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Yoga and Inflammation in Cancer Recovery: What the Research Shows About Cortisol and Healing
Inflammation comes up constantly in conversations about cancer, recovery, and long-term health — and increasingly,
When Can You Start Yoga After a Cancer Diagnosis?
One of the most common questions we hear from cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers is
New Global Study Confirms It: Oncology Yoga’s Real Barrier Is Provider Knowledge, Not Access
More than 8 in 10 cancer care providers worldwide say they don’t know enough about
Can Sleeping Cancer Cells Wake Up? What Siddhartha Mukherjee Just Said — and Where Yoga Fits In
This month, oncologist and author Siddhartha Mukherjee sat down with Oprah to talk about the
Gentle Yoga Isn’t Enough: Why Cancer Survivors Need Active Practice
There is a well-meaning assumption that follows people through a cancer diagnosis: that what they
What the New Oncology Exercise Research Means for Yoga Teachers
A commentary published this year in the Journal of Clinical Oncology opens with a line
Empowering Recovery: Why Oncology Yoga Matters After A Cancer Diagnosis
How can cancer patients support recovery, manage side effects, and improve long-term survivorship? While cancer
Yoga for Lymphedema: How to movement and breath support cancer recovery
Lymphedema is one of the more difficult side effects of cancer treatment to live with.
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Creating a safe and effective Oncology Yoga Space
STEP #1: IDENTIFY YOUR SPACE STEP #2: PLAN AHEAD STEP #3: GENERAL TIPS
What is Oncology Yoga?
Oncology Yoga is an evidence-based yoga practice that addresses the specific needs of cancer patients
Breast Cancer Incidence Rates – they have changed.
Recently, one of our trained teachers was reviewing some of our material and highlighted an
Ask Tari: What Yoga Poses Do You Recommend After Breast Cancer Surgery?
Review a few key yoga poses that can be done to reduce the side effects from breast cancer surgery.
What Yoga Teachers Need to Know About Teaching Cancer Survivors
Teaching yoga to cancer patients and survivors comes with unique benefits and risks. Understanding the principles of Oncology Yoga is a first step to providing a safe and effective support.
Benefit #10: Yoga Enhances Empowerment and Well-Being
Cancer patients and survivor suffer from of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after a diagnosis. Yoga has been proven effective tool to manage PTSD.
Benefit #9: Yoga Enhances Body Image
Yoga does not just help the body get strong, flexible, and detoxified. It helps our perception of the body and improves self-esteem. Cancer survivors have the same desire as everyone else: to look good!
Benefit #8: Yoga Helps Manage Fear and Anxiety
Fear is one of the most common and overwhelming reactions to those three little words, “You have cancer.” Yoga is well known for its powers of relaxation. Learn the evidence.
Benefit #7: Yoga Helps Manage Pain
Cancer treatment and their side effects can cause pain, not the cancer itself. But a yoga practice can reduce pain. Learn why and how.
Benefit #6: Yoga Helps Manage Weight Gain
Weight gain has significant impact on both physical and psychological aspects of a cancer survivor’s life. Yoga can help manage weight.
Benefit #4: Yoga Keeps the Spine Strong
The spine is our super highway for all the major body systems. Keeping it strong is important to cancer patients and survivors. Learn more.
Benefit #3: Yoga Increases Range of Motion and Flexibility
Cancer treatments can reduce flexibility because surgeries and radiation create scar tissue around muscles and joints. Yoga can manage impact and long term use.
Benefit #2: Yoga Strengthens the Body
Cancer treatments like chemotherapy and radiation weaken the body in the act of eliminating cancer as a life-threatening disease. Yoga builds strength.
Benefit #1: Yoga Detoxifies the Body
Yoga borrows from the science of physics using the principles of movement, gravity and resistance to detoxify. Learn more.
FAQ: What’s in the 75-Hour Certificate Program Curriculum?
The 75-Hour Certificate Program is organized into eight modules, completed in sequence, following the Program
A 2025 Cochrane Review on Yoga and Cancer Fatigue: Where the Evidence Aligns With yoga4cancer’s Approach
A 2025 Cochrane review found moderate-certainty benefit for yoga and cancer-related fatigue — but only after treatment, and only short-term. Here’s what that gap means for program design.
Yoga Therapy for Cancer: A Stage-by-Stage Evidence Framework for Practitioners
What does the evidence actually support for yoga therapy at each stage of cancer care — and what does “appropriately designed” mean in practice? A framework for yoga and healthcare professionals.
Unlearning to Evolve: Why Patient Needs Outrank Yoga Tradition in Oncology Yoga
Unlearning old habits is part of Oncology Yoga training. Here’s why a patient’s needs must always outrank lineage, tradition, or personal preference.
Ask Tari: Practicing Yoga with a Colostomy Bag
A question from a certified yoga4cancer teacher: “A student in my Tuesday class just returned