Through movement and stretching, students are encouraged to become aware of their own immediate personal experience at the physical, emotional, and sensory levels. Participants practice a slow, gentle yoga that adapts to the needs of the student and respects functional limitations. Attention to breathing with focused awareness of the movements and the stillness of each yoga pose characterizes this particular style of yoga.
Yoga practices within each class include yoga postures and stretches, breathing practices, imagery, meditation, and progressive relaxation. While each technique has its own specific purpose, all have the common aim of helping to develop a focused awareness of what is happening in the body and mind -- physically, emotionally, and spiritually. There are two yoga classes -- one for beginners and one of continuing students or students who have previous yoga experience.
Jnani Chapman is a registered nurse and senior staff member of the Commonweal Cancer Help Program. Since 1986, she has taught yoga to people living with cancer and other health and life challenges.
This class is sponsored jointly by the Cancer Resource Center and the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine.
Registration is required; please contact the Cancer Resource Center at 415.885.3693..