For Yoga Teachers – Articles
We all know how quickly a favorite song can lift our mood and transport us away from our troubles, even if only for a moment…
As we age, or deal with cancer or other medical conditions, our ability to balance can diminish, and combined with an increased risk of weakened bones, this can be a recipe for disability.
But can we prevent — or at least decrease our risk — of falls and associated fractures?
Absolutely…
Part 1 of 2 Part Article on The Benefits of Mindful Walking after a Cancer Diagnosis…
Continued from Part 1 –The Benefits of Mindful Walking after a Cancer Diagnosis with Sandy Spiegel, LCSW…
Frequent activation of the body’s stress response, essential for managing acute threats, can damage the body in the long run…
Yoga nidra is a meditative practice that has been shown through research to provide relief from stress, depression, worry, pain and at the same time improving mindfulness….
The impact of cancer is massive, both on individuals and on our society as a whole.
In order to understand the current and future impact, it’s important to be aware of seven important facts or trends…
Breath work, or pranayama, is an important part of yoga and an essential practice for calming the mind and body, especially as a part of integrative cancer care…
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 at Waterford Place Cancer Resource Center…
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…
Cancer is a complex group of illnesses with costly and difficult treatments.
Increasingly, research supports the use of integrative and complementary care for people diagnosed with cancer…
Cancer is a complex group of illnesses with costly and difficult treatments. Increasingly, research supports the use of integrative and complementary care for people diagnosed with cancer.
Yoga, and its sister science, Ayurveda, are both ancient systems developed in India at least 5,000 years ago, but are increasing in popularity and use as complementary or integrative care modalities throughout the world today.
Understanding their benefits and uses can add to the potential pool of healing modalities that can be of use for people diagnosed with cancer.,,
In recent years, medical science has validated many benefits of therapeutic yoga for improving and supporting health…
Yoga nidra is a practice which can greatly benefit those on the cancer journey — but what really is it?