{"product_id":"healing-is-possible-isbn-9781967175161","title":"Healing Is Possible","description":"\u003cb\u003eA memoir of a Buddhist teacher's recovery from Stage IV cancer, sharing the mindfulness practices that helped him most\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDiagnosed with Stage IV lymphoma, Buddhist monk Jem Fredhamn, then known as Brother Phap Ho (True Dharma Wisdom), let go of his monastic aspirations and returned to lay life expecting to die. Practicing the mindful breathing he learned as a monk to calm his emotions, he found unexpected paths to healing, and cancer became his ultimate spiritual teacher.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring his tense and frightening cancer treatment journey, Fredhamn shares how mindfulness meditation helped him overcome fear and suffering and weaves in the practices that accompanied him while receiving chemotherapy. He integrates Western medicine with Eastern health modalities such as Qi Gong, and offers various breathing practices that can help calm stress and build greater energy and vitality. Writing this book to help others with their fear and suffering when facing a potentially terminal illness, Fredhamn's voice is less that of a mindfulness teacher than a friend and companion offering the insight of his own experience. Even in advanced cancer cases, being lovingly aware of one's suffering through mindful breathing is beneficial for both spirit and body. His story is testimony that healing is possible.\u003cb\u003eJem Fredhamn\u003c\/b\u003e bridges monastic wisdom with secular life, helping people find peace and resilience. He teaches mindfulness-based practices such as mindful breathing and compassionate listening, offering guidance on transforming suffering and cultivating presence, purpose, and resilient happiness. He practiced as a lawyer in his native Sweden then became a Buddhist monk in the international Plum Village tradition of Engaged Buddhism founded by Thich Nhat Hanh. From 2003 to 2020 he lived and practiced as a monk in Plum Village, France, and later moved to Deer Park Monastery in Southern California, eventually serving as the abbot. During these years he helped organize and lead retreats on three continents for thousands of people in the art of mindful living.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the process of healing from the cancer that gave rise to this book, he returned to lay life and eventually became a lay meditation practitioner and teacher. He is now happily married, coteaching classes in mindful awareness, love, and wisdom together with his wife, Emma Dinmali Fredhamn.","brand":"Parallax Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48532152516837,"sku":"NP9781967175161","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781967175161.jpg?v=1773182853","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/healing-is-possible-isbn-9781967175161","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}