by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Jan 2, 2025 | Cancer Care, Chronic Illness & Recovery, Yoga Therapy in Healthcare, Yoga Therapy Tools & Techniques
Join yoga therapist Julie Shaw, MEd, LMT, C-IAYT, for an accessible yoga practice of alternate-nostril breathing in this 5-minute video. Julie explains how she used the technique, which is often used to encourage balance between the rest-and-digest and...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Dec 19, 2024 | Cancer Care, Managing Anxiety, Stress, & Depression, Yoga Therapy for Specific Needs
Even when we focus on the physical aspects of yoga, which are really just a small part of the practice and philosophy of this “technology for living,” we tend to notice mental and emotional effects. Researchers know this, too, and their work is an...
by Laurie Hyland Robertson | Oct 31, 2024 | Cancer Care, Working with Healthcare Providers, Yoga Therapy & Mental Health
October is celebrated internationally as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Beyond shining a spotlight on prevention and screening for this second most common of all cancers worldwide, it’s a time to reflect on what it really means for ourselves or a loved one to...
by Deb McDermott | Mar 10, 2024 | Cancer Care, Children & Youth, How Yoga Therapists Work, Yoga Therapy in Healthcare
By Tonia Kulp Yoga therapy is fully integrated into the care model at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), where I work. As a yoga therapist in the integrative oncology program, I am able to follow a child from diagnosis, through treatment, survivorship, and...
by Deb McDermott | Feb 16, 2023 | Cancer Care, Chronic Illness & Recovery, Yoga Therapy in Healthcare
Treatments for cancer have advanced rapidly over the past 50 years, and people are surviving many cancers and surviving for longer. However, many of the treatments come with terrible and sometimes lasting side effects. Yoga therapy is well-positioned to support people...
