Adapting Yoga for People Living with Cancer

This practical guidebook provides an essential overview of living with cancer, treatments, and side effects, exploring the ways in which an adapted yoga practice can help to alleviate the negative impact. It covers key topics such as scope of practice, boundaries and appropriate language, and places emphasis on creating therapeutic space.

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This practical guidebook explains how to adapt physical poses and breathing exercises for people with cancer.

Offering guidance on meditation and relaxation techniques as well as providing an essential overview of living with cancer, treatments and side effects, the book emphasises the importance of physical space and demonstrates the personal and professional skills required to hold a place of safety for those who experience life-threatening illnesses.

Covering key topics such as scope of practice, boundaries and appropriate language, Adapting Yoga for People Living with Cancer is an essential guide for yoga teachers looking to hold cancer-inclusive classes.