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Book Review: Timothy McCall's Saving My Neck: A Doctor's East/West Journey Through Cancer
There is much talk these days of integrative medicine , complementary approaches to disease, and allopathic vs. “alternative” medicine. As both a board-certified medical doctor and yoga therapist, Timothy... Read more
Cancer and Stress: A Healing Yoga Practice to Calm Anxiety
Anxiety is one of the most common side effects along the entire spectrum of the cancer journey. Nearly all patients will experience anxiety at one point or another, including after receiving a diagnosis,... Read more
Yoga and Cancer: A Sequence to Help Alleviate Lymphedema
One of the most distressing side effects of cancer treatment is lymphedema, a swelling of the extremities caused by damage to the lymphatic system. The lymphatic system is part of the immune system and... Read moreFeatured Courses
While millions of Americans suffer from pain in the low back and pelvis, many back and hip issues are actually the result of sacroiliac instability (SI), i.e. an imbalance in the sacroiliac joint, which often goes undiagnosed or is improperly treated. Alarmingly, yoga practitioners appear to...Read more
Hip openers are among the most satisfying and powerful yoga poses. They hold a tremendous potential for transformation; they can help us release deep-seated tension and trauma of the past, which many of us hold locked in the hip area. When practiced correctly, hip openers are a great way to soothe...Read more
Yoga is more popular than ever, but as yoga has become a household word, has it also become a mile wide and an inch deep? Are we missing out on the essence of yoga, even as the practice has become a household word? What can we do to capture the deepest aspects of yoga and integrate these into our...Read more
Most people know the importance of core strengthening for health and long-term well-being, but the pelvic floor is an important group of core muscles, which tend to get ignored. “The torso is like a tote bag for your organs,” says Leslie Howard, a Bay area yoga teacher who conducts workshops...Read more
Cancer as a Teacher: Yoga and the Timeless Essence of Life
Today I was teaching a man with Stage IV cancer. There are no promises. I cannot cure him; I'm not an oncologist. But as he and I have both experienced, yoga goes beyond that and points to a health and, yes, bliss, that is not just of the body, but of the wholeness of which we are. Read more
Teaching Yoga to Someone with Cancer: Is it Different?
Cancer survivors come with high expectations of yoga. These expectations are not any different than those of regular students. So, why would teaching yoga to cancer patients and survivors be any different than teaching yoga to healthy people? Read more
Breast Cancer Survivor Bonnie Randall Champions Yoga for Grief Management
How does one survive breast cancer, plus the illness of one child and the death of another? For Bonnie Randall the answer is yoga. Read more
How Yoga Helps Cancer Patients and Cancer Survivors
Cancer patients who practice yoga as therapy during their treatment often refer to their yoga practice as a life-saver, the one thing that would bring relief from the often debilitating discomfort and fatigue. Read more
Why Yoga Therapy and Exercise Help in the Battle Against Cancer
Battling cancer is an enormous drain on all your resources—physically, emotionally, and mentally. All energy pours into enduring the discomfort of both the disease and the treatment process, and into coping with fears of the future. Can yoga make a difference in enhancing healing for cancer patients and cancer survivors? Read more
Designer Donates Close to a Million to Yoga for Cancer Patients
Imagine a cancer treatment program that focuses as much on restoring the individual as it does on destroying the disease, a program that brings together the most effective treatments from both modern and ancient medicine. Imagine, if you can, a cancer treatment program, which includes a rejuvenating routine of yoga for cancer patients, helping cancer sufferers—exhausted from radiation treatments—to sink into a deep, meditative peace. Imagine a healing environment with the soft ambiance of aromatherapy and Feng Shui, a stark contrast to the ordinarily frosty hospital environment. Read more