CHANGE THE WAY YOU MOVE THROUGH LIFE
Cancer takes a beating on your body. But knowing the ‘little things’ can mean living a life of health and happiness or living with the secondary conditions that cancer can bring. The Tough Girls Guide is an exercise dvd including Pilates based core exercises on a foam roller and a contemporary Tai Chi combination created to restore the body and mind.
The Crane Dancing Tai Chi has been shared with women across as a part of the ‘Inner Peace For Inner Tough’ seminars as a way to reconnect the body and mind.The Tough Girls Guide is a dvd/journal chock full of exercises use to rebuild strength in the body and mind in a journey after cancer.
5 1/2 x 7 inches
Spiral Bound, 35 blank pages with printed, color exercise descriptions from the dvd.
Shipping included!
THE INNER TOUGH GIRLS
Life after Cancer is a 501 c3 organization that provides services that make a difference between 'Surviving' and 'Thriving'.
Life after Cancer is a 501 c3 organization that provides services that make a difference between 'Surviving' and 'Thriving'.
I want you to think for a minute of the women in your life. Your sister, your mom, your co worker, your friend. These are the women who are volunteering at school, who come to work with a smile, who take care of your kids: The women who make a difference in the world around us. These are also the women who made it through surgery after surgery, treatment after treatment and quite honestly, these are the women we look at and say “Wow! you look great.” and expect everything to be normal again. But it’s not. We can help women live a better life after cancer. We might not have the cure, but we can focus on our health and happiness. We can create a better world one person at a time.
The cost of a cancer diagnosis is far beyond just the treatments and surgeries. Even if insurance covers a larger percentage, there are co pays, time off of work ( if even able to work) increased prescription costs, ongoing follow ups and check ups and increased insurance rates. The average mom who already feels this is a burden will not and often can not afford to take have another cost, even though this is the very thing that will help them to get stronger and feel better to live a better life.
Inner Tough Girls also provide Tough Girl Gatherings where Survivors of all kinds join together for a day of empowerment, relaxation and renewal. Nutritionists, Psychologists and Exercise Specialists guide Survivors to reclaim their life. Meetings are set in a beautiful, nurturing environment to facilitate health, not a reminder of disease. Women leave with a solid game plan to reconnect body, mind and spirit. Women leave inspired to lead a new life.
From The Inner Tough Girls Blog
Finding the Balance in Pink
I don't really remember the exact day I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I suppose it was in September because I had to meet the Oncologist on Halloween and I am assuming it took awhile to get an appointment, so that would leave us in September sometime.
(And yes, my memory was just as bad before I had Chemo.)
But, the years after are really a blur. I am glad I kept a journal because I would not have remembered a darn thing. And there were great things that happened in the years after treatment. I DO remember my daughter turned 16 and learned to drive, then left for college soon after. We moved from our house of 10 years, I rebuilt my Pilates business, started Inner Tough Girls, created an exercise dvd and now I'm watching my son turn 16 and learn to drive. Yes, it is eerie how things evolve and come full circle.
When I was finishing my treatments and surgeries I was very 'pink'. Then it went to complete disdain of anything pink. and now it's at a comfortable level of respect. I don't 'celebrate' October or my years of being cancer-free because cancer has taken up too much of my time as it is. It's kind of like exercise, you can't 'do it all in one month ' and get good results. Cancer awareness should be an ongoing part of our lives. In the beginning, I did things so cancer didn't come back. Now I do things to stay healthy. It was a big shift in thinking.
Every time I make a comment about "pinkwashing" or complain about cancer, I am giving cancer my time and thoughts. It takes up space in my head - time I could spend doing other things. I have respectfully put boundaries on how much time and energy cancer gets from me.
I have not put boundaries on the amount of people I can help become healthy.
Cancer will always be a part of my life. I am dedicated to showing people a different way to move through Survivorship. I do it with exercise and movement yet the lessons spill through our life everyday. I am blessed to know my path.
I think races and awareness walks and celebrations are a wonderful thing. Especially for the people that walk them. It gives people a way to heal, a way to connect, a way to support and be supported. It raises money for something that, quite frankly, saved my life. So, who the hell am I to object to putting something on a label?
Of course I want people to be aware. Be aware of everything! Your thoughts, your actions, how you treat people, how you move. Be aware of the foods that are the very best for you. Be aware that certain exercises can heal you. Be aware that breast cancer does not show up conveniently and then go away like the flu. Be aware of your body because most of the time it is giving you red flags and we ignore them.
I don't celebrate October as ' Breast Cancer Awareness Month' or as an anniversary to anything because I would rather focus on being the happiest, healthiest best person I can possibly be all the time. I would rather celebrate being 'me'.
**By the way, if you are interested in focusing on being healthy and staying that way, you should definitely check out The Tough Girls Guide to Life After Cancer dvd. It's not just for breast cancer, but all women with any type of cancer diagnosis.
Finding the Balance in Pink
I don't really remember the exact day I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I suppose it was in September because I had to meet the Oncologist on Halloween and I am assuming it took awhile to get an appointment, so that would leave us in September sometime.
(And yes, my memory was just as bad before I had Chemo.)
But, the years after are really a blur. I am glad I kept a journal because I would not have remembered a darn thing. And there were great things that happened in the years after treatment. I DO remember my daughter turned 16 and learned to drive, then left for college soon after. We moved from our house of 10 years, I rebuilt my Pilates business, started Inner Tough Girls, created an exercise dvd and now I'm watching my son turn 16 and learn to drive. Yes, it is eerie how things evolve and come full circle.
When I was finishing my treatments and surgeries I was very 'pink'. Then it went to complete disdain of anything pink. and now it's at a comfortable level of respect. I don't 'celebrate' October or my years of being cancer-free because cancer has taken up too much of my time as it is. It's kind of like exercise, you can't 'do it all in one month ' and get good results. Cancer awareness should be an ongoing part of our lives. In the beginning, I did things so cancer didn't come back. Now I do things to stay healthy. It was a big shift in thinking.
Every time I make a comment about "pinkwashing" or complain about cancer, I am giving cancer my time and thoughts. It takes up space in my head - time I could spend doing other things. I have respectfully put boundaries on how much time and energy cancer gets from me.
I have not put boundaries on the amount of people I can help become healthy.
Cancer will always be a part of my life. I am dedicated to showing people a different way to move through Survivorship. I do it with exercise and movement yet the lessons spill through our life everyday. I am blessed to know my path.
I think races and awareness walks and celebrations are a wonderful thing. Especially for the people that walk them. It gives people a way to heal, a way to connect, a way to support and be supported. It raises money for something that, quite frankly, saved my life. So, who the hell am I to object to putting something on a label?
Of course I want people to be aware. Be aware of everything! Your thoughts, your actions, how you treat people, how you move. Be aware of the foods that are the very best for you. Be aware that certain exercises can heal you. Be aware that breast cancer does not show up conveniently and then go away like the flu. Be aware of your body because most of the time it is giving you red flags and we ignore them.
I don't celebrate October as ' Breast Cancer Awareness Month' or as an anniversary to anything because I would rather focus on being the happiest, healthiest best person I can possibly be all the time. I would rather celebrate being 'me'.
**By the way, if you are interested in focusing on being healthy and staying that way, you should definitely check out The Tough Girls Guide to Life After Cancer dvd. It's not just for breast cancer, but all women with any type of cancer diagnosis.
