2011 British Wheel of Yoga Teacher Training Module - Yoga for People Living with Cancer - with Julie Friedeberger
19-20 March, 14-15 May, and 9-10 July 2011
Each year, around 290,000 people in the UK discover that they have developed cancer. Some of them will turn to yoga for help and support in dealing with the trauma of diagnosis and treatment, and in their healing process. Why do people with cancer come to yoga, and what are their expectations of it? How can yoga help them? Can yoga do them any harm? What practices can we safely teach, and what ought we to avoid? This course is intended to help yoga teachers develop the confidence, knowledge, insight and professional skills that are needed in order to work with people who are dealing with the challenging experience of a life-changing illness. Read more here