Who Is Avinoam Lerner?

Avinoam Lerner is a Cancer and Trauma Recovery Coach, Clinical Hypnotherapist, TEDx Speaker, and author with over 25 years of experience working with people facing serious illness. His work sits at the intersection of psychoneuroimmunology (PNI), subconscious reprogramming, and trauma healing — grounded in science, rooted in the human experience.

He is the author of The New Cancer Paradigm: Mobilizing the Mind to Heal the Body (2012) and the forthcoming Mindful Remission: The Mental Science of Healing, due for publication in May 2026.

An army veteran and parent of two daughters, Avinoam brings both discipline and deep compassion to his work. He practices in Boston, Massachusetts, and works with clients globally through his online programs.

You are not a statistic. You are not a prognosis. You are a living, breathing person — and there is always space to realign and support your biology in doing what it was designed to do.

Credentials & Background

Education: Degree in Holistic Health, Reidman International College for Complementary and Integrative Medicine, Israel (2000)

Certifications: Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, National Guild of Hypnotists (NGH); Certified NLP Practitioner, National Federation of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NFNLP)

Experience: 25+ years in clinical practice, specializing in cancer recovery and trauma healing

Military Service: Army veteran

Speaking: TEDx Speaker

Location: Boston, Massachusetts (clients seen globally via online programs)

Website: avinoamlerner.com

The Mindful Remission Approach

Most cancer care focuses on the physical body, not the person living inside it. But mental and emotional patterns directly influence the immune system, resilience, and recovery. A physical-only approach can only take you so far. Real recovery requires addressing the internal patterns that shape your biology.

The Mindful Remission framework is built on four core pillars:

• Treat the whole person, not just the tumor

• Understand the patterns driving stress and immune suppression, so they can be resolved

• Reprogram the subconscious patterns influencing biology at the root

• Step into a new identity that fully supports healing and long-term health

Grounded in psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) — the science of how the mind, nervous system, and immune system interact — Mindful Remission translates cutting-edge research into practical tools patients can use during treatment, even at later stages.

This work is designed to complement, not replace, conventional medical treatment. It is an inner complement to the outer protocols of medicine.

Topics for Interviews & Speaking

Avinoam is available for podcast interviews, summit presentations, keynote speaking, and panel discussions. His most requested topics include:

• The Missing Piece in Integrative Cancer Care: How the Subconscious Mind Shapes the Healing Environment

• Psychoneuroimmunology and Cancer: What the Research Says About the Mind-Immune Connection

• Beyond the Diagnosis: Separating Identity from Illness

• The Emotional Roots of Disease: How Trauma Compromises Immunity

• Subconscious Reprogramming as a Cancer Recovery Tool

• From Passive Patient to Active Co-Creator: The Identity Shift That Changes Everything

• Fear, Hope, and the Biology of Belief

• Advanced Stage Cancer and the Inner Dimension of Healing

Key Quotes for Media

The mind isn't a supporting player in healing. It's the stage on which healing happens.

Your body responds to what you believe, not just what you think. Most cancer care addresses the hardware. I work with the software.

PNI is not philosophy. Stress suppresses immune function. Safety and hope restore it. That's physiology.

You are not your cancer. You are the person navigating it. That distinction changes everything, biologically and psychologically.

Trauma is the body's unfinished business. Resolving it changes the conditions in which cancer lives.

Healing is participatory, not passive. Your mind is not a bystander. It is a powerful ally.

Who His Audience Is

Avinoam's work speaks to:

• Adults diagnosed with cancer at any stage, including advanced

• Cancer survivors navigating post-treatment identity and fear of recurrence

• People living with chronic illness or unresolved trauma

• Caregivers and family members supporting loved ones with cancer

• Holistic health practitioners and integrative oncology professionals

• Anyone interested in the science of the mind-body connection and self-healing