Using Mudras in Cancer Recovery
An Interview by Marianne Woods Cirone, MS, MFA, CYT-500 with Indu Arora, Ayurvedic clinician and yoga therapist, E-RYT 500, and author of Mudra: The Sacred Secret...
The Power of Mindfulness after a Cancer Diagnosis with Dr. Kristen Brendel
When I began my career in social work nearly twenty years ago, I never thought I’d be teaching mindfulness and yoga to people with cancer. Today, in addition to my career in academia, I volunteer to teach mindfulness workshops, meditation, and yoga to participants...
Healing Yoga Retreats after Cancer Treatment with Certified Yoga Therapist, Lee Majewski
In 2016, certified yoga therapist and cancer survivor, Lee Majewski, C-IAYT, founded the Yoga for Health Institute (YHI), a non-profit offering holistic healthcare for cancer patients, based on traditional Yogic healing techniques. YHI strives to fill the gaps in conventional medical care, which can leave individuals with varying degrees of isolation, fear, and depression, as […]
2017 Breast Cancer Rehabilitation and Wellness Summit – FREE Access to 45 International Expert Speakers
I am pleased to be able to share a year FREE access to a program of 45 international specialists speak about solutions to breast cancer recovery and wellness. I was honored to participate twice in this Breast Cancer Rehabilitation & Wellness Summit, joining a panel of experts who you can find more about here....
Depression after Cancer: My Experience by Jodi MacLeod
April of this year will mark thirteen years since my breast cancer diagnosis at age 34. While I have always felt grateful to have survived cancer, I have also wrestled with depression.
Unfortunately, I am not alone.
Depression occurs in cancer patients at a rate three to five times higher than that of the general population...
Yoga Therapy Retreats Empower Patients after a Cancer Diagnosis, with Yoga Therapist and Cancer Survivor, Lee Majewski
I came to yoga without knowing that what I do is yoga. In late 1980s, I stumbled into meditation, which I think saved my life at the time. I started to meditate religiously, three times a day. At the same time I discovered my highly effective ability to heal with energy. I studied privately with a well-known healer, did Therapeutic Touch training, became a Reiki master...
Healing Yoga Retreats after a Cancer Diagnosis: Part II with Lee Majewski, Yoga Therapist and Cancer Survivor
Continued from Part I, Yoga Therapy Retreats Empower Patients after a Cancer Diagnosis with Lee Majewski... When we first hear the diagnosis of cancer, our anxiety level automatically skyrockets. Asanas and pranayama bring relief from tension in the body and mind. Meditation helps in maintaining a clear mind amongst the chaos of all the new information one has to digest...
