OUR TOP PRIORITIES: Living Well With & Beyond Breast Cancer

An afternoon of learning, sharing and community building for lesbians, bisexual women, transgender people, caregivers, friends, loved ones living with and beyond breast cancer. We will have a panel of presenters sharing their expertise on risk reduction, an opportunity to network and access information, and we will spend the last portion of the day with a "Sound Bath and Reiki Shower", a safe yet profound energy-work experience provided by music therapists and Reiki masters to balance the nervous system, reduce stress and tension and induce brainwave states that are conducive to facilitating the body’s ability to heal itself. The Panel: Risk Reduction from the Medical Perspective - Shail Maingi, MD, Montefiore Medical Center Emotional Resilience - Susan Glaser, LCSW, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Breast Cancer and Our Environment - Janet Gray, The Breast Cancer Fund The Mind/Body Connection and its Impact on Your Breast and Chest Health - Luana DeAngelis, You Can Thrive! Foundation Healthy finger foods and refreshments will be served Raffle Prizes too Please RSVP lci@gaycenter.org or 646-556-9294 Please also being a yoga mat, blanket and pillow for your comfort during the Sound Bath. This event is co-sponsored by You Can Thrive! and supported in part by the New York State Department of Health To learn more about The Center's Lesbian Cancer Initiative visit their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/lcithecenter.