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Fridays, from 10-11:30am
Gentle Yoga for Cancer Patients at CPMC's Institute for Health and Healing
2040 Webster Street near Sacramento.
$50 for a 10 class card.
$7 drop-in
scholarships are available
register at class or 415-600-HEAL
Mats and props are provided. If your immune system wants extra care, please either bring your own mat or a towel to place on the studio mats.
This class combines group support, gentle yoga postures, breathing practices, guided imagery, and yoga philosophy to relieve stress and encourage healing of the body, mind, and heart. If you are able to get to class, you can participate! Please feel free to email Kristie with any questions, or call her at 415-863-1821.
yoga and cancer has gotten a lot of attention in the media recently.
one of the students from Kristie's internship class at UCSF's Osher Center for Integrative Medicine was featured in an article in the January 21, 2008 issue of U.S. News and World Report.
And in exciting news, Dr. Dean Ornish's Preventative Medicine Research Institute has collaborated on research showing genetic changes with the adoption of a yogic lifestyle. in reading this, know that the "moderate exercise" component is gentle yoga. Kristie's work with cancer patients began with a group at the PMRI.
