12/14/2009

Yoga: Uniting Body, Mind, Spirit

Our December networking event focused on the emotional benefits of yoga

Speaker: Karen Gagnier, OM Women Cancer Survivors (WCS) certified yoga instructor

Living Beyond Breast Cancer's December networking meeting focused on Yoga: Uniting Body, Mind, Spirit. Karen Gagnier, an Om Women Cancer Survivors (WCS) certified yoga instructor, discussed the emotional benefits of yoga, including:

• How yoga can improve your quality of life by increasing strength and flexibility while decreasing stress
• Where to find resources for locating qualified practitioners

About Our Speaker

Ms. Gagnier is an Om Women Cancer Survivors (WCS) certified yoga and Kripalu instructor. A runner for 30 years, she was originally drawn to yoga because she wanted greater flexibility. After she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007, Ms. Gagnier discovered the many other benefits of yoga. Since then, she has used yoga to strengthen her immune system, reduce stress and manage the side effects of chemotherapy, surgery and radiation. Ms. Gagnier teaches Repose Yoga classes at Focus Fitness in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, where women affected by breast cancer can come together to renew and restore the body, mind and spirit, both during and after cancer.