Books on yoga for cancer community

"Yoga for Cancer" — The Book That Started a Movement

Cancer changes the body in ways that general yoga classes rarely account for. Yoga for Cancer: A Guide to Managing Side Effects, Boosting Immunity, and Improving Recovery for Cancer Survivors was written specifically for this reality.

Tari Prinster — cancer survivor, master yoga teacher, and founder of yoga4cancer — drew on decades of clinical experience and research to create the most comprehensive oncology yoga resource available. It remains the only book of its kind written from both inside the experience of cancer survivorship and at the intersection of yoga and evidence-based oncology care.

53 poses + 20 therapeutic sequences
Evidence-informed and accessible for all levels
For all cancer types and stages
Available in English, Japanese, Spanish and Audio.

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"Yoga for Cancer"

A Guide to Managing Side Effects, Boosting Immunity, and Improving Recovery for Cancer Survivors

by Tari Prinster

What's Inside "Yoga for Cancer"

53 carefully selected yoga poses, each adapted for the physical realities of cancer treatment and recovery — modified for fatigue, reduced range of motion, lymphedema risk, neuropathy, bone density loss, and compromised immunity.

20 therapeutic sequences organized by side effect and stage of treatment, so survivors and teachers can find the right practice for where they are — not a one-size approach.

Evidence-informed throughout. The book draws on the growing research base for yoga in oncology and translates it into accessible, practical guidance. No wellness clichés. No overpromising. Just a clear framework for using yoga to support recovery.

Designed for all cancer types and stages — from active treatment through long-term survivorship.

Who This Book Is For

Cancer survivors and patients navigating treatment side effects and wondering how — or whether — to return to movement. This book meets you where you are and gives you tools to practice safely at home or alongside clinical care.

Yoga teachers who have cancer survivors in their classes — or who want to be prepared when they do. Understanding what cancer does to the body, and how yoga can be adapted accordingly, is both a clinical and an ethical responsibility.

Healthcare professionals looking for a resource they can recommend with confidence. The book is grounded in science and written to complement conventional care, not compete with it.

People are Talking

Words from Readers

“This book has been so very important in my recovery from surgery and the chemo currently undergoing. The yoga practices designed have helped me with range of motion, detox, lymphedema, neuropathy and general well being. I have incorporated the practices on a daily basis depending on my needs that day. I owe my positive reactions to treatment in great part to this book. Being relatively young when diagnosed and treated, it is so important to me to maintain my strength and well being and this has been a vital part of my treatment/recovery.”

“Yoga For Cancer an instrumental aspect of healing, surviving and thriving after treatment.”

“As an oncologist, I wholeheartedly support Yoga for Cancer. Tari has successfully blended the ancient art of yoga with the contemporary art of oncology in a beautifully mindful but scientifically based manner.”

“A must have for any yoga teacher working with the cancer community or who has cancer patients in their class. A must read to understand what cancer is, how it works in the body, and how yoga can help you heal and improve your health and immune system strength overall!”

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Tari's Book Recommendations on Oncology Yoga

Oncology Yoga Reading List

We are often asked what books do we recommend for cancer survivors and yoga professionals that want to learn more about Oncology Yoga. We have compiled a list and created a bookstore for ease of shopping.

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TARI’S BOOK IN SPANISH

Yoga Para El Cáncer

Programa que recupera el propio bienestar En este libro, su autora, Tari Prinster, profesora de yoga y superviviente de cáncer, presenta de forma ilustrada y sencilla 53 posturas de yoga tradicionales adaptadas a todos los niveles y a los retos que el cáncer supone. Tari utiliza los movimientos y los ejercicios respiratorios de estas posturas para tratar 10 efectos secundarios, así como la práctica de 9 secuencias para las diversas etapas del tratamiento y la recuperación. Al compartir su propia historia y la de aquellos supervivientes al cáncer y profesores de yoga con los que ha trabajado, Tari Prinster

EUR: 24,70

TARI’S BOOK IN Japanese

ヨガとがん (ガイアブックス)

ヨガ講師であり、がんサバイバーでもあるタリ・プリンスターが、それぞれの能力段階やがんの課題に合わせた53種類の伝統的なヨガポーズを紹介します。これらのポーズの動きと呼吸を応用して、10種類の一般的な副作用に対処します。さらにさまざまな段階の治療および回復に合わせた9つのプラクティスシークエンスを提供します。プリンスターは、彼女自身の体験と、多くのがんサバイバーやヨガ講師の話も共有し、ヨガが免疫系を強化し、骨密度を取戻し、リンパ浮腫を予防および管理し、不安を解消し、体を解毒し、痛みを和らげ、がんと従来の治療によって損なわれた体を修復する上でいかに役立てられるかを、日々模索しています。サバイバー一人一人にいかにヨガを合わせるかを説明することで、それぞれの能力、体力、総合的な健康目標に対処する、安全な在宅ヨガプラクティスを構築するためのツールを提供します。

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Yoga Therapy Across the Cancer Care Continuum

by Leigh Leibel and Anne Pitman.

Published in December 2022

The word ‘cancer’ can spark fear and sets off a flurry of appointments, tests, and decisions, often leading to interminable waiting for diagnostic results and next steps. This book will prove essential to health professionals interested in yoga as a therapeutic intervention in the management of the complexities associated with a cancer diagnosis.

Several yoga4cancer Certified Teachers were honored to contribute to the book. Our hope and goal is to advocate for safe and effective support for cancer patients and survivors worldwide.