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. (more…)
Yoga’s physical and mental practices and disciplines are increasingly popular and being adopted by many. We speak with yoga teachers Kim Leduc and Kelly Murphy about yoga and its potential benefit and/or therapeutic use in helping with addiction or mental health problems. 