Chair Yoga for WM - Breathing Together

Take a 45 minute "self-care" break: manage your stress, improve your balance, energize your vitality, and stimulate the immune system by moving the breath and body. While we will remain seated for most of the class, we stand and use the chair for support for some poses, with modifications so all levels can practice. Recorded Feb 26th 2023.

Our 45 minute classes will incorporate some of the following:
1. Breath exercises for reducing stress, coping with fatigue, and supporting the immune system
2. Repetitive, slow flow movement to encourage blood and lymph circulation, lubricate the joints, and increase mindfulness
3. Hand, lower limb, and foot motions to address peripheral neuropathy
4. Yoga poses to improve balance and steadiness
5. Gentle stretches to energize the whole body
6. Meditations like body scans to facilitate mindfulness, connection, acceptance, and relaxation

Important Note: Yoga is a complementary or integrative practice to be used in conjunction with standard medical treatment. For more information on WM yoga offerings, visit Ann's Cancer Care page: https://anngraceyoga.com/cancer-care/

Chair Yoga for Waldenstrom's Care - if you would like to join the live weekly Zoom class that meets on Mondays at 2pm ET, or any other Wellness Program Class, please reach out and ask for more info: [email protected]

Research:
• Cancer survivors including those recently diagnosed report better sleep, less stress, and improved mood and quality of life with the practice of yoga.
• Qualitative results showed improvements in overall mental health, anxiety, depression, and mood. Physical health showed improvements in fatigue. These improvements were shown to last 8 weeks post practice.

Instructor:
Ann Grace MacMullan is a certified yoga therapist (C-IAYT) and yoga instructor (E-RYT 500) and the IWMF Wellness Program Coordinator. She enjoys uplifting the WM community through breath-connected movement, mindfulness, and by creating a supportive group environment on Zoom. Her father was diagnosed with WM in 2019.

Ann can be reached directly at [email protected]