Thanking God for Cancer

Thanking God for the cancer might sound strange to some people, mostly because of the fear that they have of this disease. I treated a malignant cervica cancer just as an imbalance, nothing more, and nothing less. I knew that I had to act quickly and did so using natural means. I believe thoroughly in the power of love and in the inherent ability of the human body to heal itself when given the best nourishment, rest, support and time.

Christiane Northrup, MD who wrote Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom

I so believe that every woman should have this one book in their library. Dr. Northrup gives us gals a whole different approach to how to take better care of ourselves. She doesn't see us as one big disease, or even little diseases. She encourages us to live and enjoy our lives. Her 84 year old mother is about to hike Mt. Everest. Dr. Northrup also encourages us to receive pleasure, not always being the other way around.

Today, I also took her advice and got a Breast Thermography.

Digital Infrared Thermal Imaging is a 15 minute non invasive test of physiology. It is a valuable procedure for alerting your doctor to changes that can indicate early stages of disease. DITI detects the subtle physiologic changes that accompany breast pathology, whether it is cancer, fibrocystic disease, an infection or a vascular disease.

I will get the final results in a few days, but in general all looked well. I will also do a follow up in 3 months to see any changes.

Healing Cancer Naturally by Jill Ayn Schneider

In February, 1975, I was diagnosed with malignant cervical cancer - "Class Five: conclusive for malignancy."

It’s funny. There I was, young and seemingly healthy, listening to my doctor describe something hidden within my own body that had the power to kill me - or at the very least to substantially change me. I was told that I might need a hysterectomy - the removal of my cervix and uterus, and perhaps my ovaries as well. This protocol seemed painful, complicated, and disharmonious with nature.

Instead of Western Medicine, I chose Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine. I also incorporated Macrobiotics, a natural diet and lifestyle system, which restores an energetic balance and wellness through diet and lifestyle changes. It was about getting to the source of the issue. After another test with improved results, I quit a stressful job and off I went for four months to hike and live in the jungles of Venezuela and the mountains of Peru.

I returned home to Miami in June. The cancer was gone.

Two years later I gave birth to my son, who has now made me a grandmother. Cancer swept me into a reality of how temporary and precious it is to have a human body.

Healing Yourself

Feel the importance of your life and decide if you are worthy of the effort it will take to become a vibrant and healthy person. It will take great effort and many changes. Mostly, it will take a change in how you feel about yourself and how you have lived your life to this point. Understanding who you are, where you have been and where you want to be in your life will be the reflections you will need to explore in order to even read further. What you have been valuing in your life, may have to change to make room for a new way of seeing, hearing, feeling, tasting and cherishing the moments that you have, called your life.


Start with your breath. Fill it up right now, hold it for a moment or two, and then release it thoroughly. The air that you just inhaled is the first and most important nutrition that you have. If you live in the country or by the ocean where the air is "relatively" clean, it probably feels really good to take that deep breath. If you live in a polluted city, with a very small percentage of oxygen in the air, you have just witnessed one of the causes of your diseases. So, for example, if you really want to heal yourself, you will have to consider a lifestyle that will be more conducive to your needs.


Food is fuel. Although, you can get some of the best and freshest organic food in the middle of New York City, there are still many trade-offs that you need to consider, such as the toxicity of living in a polluted place. It's quite an oxymoron, isn't it. I find that balance is most important here. Get out of Dodge to do the major work of detoxification. For many people it will be difficult to make those kinds of changes, however, it will depend on how much you want to live. What you do to the food is also an issue. You must learn about the highest levels of nutrition. There are educators in your own community who are teaching classes that will help you to make better choices in what you buy and how you prepare it. Keeping it fresh and alive (vegetables and fruits) is the goal. Drinking as much of the juices of these foods will support the processes needed to quickly cleanse and then rebuild your health. This is where juice fasting comes in. Learn more.


Water is not the same everywhere. Certainly, drinking tap water, unless it's hooked into a pristine spring, will never do. We are talking basics here and without good clean water that hasn't been sitting in plastic for any length of time, you cannot flush the body of debris. Make great effort to drink more water than you have ever ingested before.
Movement such as yoga, dance, walking, biking, strength training, swimming and other physical stimulation such as bodywork, massage and more help to balance and move these liquids and solids into the right places so that organs can regain their function and fix the problems. It's not about aging. It's about detoxification, so that the whole person....body, mind and spirit....can re-attune itself to a higher frequency and vibration. 


The emotions are the biggest factor in all of healing. Each thought can either make us or break us. If you want to live fully, then you must not allow your mind to think otherwise. You must not expose yourself to toxic thoughts within yourself or anybody else. No matter that they might think that they know more than you, ultimately you are the healer and now you must learn how to manifest that supreme job that you have been given. You do not have the luxury of any negative thinking.....ever! When I was given the diagnosis of malignant cancer, I never told anyone whose mind would put fear on me, my mother included.


Complete rest is essential. The tension that is caused by exposure to unnatural electrical stimulation must be balanced with exposure to natural places and experiences. How well can you sleep after you have caught up with the nightly news to learn about another 80 people being killed in Iraq? I would recommend instead, to get into a warm bath with aromatherapy before bed, some meditation and/or reading inspirational material.


Surrounding yourself with positive and joyous friends will make all the difference in the world. If people find out that you are not well, sometimes, they cannot support you in the way you need. Perhaps some new friendships must be sought out at this point. You are changing and you will need to be around those whose perspective will be similar to yours.


Peace is the most important aspect of healing. It's not about luck, is it about effort being channeled in the direction of peace. You have a peace within you that you don't even consider. That peace will heal you more than anything that has been mentioned thus far. Find it, feel it and use it to benefit your life.

Barefoot Shiatsu

For the past 30 years I have been a practitioner of Barefoot Shiatsu. Using my whole body to give a whole massage, I have honed my skills along with my body, mind and spirit. along with guiding people through Juice Fasts, I also offer massage therapy. To learn more and sign up for an interesting newsletter each month, please go to www.circle-of-life.net.

Juice Fasting or Master Cleanser Fasts are Amazing

I have found this niche of an opportunity to help others. I have been a massage therapist and shiatsu therapist for many years. I have been reading and following many teachers in regards to preserving this precious human body. The reason I want to stay healthy is out of sheer respect. Respect for myself, for my family, for my colleagues and for my clients.

Two months ago, I listened to a very well known biochemist from Miami, who has his own radio show and many books and articles about "health". He knows it all. He can tell you exactly how many of this or that supplement to take for this or that disease. It was very difficult to listen to this overweight (70 lbs atleast) man who could have had a heart attack at any moment.

There are so many people trying to sell this or that about nutrition. I sell my confidence in the amazing human body. I guide, coach and love you into making the necessary changes to live a balanced and fruitful life in this incredible human body.

If you don't want to be chemicalized, burned, cut upon and more, then you had better wake up. You can't ignore what your body is telling you. Please listen to the pain. It's the way your body is trying to tell you something.

I serve as a coach to people who want to finally clean out their bodies. I can coach you over the phone, email, in your home, on a retreat, or in a hotel by the ocean. You decide. How much is it worth to begin the process of healing yourself?

Call Jill Schneider at (561) 638-8873 www.circle-of-life.net circleoflife@bellsouth.net

A Piece of Paradise for Juice Feasting

Central Coast California really hit the spot last month. From April 27-May 2nd, nine participants decended on The Sycamore Mineral Springs Resort and Spa in San Luis Obispo for a 5 day juice fast with Jill Schneider, Director of Circle of Life Holistic Programs and her assistants, Joey Borelli and Holly Langley. When we weren't drinking our organic brews, we hiked, biked or just languised in the hot springs. Beautiful location, lovely rooms with hot tubs, plenty of educational materials and gatherings, organic fun all the way around.

Setting really helps when you are juice feasting. Because, you are feasting your eyes, noses, ears and your bodies on beauty to the max. The mountains and the ocean collide with a world class spa. Massages, wraps, facials and more while you are doing the feasting on fresh organic juices.

Next program in Sycamore Mineral Springs will be from August 24-28th. Check it out at www.circle-of-life.net/sycamoresprings.html