Slow Flow Yoga
What you’ll need: A yoga mat, a pillow, or a blanket
About the Class
This 27-minute guided yoga practice uses a combination of grounded postures and ones that require strength and balance. This practice starts in a seated position but will work toward standing poses. You can practice Slow Flow Yoga from the comfort of your home or office.
Tara, a certified yoga therapist, shares tips to help you find a comfortable seated position. Then, follow along as Tara provides gentle instruction, starting with a breathing exercise. Next, she demonstrates a series of seated poses, gradually moving to standing poses.
How can yoga be helpful?
According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, yoga can help improve strength and flexibility and promote relaxation and better sleep. Other benefits may include reduced stress, a brighter mood, and a boost in energy.
Worry, stress, fear, and anxiety are all normal responses to a cancer diagnosis. Practicing yoga can benefit your body and mind during times of stress and illness. However, there may be important precautions to consider based on your personal health needs. If you have questions about what is safe for you, check with your healthcare provider.
Today’s practice is going to be one that creates some flow. That flow we find on the mat can then be transferred to our life so that we feel a little bit more flexibility with whatever is going on.
About Tara
Tara is a trauma-informed yoga therapist (C-IAYT, TIYT) and the creator of LOV Yoga, a yoga and wellness business. She was inspired to start LOV Yoga because of her own deep connection with cancer as a caregiver and through losing her husband to melanoma in 2016. Practicing yoga and mindfulness during that time helped Tara find a sense of healing within. Tara has over 1,200 hours of accredited yoga training and 8 years of teaching experience, largely focused around cancer care, grief, trauma, and perinatal support.
