Chair Yoga for WM - Walking Wellness

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 some of the class, we stand and use the chair for support for some poses, with modifications so all levels can practice. Recorded September 10th, 2024.

Our 45 minute classes will incorporate some of the following:
1. Breath exercises for reducing stress and boosting the immune system
2. Gentle stretches designed to energize the whole body
3. Yoga poses that move the lymph fluid, and improve balance and steadiness
4. Meditations to facilitate mindfulness, acceptance, and relaxation

Important Note: Yoga is a complementary or integrative practice to be used in conjunction with standard medical treatment. More info on Wellness Program on IWMF website here: https://iwmf.com/iwmf-wellness-programs/

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]

Did you know? Walking can improve your quality of life and may:
• Increase your energy level and decrease that feeling of exhaustion related to cancer treatments
• Help deal with emotional issues like anxiety and depression
• Improve sleep
• Improve ability to concentrate and remember things
• Strengthen bones

Resources: https://www.cancer.org/cancer/survivo...
https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/pat...
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-c...
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25806...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34465...

Walking may also help you live longer! A study led by American Cancer Society researchers has found that walking may help people live longer.
Resource: https://www.cancer.org/research/acs-r...
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]