Oncology Yoga
Classes Available Now
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.
Introduction
Cancer in our World Today
What Every Yoga Teacher Needs to Know About Cancer
How Different Cancer Treatments Impact the Body
How the Immune and Lymphatic Systems Fight Cancer
What are the Common Side Effects of Cancer and its Treatments?
Quiz: Understanding Cancer and its Treatments
Yoga for Cancer: A Guide to Managing Side Effects, Boosting Immunity, and Improving Recovery for Cancer Survivors
FREE PREVIEWIntroduction
Mythbusting Overview
Mythbusting Quiz
How Can the Practice of Yoga Benefit Cancer Patients and Survivors?
What are the Risks of Yoga for Cancer Patients and Survivors?
Yoga Interventions for Cancer Patients and Survivors: the White Paper
The Traumatic Impact of a Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
What is Oncology Yoga?
The yoga4cancer Methodology: Objectives, Language, and Modalities
Quiz: How Yoga Can Support Cancer Patients and Survivors
Introduction
How to Set up a Safe and Effective Practice
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?
Introduction
Yoga Class for Cancer Patients and Survivors
Introduction
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 Get Certified to Teach Oncology Yoga
How to Get Continuing Education Credits for this Course
Oncology Yoga Survey - Share your thoughts and experience!
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$149
$149
$149
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