Date & Time:
February 7th, 2025
10 AM – 4:30 PM PST
Location:
In-person at the Commonweal Gallery in Bolinas, CA and virtual
Suggested donation:
$25-100
We invite you to join the 2025 Forum on Healing with Integrative Cancer Care, a gathering that bridges wisdom traditions with emerging frontiers in healing. This year’s forum explores transformation through the intersections of integrative cancer care with consciousness and healing arts, featuring distinguished speakers and practitioners from diverse backgrounds. The day will include engaging presentations on patient advocacy, expressive arts, and innovative approaches to cancer care. Whether you’re a healthcare practitioner, someone touched by cancer, or simply curious about integrative approaches to healing, this forum offers valuable insights and practical wisdom.
Join us in person at the Commonweal Gallery in Bolinas, CA, or participate via livestream.
Hosted by Commonweal, CancerChoices, The New School, and the Lloyd Symington Foundation New Paradigms in Healing Conference
Speaker program:
10 AM – Welcome
10:30 AM – “Poetry as a Pathway for Tenderness, Comfort, Truth-telling, and Transformation” John Fox, founder and executive director of the Institute for Poetic Medicine
11 AM – “Talking with my cells: How conversations with my inner healers made it to the Tumor Board” Diana Lindsay, co-director, Healing Circles Global
11:30 AM – “Unlocking the Inner Healer: The Role of Psychedelics in Oncology Care” Jen Bires, executive director of Life with Cancer and Patient Experience for the Inova Schar Cancer Institute
12 PM – Dr. Keith Block, integrative oncologist, founder of the Block Center
12:30 PM – “Finding a Deeper Connection” Robin Daly, founder of Yes to Life
1 PM – Lunch Break
2 PM – “Psychedelics and Qi” Mark Taylor, founder of Patient Led Oncology
2:30 PM – “Cancer Mindsets” Dr. Jen Green, naturopathic oncologist, research director at KNOW Oncology
3 PM – Dawn Gross, hospice and palliative medicine physician
3:30 PM – “Transforming Poison into Medicine” Dale Borglum, founder and executive director of the Living/Dying Project