Oncology Yoga Training
World-class continuing education for yoga teachers and health-care practitioners. This training offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of those navigating the challenges of cancer. Don’t miss out on the chance to expand your expertise and empower your students.Â
2026 DATES COMING SOON!
Join Yoga Therapist and Oncology Specialist Cheryl Fenner Brown, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500, YACEP, for yoga teachers and healthcare practitioners eager to empower cancer patients and survivors. This 60-hour comprehensive training will equip you with the knowledge and skills to integrate ancient yoga practices that can significantly enhance immunity, alleviate cancer-related side effects, and promote holistic well-being.
- Understand the biology of cancer, including the mechanisms behind its development, and explore the critical links between stress, inflammation, and immunity.
- Gain insights into traditional Western medical treatments alongside complementary and alternative approaches, and discover how their side effects affect patients' overall quality of life.
- Learn effective yoga protocols aimed at managing treatment-related side effects such as pain, insomnia, lymphedema, digestive issues, cognitive fog, anxiety, depression, neuropathy, and cancer-related fatigue.
- Master the art of adapting common yoga practices for patients in active treatment, identifying what’s safe versus what should be avoided.
- Discover somatic movement therapies designed to enhance lymphatic flow, improving both functional and physical well-being.
- Apply adaptive, chair, and restorative poses relevant to patients during treatment and in their recovery phases.
- Explore the impact of cancer on the subtle body, including the koshas, vayus, and chakras, gaining a holistic perspective on healing.
- Harness the power of mudra practice to help ease the physical and emotional side effects of cancer.
- Learn safe pranayama techniques that cool the body, soothe the nervous system, and enhance mindfulness.
- Uncover the brain science illustrating how Yoga Nidra can facilitate profound healing on multiple levels.
- Craft your own customized Yoga Nidra meditations tailored to individual needs.
- Guide your students through intention setting, transforming these intentions into meaningful personal Sanskrit mantras.
- Experience the profound effects of sound practices, including bija mantras and japa mala meditation.
- Learn how to adapt yoga for cancer protocols for both individual sessions and group classes.
- Build confidence in supporting your students' emotional processing while establishing and protecting healthy boundaries.
- Enhance your teaching and assistance skills for cancer patients through engaging group case studies and practical experiences.
