• The Focus on Healing Through Movement and Dance™ (FOH) program, "The Lebed Method" created by Sherry LeBed Davis (Seattle, Washington) is a 8-week therapeutic exercise program for women who have had breast surgery, node dissection, radiation, chemotherapy

• The program is also helpful for:
  Upper & lower Lymphedema to reduce swelling & increase quality of life
  
  Those suffering from any chronic illness such as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Muscular Dystrophy, Fibromyalgia, Parkinson Disease, etc.
  
  The elderly - anyone having difficulty with mobility, posture and energy levels. The exercises can be done sitting in a chair or from a bed.

• Classical physiotherapy movements are removed from the sterile clinical setting and set to ballet and jazz movements.

• The program is recommended by the many national cancer organizations and is currently being taught by more than 200 instructors in 250 medical Hospitals and centers across North America and Korea and soon to be Egypt and Israel.
  

• Sherry Lebed Davis is a Breast Cancer Survivor and dance movement specialist based out of Seattle Washington. She has published papers in several national medical journals, as well as articles in magazines such as People, Coping, MAMM and Dance Teacher. The program has been featured on Lifetime Live, the Today Show, BBC, ABC Nightly News and in most newspapers including the LA Times, NY Times and Seattle Times. Sherry is a national and international speaker, having presented at the National Lymphedema Network Conference, the National American Cancer Society Conference, the National Conference for Reach to Recovery and many more.
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  Sherry has a BFA in dance and, since 1980, has been a hospital based dance movement specialist. Together with two surgeons, she developed The Lebed Method primarily to assist women regain and maintain range of motion, eliminate frozen shoulder and reduce the risk of Lymphedema following breast surgery. TLM has also been helpful in centering physical and emotional issues related to loss of motion as well as decreasing fatigue through movement, dance and certain exercises. One of the original surgeons involved in the program's development remains as Medical Director and Advisor.
  

• Jane Garcia is a Certified Instructor and Trainer of Trainers in The Lebed Method, a Certified Personal Trainer and Certified Cancer Exercise Specialist. She has taught Focus on Healing (FOH) at Wellness Centers in Newport Beach and Orange, CA. She has given several presentations to Hospital based Cancer Support Groups, Wellness Centers, Fitness Centers and Educational Seminars.

• A graduate of California State University, Long Beach, Jane has a BS in Business Administration with broad experience in Management Information Systems having worked in Aerospace for 14 years. An educator for 9 years, she has taught various subjects in Computer Applications, Business Management and Office Occupations in both Aerospace and Adult Vocational Schools.

• Jane began her fitness and wellness work in 1999 after which she was inspired to integrate her background and love of music and dance with her passion for fitness and wellness to teach this powerful movement program and make a difference in the quality of life in others.

• She is guided by a holistic philosphy and continues her ongoing study in Natural Health. Email Jane directly at: janebgarcia@yahoo.com
  

• Increases range of motion
• Is particularly helpful in increasing upper body mobility
• Decreases risk of lymphedema & reduces swellling
• Reduces frozen shoulder
• Improves overall posture
• Assists in structurally rebalancing the body
• Increases positive body image
• Elevates self-esteem
• Provides a supportive environment with other survivors
• Decreases depression
• Creates empowerment

• Traditional physiotherapy movements are translated into dance & exercise language, providing a much more motivating environment
• Music stimulates patients to move more freely than they otherwise would
• Takes patients' minds off pain and limitation and focuses on feeling the movement through the music
• Allows patients to see others achieving-they know it is possible!

Focus on Healing is a nonprofit company devoted to giving back the quality of life to survivors to be "Thrivers" by providing education, training, free classes for FOH, free videos of FOH and the book "Thriving after Breast Cancer". We develop educational materials to help survivors answer questions that come up in their daily lives that happen once the doctors say goodbye.

SURVIVING IS IMPORTANT……
BUT THRIVING IS ELEGANT!!!....