Ever think about your feet? Most of us take our tootsies for granted, until they hurt. In yoga, we use our feet as grounding. For cancer patients receiving certain types of chemotherapy, neuropathy, dry skin, lack of coordination and balance may effect our feet and , therefore, our grounding.
Make sure to tell your yoga teacher what's going on with your feet. Though… Continue
Our emotional needs intensify during cancer treatment and yoga for cancer survivors can alleviate some of the stress. We also need other survivors to help us along our path, especially those that have a similar diagnosis. Studies are being done on the effectiveness of yoga, on line support groups, and other supportive therapies.
Yoga Bear is a national 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to connecting cancer fighters and survivors with free access to the benefits of healing yoga.