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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
"Yoga of Awareness" for Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients
A study from the Journal of Pain & Symptom Management found that Jim and Kimberly Carson’s Yoga of Awareness program helped women with metastatic breast cancer manage pain and other symptoms. Read more
The Estrogen-Breast Cancer Link: What You Can Do to Lower the Risk
Proving that breast cancer is linked to estrogen is not difficult. If a woman has her ovaries removed at a very young age, and does not receive estrogen replacement, her risk of breast cancer decreases profoundly. Read more
Even Modest Physical Activity Reduces Breast Cancer Risk, Study Shows
Physical activity has been shown to reduce the risk of breast cancer after menopause in many studies, and according to a new study, the effect is occurs very quickly, even with a modest level of activity, like walking 30 minutes a day. Read more
Let Food Be Your Medicine: Diet and Cancer Prevention
According to researchers, more than 50 percent of cancers can be prevented through healthy lifestyle choices. The food you eat plays a particular vital role in preventing cancer. In this article, Lorenzo Cohen, grandson of yoga master Vanda Scaravelli, discusses how you can create a cancer prevention diet that will reduce your risk of cancer significantly. Lorenzo Cohen is the lead author for a National Cancer Institute study of yoga in the treatment of cancer. Read more
Yoga Helps Relieve Fatigue, Inflammation after Breast Cancer Treatment
Breast cancer survivors often struggle with debilitating fatigue as well as chronic inflammation following the toxic treatments of chemotherapy and radiation. A new study indicates that practicing yoga may help survivors both by lowering fatigue and reducing inflammation. Read more
Response to Angelina Jolie’s Statement on her Preventive Mastectomy
Was Angelina Jolie's decision to have a preventive mastectomy courageous and brave? Yes. Was this a difficult decision to make and a good thing to shed light on? Absolutely. But could she have done more to explain what those of us in the cancer community go through? Yes, yes yes. Read more