Monday, April 24th from 3-5pm (Eastern Daylight Time) In this important and fun webinar, we will putting together fundamental elements of the method and doing specific exercises in groups with Mentor supervision. Please confirm your registration and review the provided material in the Live Events topic within the Orientation.
Getting to know your students quickly is probably the most challenging but crucial element of being an effective teacher. As discussed previously, cancer and the side effects of treatment manifest in extremely different ways in each individual and this can be the most challenging aspect of working with the cancer community. Also, often a student …
The benefits of restorative yoga poses are profound and universal, but only if they are properly supported to help elicit the relaxation response in each individual. Like cancer, every ‘body’ is unique. Teaching restorative yoga at first glance seems easier than teaching active poses or vinyasa. However, the challenge lies in the teacher’s ability to …
The following videos are examples of how you can make static poses dynamic by encouraging lymph drainage and by incorporating movement and pranayama.
The below video illustrates how to apply the yoga4cancer Method to safe and comfortable seated positions, how to get up and down from the floor, and how to do the Block Test. More foundation poses are explored in this video and in the following topics to illustrate the Method in practice. You are encouraged to …
The Block Test determines how many blocks are needed to safely and effectively support participants in the more active yoga4cancer poses. Utilizing blocks to perform more active poses can be liberating but also intimidating. It is important to provide careful instructions to ensure participants are comfortable and supported. Ultimately, it will encourage participants to be …
Assignment: Read Module #4 of the Manual. yoga4cancer is an Oncology Yoga method. The yoga4cancer Methodology provides a set of standards and guidelines that can be applied to most yoga styles and lineages to best serve the cancer community. Yoga teachers and therapists can use this method to modify their offerings to the cancer patients …
