HYCS Research Protocol

Healing Yoga for Cancer Survivorship Feasibility Study, 2014

Welcome to Healing Yoga for Cancer Survivorship, a gentle yoga program specifically designed to build breath and body awareness, increase energy, circulation and lymphatic drainage, reduce anxiety, fatigue, sleeplessness, constipation and pain for those going through cancer treatment. The sequences provides instruction on intention setting that is done at the beginning of the session; simple sound practices to focus your attention and bring you more closely into contact with your center; mudra or hand gestures to calm the mind and emotions; breathing techniques to increase prana, the vital force in your body that is helpful for healing; and a progression of yoga postures from a reclining position to sitting to kneeling to standing that will move all the joints in the body. The following sequences highlight the yoga protocol used as an intervention in the Healing Yoga for Cancer Survivorship feasibility study conducted at the Cancer Support Community in Walnut Creek, CA in 2014.

Healing Yoga for Cancer Pilot, 2013

Welcome to the Healing Yoga for Cancer video series, eight sessions of yoga to help reduce common cancer treatment side effects and build a home yoga practice. Please use the links below to view the handouts, audio and video recordings for each week.

Listen to Yoga for Healing Class (audio only)
Listen to Body Scan Meditation (audio only)
This week the video was separated into two sections: Yoga for Healing - Part I includes centering and setting the sankalpa.
Yoga for Healing - Part 2 includes the remainder of class; breathing, movement, mudras and relaxation
Yoga for Healing blog post with practices, 9/25/13

Recordings made at the Cancer Support Community of the East Bay on September 25, 2013 with Cheryl Fenner Brown, E-RYT 500

Listen to Yoga for Fatigue Class (audio only class in its entirety)
Listen to Meditation (audio only)
This week the video only caught the beginning of each section.
Yoga for Fatigue blog post with practices, 10/2/13

Recordings made at the Cancer Support Community of the East Bay on October 2, 2013 with Cheryl Fenner Brown, E-RYT 500

Listen to Yoga for Pain Class (audio only)
Listen to Pain Meditation (audio only)
Yoga for Pain blog post with practices, 10/9/13

Recordings made at Piedmont Yoga on October 11, 2013 with Cheryl Fenner Brown, E-RYT 500

Listen to Yoga for Anxiety Class (audio only)
Listen to Anxiety Meditation (audio only)
Yoga for Anxiety blog post with practices, 10/16/13

Recordings made at the Cancer Support Community on October 16, 2013 with Cheryl Fenner Brown, E-RYT 500

Listen to Yoga for Digestion Class (audio only)
Listen to Water Meditation (audio only)
Yoga for Digestion blog post with practices, 10/23/13

Audio recordings made at the Cancer Support Community of the East Bay on October 23, 2013 and video recording made at Piedmont Yoga on October 24, 2013 with Cheryl Fenner Brown, E-RYT 500

Listen to Yoga for Insomnia Class (audio only)
Listen to Insomnia Meditation (audio only)
Yoga for Insomnia blog post with practices, 10/30/13

Recordings made at the Cancer Support Community of the East Bay on October 30, 2013 with Cheryl Fenner Brown, E-RYT 500

Listen to Yoga for Mental Clarity Class (audio only)
Listen to Mental Clarity Meditation (audio only)
Yoga for Mental Clarity blog post with practices, 11/06/13

Recordings made at the Cancer Support Community of the East Bay on November 6, 2013 with Cheryl Fenner Brown, E-RYT 500

Listen to Building a Home Practice Class (audio only)
Listen to Yoga Nidra (audio only)
Building a Home Practice blog post with practices, 11/27/13

Recordings made at the Cancer Support Community of the East Bay on November 13, 2013 with Cheryl Fenner Brown, E-RYT 500

The following are two more blog posts about yoga for lymphedema and neuropathy:

Yoga for Lymphedema blog post with practices, 11/13/13
Yoga for Neuropathy blog post with practices, 11/20/13