Firstly I’d like to thank this group, as I’ve learnt so much from so many of you
I was diagnosed with Stage 3, Grade 3, HER2+ breast cancer in May 2023. I have had 4 x EC, 4 x Docetaxel, 4 x Phesgo injections. I’ve also had a mastectomy and 15 rounds of radiotherapy. I’m also on round 9 of 14 Kadcyla and will be having a reconstruction next year.
As you all will know first hand, it’s been and still is, a very hard and long journey.
I’m a yoga teacher in the UK and yoga has been my lifeline!
It has helped me when I’ve been unable to sleep because of steroids or from sheer anxiety.
It has really helped manage my pain, through a restorative practice, breathing techniques and meditation.
My strength, mobility & fitness have been very changeable throughout different parts of my treatment and yoga has enabled me slowly keep bringing it back. My energy levels have also fluctuated dramatically and yoga really helped me with this too.
It has enabled me to stay incredibly positive through this journey and allowed me to feel a sense of control & acceptance.
I have a growing number of students with cancer attending my classes since my diagnosis and I’ve recently attended a training course for Yoga for Cancer.
thank you for posting. Might be an idea for you to contact breast cancer now directly on the number on here to see if your yoga classes could be done as a podcast or something for breast cancer now Shi xx
Hi Hayley
Yes I don’t know where I would be without Yoga I’m tremendously grateful to the wonderful people like yourself who have taught me over the years . I’m so glad that it has helped you with your recovery.
When work and weather allow I do 3 classes a week . One is on Zoom and started in lockdown - 4 years later it’s still going strong and it has been my absolute rock through everything .One is a Yin class which I love because it’s different . For a while I did some Somatic Yoga which was run by a teacher who was recovering from BC herself and was just for other people in the same boat .
There’s an outdoor Vinyasa Flow class which we have all year round which is very special . I have a beautiful picture of the whole class doing Yoga against the sunrise over the sea at Summer Solstice but I don’t think I would be allowed to put it on here. I’m having it blown up and turned into a picture which is going on my wall . Xx
Thanks for sharing; I qualified as a yoga teacher at the end of July and 2 weeks later received a BC diagnosis. Felt so annoyed that I had to but my yoga teaching on hold but decided to look on the positive side and use the breathing techniques I’d learnt to keep my anxiety in check.
Just wondering where you did your yoga for cancer training? I was also thinking about doing something similar. Currently in bed recovering from therapeutic mammoplasty on Monday so need to use my time to plan my future rather than moping! Xxx
thank you for posting. Might be an idea for you to contact breast cancer now directly on the number on here to see if your yoga classes could be done as a podcast or something for breast cancer now 
