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Nice-Cannes Marathon 2022
Sunday 30th October 2022 is the date of the next Nice-Cannes Marathon, and we are excited to report that we have once again, a team of runners who are training hard to run in support of Cancer support group 06. We have 4 runners competing in the whole marathon and 5...
The benefits of Mindfulness for wellbeing, especially in times of difficulty or stress.
What is Mindfulness? Mindfulness is simply being aware, tuning into life with clarity and curiosity, holding experience with gentle compassion and kindness. A mindful moment can be as simple as savouring a sip of coffee, sensing into the comfort of a tender touch,...
Volunteering as an Active Listener
An important role for volunteers to play in supporting Cancer support 06 is to become an Active Listener. Eli Cookson leads the training of Active Listeners and shared this definition of what it is: ‘When actively listening, you are fully concentrating on what is...
The Nice-Cannes Marathon 2021- the sequel
A Marathon in A DAY of a therapist’s life…. This is the third time that CSG06 was present at the Nice Cannes Marathon. The first year (2018) we entered as part of the Mimosa Matters relay team; in 2019 we had our own relay team and this year again we had a relay team...
Changing of the guard
It is our pleasure to announce that as of 1 November, 2021 Mr Chris Simandl has been elected President of CSG06. Angela Anderson (incumbent President) will continue as Vice President to support Chris and the team. We are all looking forward to growing and developing...
Nice-Cannes Marathon 2021
UPDATE: All our runners successfully completed the marathon, so a huge thank you to them all. A sum of 3200 Euros has been collected, however, it is not too late to add your donation. Thank you for all who have supported this initiative. Sunday 28th November...
Reflexology and Cancer
Reflexology is a holistic therapy, treating the body, mind and spirit (not just the symptoms) and has been practiced for over 4000 years. It was further developed and refined in the 1930’s by Eunice Ingham. Reflexology is the application of pressure (using fingers and...
Breast health & nutrition
Breast cancer is the most commonly occurring cancer in women and the second most common cancer overall. Currently, one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer and in the last few years, France, has been in the top five countries worldwide showing a rate of...
“My grief, it doesn’t define me anymore.”
I would like to share an interview I heard on Irish radio some months back. The person interviewed is Rosylin Dee who lost her husband to cancer. She is a journalist and writer so she is very articulate. For me the key bit of the interview was towards the end “I still...