Ellen Fein

 Ellen Fein is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, a certified yoga teacher and yoga therapist. As a result of her husband’s illness and death, and then her own experience with cancer, she now works with people whose lives are touched by cancer.  As a Cancer Coach, she supports individuals and their loved ones on the cancer journey.  As a yoga teacher and therapist, she assists those with serious illness, injury and chronic disease to establish a sense of well-being.  Ellen also runs workshops and groups for patients and health care providers about healing and mind-body techniques such as imagery and meditation. Ellen is a published author, her most recent work Not Just a Patient, How to Have a Life When You Have a Life-Threatening Illness and her healing CD are valuable tools for individuals to use as they become active in their own healing.

In addition to the work described above, Ellen is a strong voice for cancer survivors in Vermont.  She has been the Co-Chair of the Survivor Work Group of Vermonters Taking Action Against Cancer (VTAAC) and a member of the VTAAC Steering Committee.  She is the Chair of the Vermont Cancer Survivor Network, a statewide network of cancer survivors dedicated to improving the quality of life of those living with, through and beyond cancer and she founded Michael’s Fund, a philanthropic fund to support innovative services  that improve the life of people with cancer.