Taiji & Qigong for Cancer: Restoring Balance, Strength, and Hope
This live presentation explores how gentle Taiji and Qigong practices can support individuals living with cancer by promoting relaxation, improving energy flow, and enhancing overall well-being. Rooted in traditional mind-body principles of TCM and adapted for modern medical realities, these practices offer safe, accessible tools to help manage fatigue, anxiety, treatment side effects, and emotional stress.
Participants will learn simple movements, breathing techniques, and standing meditations designed to cultivate internal balance, improve circulation, and reconnect body and mind. The session also highlights the importance of self-awareness, pacing, and compassionate movement during recovery and survivorship.
Whether you are a patient, survivor, caregiver, or healthcare professional, this presentation provides practical insights and an experiential introduction to how mindful movement can become a supportive companion along the healing journey.
Key Takeaways:
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How Taiji & Qigong support physical and emotional resilience
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Gentle practices for energy, relaxation, and balance
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Strategies for integrating mind-body movement into daily life
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A guided practice you can continue at home
Cynthia introduces the agenda and our featured speaker Qunbin Xiong
Qunbin Xiong gives a practical session on Taiji and Qigong
Come with your questions and we will answer them!
Cynthia Cahoon, RN
Cynthia is a newborn ICU nurse by trade that has spent the last six years in the medical device industry educating nurses and doctors about devices that are new to their facility. In her spare time she enjoys hiking, traveling the world with her family, and creating Halloween animatronics for her annual front yard display. She has a passion for life-long learning and enjoys sharing what she learns with the people around her.
Qun-Bin Xiong
Qun-Bin was diagnosed in May of 2022 with MM and Cardiac AL Amyloidosis. His disease responded well, and he has been in remission since August 2022 and is currently on maintenance treatment. Qun-bin is a first-generation Chinese American who is fluent in Mandarin and likes to offer support to the AAPI community in particular. As an Asian American, he has a bicultural understanding of the disease process and the alternatives in dealing with treatment, side effects, and recovery journeys; such as traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture points, Taichi and Qigong, and other fitness exercises. He feels lucky to have a supportive family, a caring medical team, and a warm family in HealthTree.