Oncology Training Schedule
New Cohort Begins January 2027
This world-class 100-hour training combines pre-recorded lectures, livestreamed lessons, and group mentoring sessions. Open the modules below to see the dates and topics.
M1: Principles of Yoga Therapy for Cancer
This introductory session covers cancer biology and how traditional, complementary, and alternative treatments affect patients’ health. Learn how stress impacts the immune system and how yoga can help. How to adapt common practices for patients in active treatment, what is safe, and what should be avoided. Explore the basic yoga protocol used in the Healing Yoga for Cancer Research Survivorship research study, including asana, mudra, pranayama, guided relaxation, and sound.
Recorded Lecture/Practice (6 hrs)
Mondays, 10:00 am-12:00 pm EST; recordings posted in course.
Online Course Access Begins January 1, 2027
- Cancer, Immunity & Inflammation
- Racial Treatment Gap, The Stress Response
- How Teaching Cancer Patients Is Different
- Talking About Cancer
- HYCS Research and Practice
Livestreamed Sessions: (4 hrs)
- January 4 - Live Introductions, Q&A
- January 11 - Module 1 Follow-Up
M2: Cancer and Asana
Learn how to adapt common asanas for both cancer patients and survivors. Take a deep dive into restorative and chair yoga, plus somatic movement therapies that boost immunity. Learn specific protocols that reduce cancer treatment side effects such as lymphedema, pain, insomnia, anxiety, depression, digestive distress, neuropathy, and cancer-related fatigue. Apply your knowledge by creating customized asana protocols for case studies.
Recorded Lecture/Practice (7 hrs)
Complete on your own time.
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Asana for Pain
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Asana for Lymphedema & Immunity
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Asana for Anxiety (Upper Body Somatics, Hips & Hamstrings, Core Strength & Embodiment)
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Asana for Cancer-Related Fatigue: Chair Practice
- Asana for Digestion: Over and Under Digestion
Livestreamed Practice (10 hrs)
Mondays, 10:00 am-12:00 pm EST; recordings posted in course.
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January 18 - Asana for Insomnia: Inversions & Forward Folds, Asana for Fatigue: Restoratives
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January 25 - Asana for Depression & Grief: Backbends
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February 1 - Asana Cognitive Fog: Sun Salute & Balance
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February 8 - Asana for Neuropathy: Standing Poses, Asana for Osteoporosis
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February 15 - M2 Follow-up
M3: Mudras for Healing
A review of yoga philosophy and the difference between Samkhya and Vedanta views. Learn how to view cancer through the lens of the subtle body, including the koshas, doshas, and vayus. Learn the powerful art of mudra and how these hand positions elicit positive changes in the physical, emotional, mental, and wisdom bodies. We will work with specific mudra protocols that promote immune health and manage anxiety, depression, pain, insomnia, lymphedema, neuropathy, fatigue, and digestive distress. Learn how to combine mudra with asana, pranayama, chanting, and meditation to deepen awareness and support healing. Apply what you've learned by creating customized mudra protocols for case studies.
Recorded Lecture/Practice (9 hrs)
Complete on your own time.
- Introduction to Mudra
- The Subtle Body
- Mudras for Anxiety
- Mudras for Cancer-Related Fatigue
- Mudras for Pain
- Mudras for Osteoporosis
- Mudras for Insomnia
- Mudras for Depression
- Mudras for Immunity
- Mudras for Neuropathy
- Mudras for Lymphedema
- Mudras for Cognitive Fog
Livestreamed Sessions (6 hrs)
Mondays, 10:00 am-12:00 pm EST; recordings posted in course.
- February 22 - Mentoring: Mudras
- March 1 - Mentoring: Mudras
- March 8 - Mentoring: Mudras
M4: The Power of Breath and Sound
The science behind pranayama and a brief overview of the chakra system. Learn pranayama protocols to manage anxiety, depression, pain, insomnia, lymphedema, neuropathy, cancer-related fatigue, cognitive fog, and digestive distress. The power of using intention, chanting, and bija mantra to enhance meditative states. Create your own Sanskrit mantra and learn how to use it with japa mala. Apply your knowledge by creating customized breath, sound, and intention protocols for case studies.
Recorded Lecture/Practice (8 hrs)
Complete on your own time.
CHANTING:
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Samkhya & Vedanta Yoga Philosophy
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Christianity & Yoga
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The Power of Vibration
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Vowel Spiral & Body Warmups
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Introduction to Sanskrit
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Kirtan Kriya
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Bija Mantras
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Creating Personal Mantra
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Japa Mala
PRANAYAMA:
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Mechanics of Breath
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Side-Effect Protocol Lecture
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Pranya Vidya & Index
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Langhana Pranayama
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Balancing Pranayama
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Refreshing Pranayama
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Stimulating Pranayama
CHAKRAS:
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Chakras 101
Livestreamed Sessions (4 hrs)
Mondays, 10:00 am-12:00 pm EST; recordings posted in course.
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March 15 - Mentoring: Philosophy & Sound
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March 22 - Mentoring: Chanting
- March 29 - Mentoring: Pranayama
- April 5 (?) - Mentoring: M4 Follow-up
M5: Yoga Nidra Training
Yoga Nidra is a guided meditation style that leads practitioners through a first-person experience of their body, breath, emotions, and imagination in a completely nonjudgmental, compassionate way. Anyone can learn to write and teach their own Yoga Nidra meditations with this 10-hour online Yoga Nidra Training, packed with video lectures, audio practices, written homework exercises, and 7 hours of bonus content to stoke your creative writing fires. By the end of the course, you will have written your very own Yoga Nidra meditation and have the tools and understanding to write more scripts.
Recorded Lessons (10 hrs)
Complete on your own time.
- History of Yoga Nidra
- Prana, Nadis, Vayus & Koshas
- The Hypnagogic State
- The Eight Limbs
- The Importance of Relaxation
- Setting Your Sankalpa
- Building a Yoga Nidra
- The Body Scan
- Breath Awareness
- Duality and the Brain
- Rapid Image Visualization
- The Guided Journey
- Returning to Wakefulness
- Practices to Prepare the Body & Mind
- Teaching Yoga Nidra
Yoga Nidra Meditations (7 hrs)
Listen to throughout the course.
- Short Yoga Nidra
- Yoga Nidra for the Koshas
- Yoga Nidra for Insomnia
YOGA NIDRA FOR THE DOSHAS:
- Yoga Nidra for Balancing Vata Dosha
- Yoga Nidra for Balancing Pitta Dosha
- Yoga Nidra for Balancing Kapha Dosha
YOGA NIDRA FOR THE GUNAS:
- Yoga Nidra for Rajas Guna
- Yoga Nidra for Tamas Guna
- Yoga Nidra for Sattva Guna
YOGA NIDRA FOR THE KLESHAS:
- Yoga Nidra to Build Self-Knowledge
- Yoga Nidra for Attraction & Aversion
- Yoga Nidra to Quell the Ego
- Yoga Nidra for Letting Go
YOGA NIDRA FOR THE YAMAS:
- Ahimsa Yoga Nidra
- Satya Yoga Nidra
- Asteya Yoga Nidra
- Brahmacharya Yoga Nidra
- Aparigraha Yoga Nidra
YOGA NIDRA FOR THE NIYAMAS:
- Saucha Yoga Nidra
- Santosha Yoga Nidra
- Tapas Yoga Nidra
- Svadhyaya Yoga Nidra
- Ishvara Pranidhana Yoga Nidra
Livestreamed Sessions (4 hrs)
Mondays, 10:00 am-12:00 pm EST; recordings posted in course.
- April 19 - Mentoring: Yoga Philosophy
- April 26 - Mentoring: Writing Your Own Scripts
- May 10 - Mentoring: M5 Follow-up
M6: Putting it All Together
In this module, you will access on-demand classes that show how to combine all the practices covered in the training for each side effect we explored. Teachers will then teach a mini-practice combining asana, mudra, pranayama, sound/mantra, and intention for real-world case studies. Q&A sessions and group feedback round out these sessions. This invaluable part of the training lets you experience how these therapeutic yoga practices combine to create safe, effective experiences for your students and clients.
Recorded Practices (8 hrs)
Complete on your own time.
- Pain Protocol
- Osteoporosis Protocol
- Anxiety Protocol
- Depression Protocol
- Grief Protocol
- Lymphedema Protocol
- Neuropathy Protocol
- Cancer-Related Fatigue Protocol
- Cognitive Fog Protocol
- Digestion Protocol
- Insomnia Protocol
Group Mentoring (4 hrs)
Mondays, 10:00 am-12:00 pm EST; recordings posted in course.
- May 17 - No Classes
- May 24 - Mentoring: Teaching Cancer Protocols
- May 31 - Memorial Day; no classes
- June 7 - Mentoring: M6 Follow-up
M7: Working with Patients Practicum
Apply your yoga for cancer knowledge to real-world teaching scenarios in this practicum. It is an opportunity to work one-on-one with cancer patients and survivors under supervision. Learn how to protect your boundaries while working with this population and how to support emotional processing when it arises. Tips on effectively teaching and assisting cancer patients, observing and practicing the client assessment process. Customize yoga protocols that meet your client's needs by incorporating asana, mudra, pranayama, sound, intention, and yoga nidra.
Recorded Lessons (4 hrs)
Complete on your own time.
- Intake Interview with S. Horowitz
- Yoga Therapy Session with S. Horowitz
- Teacher Wrap-up
Livestreamed Sessions (4 hrs)
Mondays, 10:00 am-12:00 pm EST; recordings posted in course.
- June 14 - Mentoring: Practicum Introduction
- June 21 - Mentoring: Practicum Q&A
Schedule Private Session Mentoring (1 hr)
- July 1 - 31
Final Project Due
- TBD