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The Tranquilities Series is the result of a breast cancer diagnosis received in 1992 by Rev. Donna Shenk, a registered nurse, and currently the chaplain at Ephrata Community Hospital in Ephrata, Pennsylvania. Rev. Shenk has extensive medical and religious training, yet she had the same reactions as other persons who are diagnosed with cancer: shock, grief, fear, anger, and worry.
Those emotions filled her, but they did not defeat her. In addition to her traditional training, Rev. Shenk had learned to use Guided Imagery, and she used the process through every step of her journey to recovery. Seeing that others experiencing the stress of cancer could also benefit from Guided Imagery, she visualized the Tranquilities Series and assembled a team to develop it.
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Guided Imagery is audio recordings on CD, that when you listen to them, help you picture and imagine a peaceful safe place, and then teach you how you can use images, your personal faith and aromas to change how you view stressful situations. As a result, you may reduce your stress levels, feel restored and whole, build your courage, lift your spirits, restore your self-esteem and help you find peace of mind.
In our normal lives, our minds may drift into many unplanned journeys. Current life challenges or events from the past often take our mind to unpleasant places.
Guided Imagery allows you to decide where your mind will go. By learning the process of Guided Imagery, you can take control of your thought patterns. Tranquilities Guided Imagery Series gives you a powerful tool to help you deal with the spiritual and emotional challenges that accompany your current situation.
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The Tranquilities Series consists of five CDs and five aromatherapy blends, each dealing with a typical emotion found in persons with cancer. Each aromatherapy blend corresponds to a particular audio CD. You smell the aromatherapy blends during the imagery, and can use them anytime as a reminder of positive thoughts.
Each CD consists of gentle soothing music, realistic digitally recorded environmental sounds and the voices of Rev. Donna Shenk, a hospital chaplain and Robert Miller, a naturopathic health consultant. The male and female voices help you to relax, and then gently guide you in creating images in your mind, that will teach you new patterns of thinking about your current condition.
The Tranquilities Series offers you the option of incorporating your personal faith and feeling God's presence if you would find this beneficial. If you prefer not to use this, another track on the CD omits these references.
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The Tranquilities Series is easy to use. Simply find a quiet time and place, and close your eyes as you listen to the CD recordings (approximately 20 minutes each), allowing the music, aromas, and gentle voices to provide you with the emotional and spiritual support you may need at this time. For more detail on how to use the series, see Using the Tranquilities Series for Cancer.
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A consistent trait among cancer survivors is that they take control of their situation. They make decisions. They ask questions. They actively participate in their treatment; they take responsibility for their lives. The Tranquilities Series can help you take control of the spiritual and emotional aspects of your treatment.
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