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A Pathway To Heaven and Health-Introduction to Qigong
A PATHWAY TO HEAVEN AND HEALTH by Karin Whitney Cooke, RN President & Co-Founder Kokolulu Farm & Cancer Retreats Inc. At Kokolulu Farm, we use qigong in helping our retreat guests learn how to effectively deal with their cancer diagnosis. During the two week or longer retreats we teach our guests a very powerful qigong […]
Cancer Guide Program-Providing Help Where Needed
As a Cancer Guide and Cancer Patient Advocate, Karin Cooke R.N. helps individuals learn how to find the answers to their questions and especially to help them learn what questions to ask as they navigate all their treatment options. She works with her clients to examine various aspects of coping and to provide emotional, spiritual […]
Finding Hope and Healing
Finding hope and healing BY MA’ATA TUKUAFU SPECIAL TO NORTH HAWAII NEWS When Karin Cooke was diagnosed with cervical cancer, she felt anger at many levels: betrayal at her own body, which she had taken such good care of; betrayal by her doctor who didn’t give her the correct diagnosis; betrayal at life in general. […]
Sample Retreat Day at Kokolulu
Here is what you can expect during a day at Kokolulu Farms/Cancer Retreat Center Sample Retreat Day 7:00 am Stretching class, walk the grounds 8-8:30 am QiGong Meditation, Quiet Time 9:00-10:00 am Breakfast Social Hour 10:00-12:30 pm GROUP SESSION: Topics can include , the power of your mind, setting intention to heal, […]
Kokolulu uses Food As Medicine concepts!
The nutritional program at Kokolulu Farm and Cancer Retreats (KFCR) teaches “Food as Medicine” concepts for prevention of disease as well as a solution to help fight cancer and disease in general, which include easy-to-understand-and-follow healthy eating guidelines. KFCR guests learn about the foods that research show to be most helpful to healing. They gain an understanding […]
Positive Thinking and Stress Reduction for the Healing Process
“The world we have made as a result of the level of the thinking we have done thus far creates problems that we cannot solve at the same level (of consciousness) at which we have created them . . .We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if humankind is to survive.” Albert Einstein […]
911 First Responders Find Healing At Kokolulu
We all remember that fateful day September 11, 2001 when the planes hit the World Trade Center (WTC) in New York City. President Obama was correct when he said “We will never forget the selfless courage demonstrated by the firefighters, police officers and first responders who risked their lives to save others”. The majority of those involved […]
Fish Oil Increases Appetite — Even in Cancer Patients
Kokolulu Cancer Support blog… Fish Oil Increases Appetite — Even in Cancer Patients By Dr. Mary Hardy Consumption of the essential fatty acids from cold-water fish (commonly called fish oil) provides a wide range of health benefits. Dietary fish oil, either from fish itself or supplemented in capsules, is effective in helping tomanage systemic inflammation, afinal common pathway […]
Kokolulu Cancer Retreats Program
Kokolulu Cancer Support Blog! Have you, or a loved one, ever had cancer? If so, you know that life after such a serious diagnosis is never again the same. Treatments are expensive, painful, and frightening. The emotional fallout from living with cancer is challenging, whether as patient, caretaker, family member or friend. Because the medical […]