Integrative Care

Integrative care is designed to complement your medical treatment, offering additional resources to enhance your healthcare plan. It can help calm the senses and contribute to reduced stress, clearer minds, relieved sense of pain and restored energy.

Integrative care can contribute to many aspects of health including:

• Pain and nausea alleviation
• Pre- and post-surgical anxiety reduction
• Acceleration of healing
• Immune function
• Blood pressure regulation
• Regulation of heartbeat and respiration
• Circulation improvement
• Promotion of movement and physical rehabilitation
• Headache relief
• Muscle tension release
• Fatigue recuperation
• Stress reduction
• Deep relaxation
• Improvement in sleep patterns and quality
• Raise levels of energy and vitality
• Encourage communication and expression
• Enhance mental focus and clarity
• Provide an outlet for emotions
• Spiritual and emotional healing
• Feelings of peace, security and optimism

Integrative Care Services

Reiki Therapy

This ancient Japanese technique uses compassionate, light touch to provide a relaxing, safe, effective tool for stress reduction and pain management. Reiki practitioners have learned to sense the energy circulating around and through us, allowing them to guide restorative energy and awaken the body’s own innate healing abilities. Free, by appointment Tuesday – Thursday.

Integrative Energetic Medicine (IEM)

IEM addresses specific areas of energetic trauma or distress. The practitioner assesses the energy field and locates areas that may be related to unhealthy conditions or pain, and uses light touch and energetic intervention techniques to restore optimal energetic circulation to those areas, enhancing the body’s own healing power. Free, by appointment Tuesday – Thursday.

Meditation

Meditation is a mind-body practice that uses concentration to relax the body and calm the mind, leading to a state of consciousness that brings serenity, clarity and a more positive outlook. The Meditation Room located on the upper level of the Valley Health Cancer Center provides a peaceful setting for quiet reflection and personal meditation. This room is free for use anytime, or schedule an in-person guided meditation with our program coordinator.

Music

Local musicians provide live music in our Valley Health Cancer Center lobby to promote a peaceful, healing environment.

Sitting Tai Chi

Utilizing the Eastern practices of Tai Chi and yoga, our instructor guides you through movements that help to stretch the limbs and oxygenate the body while in a sitting position, especially designed for people with limited mobility. Free, offered every first and third Wednesday in the Valley Health Cancer Center’s upstairs lobby. No registration necessary.

Classes and Workshops

Classes on expressive art, origami, poetry, aromatherapy, nutrition, guided imagery and stress management and other educational workshops are offered at the Valley Health Cancer Center throughout the year. Check our online calendar listings.

Scheduling Integrative Care Appointments:

Our Integrative Care services are free while you are receiving care or treatments through the Valley Health Cancer Center. Contact our program coordinator at comfort@valleyhealthlink.com or 540-536-4126 to schedule appointments or learn more about integrative care services.