Yoga For Cancer Teacher Training Workshop

Location

Beth Wright Center
23 Commerce Park
Ellsworth, ME 04605

Summary

Participants will experience a Yoga For Cancer class while discussing best practices.

Description

This workshop is being offered to professional yoga instructors who wish to learn about the needs of cancer patients.  Yoga For Cancer, a specialized yoga methodology is tailored to address the specific physical and emotional needs left by cancer and its treatments.  This unique approach focuses on how to stimulate the immune system through movement.  It improves flexibility, strength, reduces anxiety and boosts overall well-being.

Susan Sassaman has been offering yoga and dance classes and workshops in Vermont and Maine for over 25 years.  Her professional yoga teacher trainings include:  Yoga For Cancer, Prenatal Yoga, Partner Yoga, Let Your Yoga Dance, and Let Your Yoga Dance for Seniors.  She is also certified by the Tai Chi For Health Institute in Tai Chi For Arthritis and Fall Prevention.  In 2017, Susan created the Graceful Aging program:  Therapeutic Movement Classes for Seniors.  Susan currently teachers her classes on Mount Desert Island, Maine.