Question: Do your students talk about their cancers? Tari Answered: “Absolutely! Again, that sense of community is hugely important to what we do. When I started looking into yoga for cancer survivors, I wondered why yoga teachers never use the big “C” word– the word cancer. Instead, they emphasized, “relax” and “feel peaceful.” Ironically, these …
Cynthia Asked Tari: Since my mastectomy surgeries I have not been about to gain back all the strength and mobility in my right arm and the implant makes me nervous about moving it a lot. My sister has done yoga for years and is encouraging me to start yoga classes because she believes yoga can …
Tari Answered: “Yoga makes you stronger in mind and body; gives courage, hope and confidence; breaks down barriers of isolation and stigma; and can be a great way to relax. But not to be underestimated is the connection to others. When you are told you have cancer, often it feels like you are alone. …
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November 2011 by Amanda Taylor Tari Prinster doesn’t look like a woman who would let anything stand in her way. She has a shock of bright red air, a lithe and strong body with killer arms, and broad smile that brightens any room. But 11 years ago, Tari was sidelined, with Stage 3 Invasive Ductal Carcinoma, an …
Tari Answered: “Maya Angeleo said, “I have learned that people forget what you say, forget what you did, but never forget how you made them feel.” My goal is to help cancer patients feel empowered, hopeful and not alone. I love what I do –teaching yoga to survivors– because it gives me a way to do all …
Tari Answered: “My dream is that Western medical professionals and hospitals will recognize that yoga taught by a specially trained and specifically certified yoga teachers is the last prescription a cancer patient/survivor needs. Beyond all the treatments, when all that is over and they send the cancer patient/survivor home, there is something else they can …
Tari Answered: “My students come with curiosity, hope and a willingness to be partners in a joint exploration. They also come with fear, doubts and questions about both cancer and yoga. Cancer is scary. Chemo is scary. Even yoga can be frightening to some people. We can take some of that mystery out with knowledge and wisdom, through breathing, …
Yoga can help you reduce your risk by keeping your immune system strong and cultivating an environment in your body that is cancer resistant and healthy.
Sara asked Tari: Last week in yoga class you explained how yoga can help detoxify my body. This makes a lot of sense to me, especially when I think about how the lymphatic system removes toxins through sweat and urine. I want to do more yoga to purify my body, but I am not very …
