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Yoga helps in cancer recovery

July 15th, 2010 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized

Nicole Culos-Reed’s research shows that yoga is helpful to the survivors of breast cancer

Recent research has found that the practice of hatha yoga has had a positive impact on the psychological health of women who have survived breast cancer. The 2005 study [opens to PDF] was conducted by researchers associated with the University of Calgary.

Since that time, YogaThrive, a community-based program created specifically for cancer survivors, has become more available across Canada and the U.S. The intent is to translate successful research into community programs.

We speak with Nicole Culos-Reed, an associate professor at University of Calgary.

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