Dr. Noel Radcliffe and Glenda Cedarleaf offer insights and suggestions
for preparing for surgery.
for preparing for surgery.
Dr. Noel Radcliffe
Noël Radcliffe M.D. is a pioneer in bringing consciousness and healing to mainstream clinical practice. A founding partner of Edina Sports Health & Wellness, one of the first privately owned clinics in the Minneapolis area to utilize a healing design. Here she promotes an integral approach to healing chronic illness and optimal personal wellness. A diplomat of the American Board of Holistic Medicine, Associate professor at University of Minnesota, and a certified Qigong instructor, she divides her time between clinical practice, and the promotion of a more holistic approach to health through her writings and consultations. Her goal is to broaden our understanding of how we heal on many levels and thereby awaken our natural healing abilities. She is the owner of Wisdom Tree Enterprises, through which she does consulting on integrative healthcare, facilitates healing retreats, and pursues her writing. She is involved in bringing awareness to all life stages and challenges from re-imagining aging, living well with cancer, holistic parenting, empowering women, and healing chronic illness. Her "Transformational Healing" consultations are empowering people to make healthy choices and develop an understanding of their own personal power in healing. Her passion is to understand the important links between increasing conscious awareness and improved levels of health and healing. Always the innovator, she continues to pursue new levels of understanding of the ultimate potential in mind body healing. www.noelradcliffe.com |
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NEWSFLASH: Glenda's CD's "Your Healing Journey" and "Healing Surgery" are now being provided to patients in the Cardiac Cath Lab, Emergency Room and Surgical Center of Ridgeview Medical Center.
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NEWSFLASH: Glenda's CD's "Your Healing Journey" and "Healing Surgery" are now being provided to patients in the Cardiac Cath Lab, Emergency Room and Surgical Center of Ridgeview Medical Center.
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Juliet Rohde-Brown PhD
author, psychologist, professor
Glenda Cedarleaf’s latest guided Imagery CD,
Healing Surgery, is beautifully simple and
astutely comprehensive at the same time.
She thoroughly addresses every level in preparing for,
adjusting to, and recovering from surgery.
Beginning with creating a safe place, she then moves to a progressive relaxation so that the listener is able to develop a baseline for tuning into their somatic experience and having a way to relax in a
relatively brief manner.
Guided by her soft and even-toned voice which is accompanied by some soothingly
light music, the listener is given much space to create their own Imagery in between her
well thought out suggestions.
She guides her listeners into creating a way to make the surgical process itself a safe and desirable journey.
When they come out of their surgical procedure, they will be able to condition themselves into healing their bodies and feelings, as well as being sure to get enough nourishing rest.
An added bonus is the last track of the CD which provides a lovely welcome into the sleeping and dreaming state.
Glenda’s quality of presence in the CD feels pure and authentic. One feels held by compassion in the quality of her voice and there is the sense of gentle authority that she knows what she is doing.
I highly recommend these CD's. I am going to bring it to my brother to him through
his surgical process.
Healing Surgery, is beautifully simple and
astutely comprehensive at the same time.
She thoroughly addresses every level in preparing for,
adjusting to, and recovering from surgery.
Beginning with creating a safe place, she then moves to a progressive relaxation so that the listener is able to develop a baseline for tuning into their somatic experience and having a way to relax in a
relatively brief manner.
Guided by her soft and even-toned voice which is accompanied by some soothingly
light music, the listener is given much space to create their own Imagery in between her
well thought out suggestions.
She guides her listeners into creating a way to make the surgical process itself a safe and desirable journey.
When they come out of their surgical procedure, they will be able to condition themselves into healing their bodies and feelings, as well as being sure to get enough nourishing rest.
An added bonus is the last track of the CD which provides a lovely welcome into the sleeping and dreaming state.
Glenda’s quality of presence in the CD feels pure and authentic. One feels held by compassion in the quality of her voice and there is the sense of gentle authority that she knows what she is doing.
I highly recommend these CD's. I am going to bring it to my brother to him through
his surgical process.
"Glenda’s
Guided Imagery CDs have enabled me to tap into a journey connecting my
body, mind and heart. Glenda’s melodious and soothing words, accompanied
by beautifully selected music, provide the perfect combination for
exploring a place of strength and hope.
Sometimes in life it’s difficult to find that place which will help you relax and heal.
Before, during and after a recent surgery I listened daily to the CDs and experienced those innate abilities to effectively explore the love, energy and peace within."
Thank you Glenda!
L. Brickner-McDonald
Sometimes in life it’s difficult to find that place which will help you relax and heal.
Before, during and after a recent surgery I listened daily to the CDs and experienced those innate abilities to effectively explore the love, energy and peace within."
Thank you Glenda!
L. Brickner-McDonald
Mark L. Hoch, MD
Past President,
American Holistic Medical Association
"I recommend Glenda Cedarleaf’s guided imagery CD’s to help you heal yourself and to prepare for your surgery. They can help you heal more quickly, more comfortably, and more completely from whatever ails you. Use them to get in touch with the healer already inside of you."
Kathy Jennings
Authorized Continuum Movement Teacher
Certified Trager Practitioner
Interfaith Reverend
"Imagine comparing the art of guided
imagery to the art of storytelling. Children always love a good bedtime
story. As adults we forget how powerful the imagination is…we forget
to slow down and feel inwardly...
We forget and Glenda helps us remember.
Glenda’s CDs invite us to actively participant in our own healing process. I especially love her Surgery CD…a tool that can facilitate a quicker and more complete healing and most importantly support oneself with a feeling of not being alone. The child loves to fall asleep being read a bedtime story…"
We forget and Glenda helps us remember.
Glenda’s CDs invite us to actively participant in our own healing process. I especially love her Surgery CD…a tool that can facilitate a quicker and more complete healing and most importantly support oneself with a feeling of not being alone. The child loves to fall asleep being read a bedtime story…"
Temis Arzate
Spanish Instructor
Chicle Language Institute
Earlier in my life I had a surgery that was very
traumatic. I took pain medication for a full month.
Recently I learned that I would need to undergo the same surgery again. This time I used a Guided Imagery CD made
by Glenda Cedarleaf and it was customized just for me and this situation.
We even included my husband's voice reassuring me that I was going to be okay. I loaded it onto my IPOD and put it on repeat. I listened to it over and over again before and after my surgery for several days.
My doctor was so surprised that I only used my pain medication for the first two days and by the third day I was resting and eating normally. I am fully recovered now but I still use my CD when I feel sad or anxious. Glenda's voice is so calming and it helps me relax during stressful times.
Recently I learned that I would need to undergo the same surgery again. This time I used a Guided Imagery CD made
by Glenda Cedarleaf and it was customized just for me and this situation.
We even included my husband's voice reassuring me that I was going to be okay. I loaded it onto my IPOD and put it on repeat. I listened to it over and over again before and after my surgery for several days.
My doctor was so surprised that I only used my pain medication for the first two days and by the third day I was resting and eating normally. I am fully recovered now but I still use my CD when I feel sad or anxious. Glenda's voice is so calming and it helps me relax during stressful times.
Healing Surgery
(Enhanced with multiple tracks)
Over 75 minutes of playing time
Supporting your recovery
at all levels--
This series will guide you through relaxing exercises and healing images that will prepare you at a deep level for your procedure.
On June 26, 2010-Dr. Andrew Weil's tip of the day describes the impact of guided imagery on healing surgery.
"Guided imagery is the practice of concentrating on vivid mental pictures - which may be evoked by a practitioner or by an audio recording - to promote healing. If you are considering or facing surgery, you may want to add guided imagery to your list of preparations.
There is a growing body of compelling evidence for the supportive role of the mind-body connection to in facilitating healing, and guided imagery, in particular, may help augment the recovery process for surgical patients by:
1.Decreasing post surgical pain and the need for pain medication
2.Reducing the side effects and complications of surgery
3.Lessening stress and anxiety before and after procedures
4.Reducing recovery time
5.Improving sleep
6.Strengthening the immune system
7.Boosting self-confidence and self-control
If you wish to try guided imagery, consult an experienced practitioner about your challenges and goals. You may also choose to create and play personalized imagery CDs or MP3s both before and after surgery."
Source: http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/TIP03733/Guided-Imagery-and-Surgery.html
at all levels--
This series will guide you through relaxing exercises and healing images that will prepare you at a deep level for your procedure.
On June 26, 2010-Dr. Andrew Weil's tip of the day describes the impact of guided imagery on healing surgery.
"Guided imagery is the practice of concentrating on vivid mental pictures - which may be evoked by a practitioner or by an audio recording - to promote healing. If you are considering or facing surgery, you may want to add guided imagery to your list of preparations.
There is a growing body of compelling evidence for the supportive role of the mind-body connection to in facilitating healing, and guided imagery, in particular, may help augment the recovery process for surgical patients by:
1.Decreasing post surgical pain and the need for pain medication
2.Reducing the side effects and complications of surgery
3.Lessening stress and anxiety before and after procedures
4.Reducing recovery time
5.Improving sleep
6.Strengthening the immune system
7.Boosting self-confidence and self-control
If you wish to try guided imagery, consult an experienced practitioner about your challenges and goals. You may also choose to create and play personalized imagery CDs or MP3s both before and after surgery."
Source: http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/TIP03733/Guided-Imagery-and-Surgery.html
Listening Samples
Intro to Relaxation 12:46
Music by Matti Paalanen "Angel's Redemption" and "Second Awakening" Progressive Relaxation 14:52
Music by Matti Paalanen "Ultima-Awakening" Sleep Into Dreamtime 18:42
Music: "Magic _Shores" Healing Surgery audio MP3 download
$20.00
 | Healing Surgery 15:55
Music by Matti Paalanen "Second Awakening" Your Healing Journey 15:40
Music: Dream Frontiers Healing Surgery CD $20.00
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Glenda Cedarleaf MSW LICSW
Clinical Hypnotherapist, Holistic Psychotherapist, and Guided Imagery Practitioner
Glenda loves helping others heal through the power of guided imagery.
For over 30 years she has helped individuals and couples navigate life challenges
and transitions in her work with Hospice, Home Health, 2 Integrative Health Centers
and currently has a private practice in Minnesota.
She uses hypnotherapy and guided imagery to help her clients release old patterns
and move forward with greater clarity and calm.
Her audios "Your Healing Journey" and "Healing Surgery" are offered to patients at Ridgeview Medical Center in the emergency rooms, Cardiac Catheter Lab, and outpatient surgery department.
Glenda facilitates women's retreats and is now introducing her upcoming
Virtual Retreat in January 2012.
She is a member of Imagery International and Holistic Physician of the Midwest
