentle Path to Healing, a free workshop for past and present breast cancer patients
Oriental Medicine: A Gentle Path to Healing is a free workshop designed for current and past breast cancer patients, offered on Tuesday, May 8 from 7 to 8 pm at Adelphi University.. Combining Oriental and conventional medicine creates a dynamic duo in breast cancer treatment. Participants learn how to use and apply some of the various complementary therapies including: massage, Qi Gong (movement/breath exercise), acupressure, acupuncture, Chinese herbs, moxibustion and see some of these modalities demonstrated.
Liz Snow, BS, MSOM, is a NYS licensed Acupuncturist and an Oriental Medicine Practitioner with a private practice in East Norwich. She is nationally certified as a Diplomat in Acupuncture and Chinese Herbology and is a Qi Gong practitioner and instructor. Liz was a member of a task force that developed Oriental Medicine protocols for treating breast cancer survivors and is a two-time breast cancer survivor herself.
The workshop is held at Alumni House, 154 Cambridge Avenue, Adelphi University, Garden City. Pre-registration is required. Call 516-877-4325.
This event is sponsored by the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program and is supported by the LI 2 Day Walk to Fight Breast Cancer.