Brain Tumour Healing Program

Finding Light in the Darkness: Reclaiming Wholeness after a Brain Tumour, A "Skills for Healing" retreat documentary.  click here to watch

Presented by The Healing and Cancer Foundation, which arose out of the collaboration of an Oncologist/Associate Professor of Medicine, Dr. Rob Rutledge and Timothy Walker a psychotherapist and mindfulness meditation teacher in running 30 weekend retreats in 20 cities across Canada and abroad, over the last ten years.

This documentary shares the stories of people diagnosed with a brain tumor, along with family members and supportive friends as they go through a weekend retreat.
The Skills for Healing weekend retreat integrates science, wisdom, and compassion, and teaches people mindfulness, meditation, and other ways of transforming their brain tumor diagnosis into a journey of the soul.

Participants in the group share experiences coping with cognitive losses and emotional turmoil. Special attention is paid to the intimate relationships between the individual with the diagnosis and family member/supportive friend.