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"Rosen...has put together an outstanding program, both in her choice of practical exercises and in her wise, unfailingly positive approach, which is right on the mark for her target audience. Her instructions are crystal clear, she's careful to note the benefits of and potential problems with the exercises ( and how to fix these problems with the...use of props), and she's an inspiring model. ...I would recommend this program to nonsurvivors of either gender as a mild but effective practice for opening the chest and shoulders and improving breathing."
Yoga Journal by Richard Rosen, November 2002 |
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"The poses are simple and soothing, allowing a woman who may have postsurgical pain to begin the process of emotional and physical healing.
"The day I reviewed this video, a dear friend...was starting radiation therapy after having surgery for breast cancer. I gave Jane the video... Here is the letter she wrote me:
"The yoga exercises on the video made an amazing difference. The gentle stretches quickly improved my range of motion while diminishing the tight, hard feeling of the scar tissue.""
Permanente Journal
by Kathy Peterman, RN, MA, Winter 2003, Volume 7 No. 1 |
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"Marcie Pruett, 39, of San Diego, California has been battling breast cancer for the past three years. After two surgeries, two cycles of chemotherapy and radiation, and a course of oral chemotherapy for the past six months, she feels thirty years older than her age. "My bones and my muscles ache, and it's difficult to move around or crouch." Six weeks ago, she started a beginner's yoga class, and the gentle stretching and rolling that promotes flexibility, strength and mental relaxation has helped her greatly. "I feel good from the night of the class to well into the next day," she says.
Pruett is not the only one in the yoga class with a connection to breast cancer. Her instructor, Susan Rosen, is a survivor who has made an instructional yoga video for breast cancer survivors and teaches similarly themed workshops, including a class at Kaiser Permanente's Positive Choice Wellness Center in San Diego."
My Breast Cancer Network.com
by Beth Brophy, July 9, 2007. |