I think mindfulness and meditation have great potential for teens and young adults going through treatment because the physical relaxation these exercises provides can help bring temporary relief from physical pain and other ailments. Additionally, going through treatment, we face many social challenges that can increase the amount of stress we are under, and I know I often suffered from negative moods that brought me down as well.
For survivors, mindfulness and meditation, as I have found, are also super important. They can be really great ways to work through chemo brain, help you find temporary relief from post-treatment related physical challenges, and maintaining inner calm when you are at doctor's appointments or other stressful situations.
The best part is, these things can be done whenever and wherever :) I want to share with you an article from the Mayo Clinic, written by a nurse practitioner who works for the Mayo Clinic Health System. She shares the benefits of mindfulness exercises, as well as some pointers on how to practice them. As she writes, mindfulness can reduce stress, anxiety, and depression and it can improve your mood. So, there is a lot to be gained from it. I encourage you to check it out and give mindfulness, meditation, or both, a try!