by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Jan 16, 2025 | Cancer Care, Yoga Nidra, Yoga Therapy for Specific Needs, Yoga Therapy Tools & Techniques
Yoga nidra is a powerful yet extremely accessible practice that promotes profound rest—and unless you frequent yoga spaces you’ve probably never heard of it! The biomedical world is catching on to the potential therapeutic benefits of this infinitely adaptable...
by Alexa Owen | Jul 2, 2022 | Cancer Care, Chronic Illness & Recovery, What Is Yoga Therapy?, Women's Health, Yoga Therapy for Specific Needs
Research shows that yoga can have a wide range of benefits for those living with and recovering from cancer. These include improvements in sleep, digestion, fatigue, and stress. While it can’t be said that each type of cancer calls for a specific toolbox of yoga...
by Alexa Owen | Jul 29, 2021 | Cancer Care, Chronic Illness & Recovery, Yoga Therapy in Healthcare
By Sadie Grossman I represent The Wellness and Integrative Oncology Program at Hillman Cancer Center—part of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center—as their on-site yoga and mindfulness therapist. We’ve trained over 60 nurses in hand and foot massage techniques,...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Jun 26, 2019 | Cancer Care, Chronic Illness & Recovery, Yoga Therapy in Healthcare
By Kelsey Underwood “Yoga has taught me that I can acknowledge my fear, and then begin to understand and transform it.” —Cancer Patient at IU Health Simon Cancer Center The clients I work with have offered me the privilege of being a part of one of the biggest...
