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For those faced with a cancer diagnosis and the journey of doctor-led surgery and treatments, yoga offers a way to regain control of your body and take an active part in your recovery and long-term health. In this easy-to-follow illustrated guide, yoga teacher and cancer survivor Tari Prinster presents 53 carefully selected yoga poses and sequences, adaptable for all levels of ability, which use movement and breathing to address specific conditions and cancer challenges.
Sharing her own story as well as those of cancer survivors and yoga teachers with whom she has worked, Prinster explores how yoga can be used to manage treatment side effects, strengthen the immune system, rebuild bone density, avoid and manage lymphedema, decrease anxiety, detoxify the body, reduce pain, and help the body repair damage caused by the cancer and conventional treatments. She reveals the research that supports the physical and psychological benefits of yoga as an aid to recovery and in reducing the risk of recurrence. Explaining how yoga must be tailored to each survivor, Prinster gives you the tools to create a safe home yoga practice, one that addresses your abilities, energy level, and overall health goals.
Through personal stories, well-illustrated poses, and sample practices for beginners as well as experienced yoga practitioners, Prinster empowers survivors to create their own wellness plan in order to regain their independence and their physical and emotional well-being.
Contents
Foreword by Cyndi Lee
Foreword by Robyn Frankel-Tiger, M.D.
Preface
Introduction A Wellness Plan for Survival
Part 1
Understanding Cancer and the Benefits of Yoga
1 My Story
2 The Science of Cancer and Yoga
3 Applying the Science for Recovery and Prevention
Part 2
How to Build Your Own Yoga Practice
4 The y4c (yoga4cancer) Methodology
5 Preparing for Your Practice
6 Creating Your Yoga Practice and
Learning the Poses
Starting Your Practice
Taking Your Seat
Finding Dynamic Stillness
Taking Time to Breathe
A Moment of Meditation
Getting Warmed Up
Starting to Move with Your Breath
Arm Vinyasas
Seated Hip and Spine Warm-Ups
Warm-Ups on Your Back--Supine Vinyasas
Warm-Ups on Hands and Knees
Belly-Down Poses--Prone Vinyasas
Getting Up and Down
Building Strength, Bones, and Balance
Standing Poses
Sun Salutations
Warrior Poses
Balancing Acts
Rest and Restore
Restorative Poses
Savasana/Sunset Pose
7 Sample Practices for Varying Stages of Your Treatment and Recovery
In Treatment--30 Minutes
In Recovery--30 Minutes
Maintaining the New Normal--30 Minutes
Gaining Strength--30 Minutes
In Treatment--60 Minutes
In Recovery--60 Minutes
Maintaining the New Normal--60 Minutes
Gaining Strength--60 Minutes
Gaining Strength--90 Minutes
8 Poses to Target Common Side Effects
Lymphedema
Bone Loss
Weight Gain
Range of Motion/Scar Tissue--Upper Body
Range of Motion/Scar Tissue--Lower Body
Anxiety/Insomnia
Constipation/Bloating/Abdominal Obstruction
Detoxification
Neuropathy
Incontinence
Conclusion Cancer Steals Your Breath, Yoga Gives It Back
Resources for Survivors, Teachers, and Caretakers
Notes
Bibliography
Index
