Oncology Yoga
Classes Start on July 25, 2023
Cancer will affect 40% of the world’s population. If you are teaching yoga anywhere in the world today, chances are you have cancer patients and survivors in your classes. Yoga has been shown to safely and effectively reduce side effects of cancer and its treatments, and support long-term survivorship. But most yoga professionals lack the knowledge and understanding to know how and why it can help.
Oncology Yoga is an evidence informed yoga method developed to address the specific physical and emotional needs left by the cancer and cancer treatments. It has been shown to mitigate short and long term side effects of cancer and its treatments; including bone loss, lymphedema, scar tissue, constipation, neuropathy, fatigue, anxiety and many more.
In this course, you will learn about the fundamentals of this life-changing yoga intervention and how these principles can inform your classes and work with students. Discover how yoga can help cancer patients and survivors alleviate side effects, cope with cancer-related trauma, and increase their overall quality of life. Come away with the clarity, empathy, and confidence to provide safe and effective support to the cancer patients and survivors you serve.
What Every Yoga Teacher Needs to Know About Cancer
How the Immune and Lymphatic Systems Fight Cancer
How Different Cancer Treatments Impact the Body
What are the Common Side Effects of Cancer and its Treatments?
Mythbusting Overview
How Can the Practice of Yoga Benefit Cancer Patients and Survivors?
What are the Risks of Yoga for Cancer Patients and Survivors?
The Traumatic Impact of a Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
What is Oncology Yoga?
The yoga4cancer Methodology: Objectives, Language, and Modalities
How to find a comfortable seat
Poses to Manage Side Effects: Range of Motion
Poses to Manage Side Effects: Bone Loss
Poses to Manage Side Effects: Anxiety
What Yoga Practices are Contraindicated for Cancer Patients and Survivors?
How to Set up a Safe and Effective Practice
Yoga Class for Cancer Patients and Survivors
How to Apply Oncology Yoga in the World
What Not to Say to Someone Newly Diagnosed with Cancer
How to Convey the Benefits of Yoga for Cancer with Medical Professionals
Financial Costs of Cancer and How to Keep Yoga Accessible
How Health and Social Inequalities Impact Long Term Survival
How to Get Involved in the Yoga4Cancer Community
How to Continue your Training with Yoga for Cancer
Tari Prinster
Founder of Yoga4cancer
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