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We are so excited that the Australian Yoga Therapy Conference will be held in a few weeks. One of our inspiring and experienced speakers is Chandrika Gibson and she will be speaking on the role of yoga therapy in integrative oncology. Chandrika is a yoga therapy trainer, experienced naturopath, project officer at the WA Cancer Council and AAYT committee member.

In this fantastic article, Chandrika gives a great overview of what yoga therapy may actually do for cancer patients including -

• reducing fear of recurrence,
• reducing anxiety and insomnia,
• the effect of yoga therapy on ‘chemo-brain’,
• yoga therapy’s role in pain management,
• managing Lymphoedema,
• decreasing nausea and vomiting,
• improving quality of life and wellbeing,

It is an impressive list! It is great to see the growing body of research for yoga therapy in the oncology setting which contributes to Yoga therapy finding its niche as a validated, proven modality in mainstream medicine. Something that is good news for all of us!

I invite you to come to the Australian Yoga Therapy Conference and meet our fantastic presenters and learn practical techniques you can apply immediately with your clients, students and yourself, including –

• How to assist your clients dealing with grief and loss
• Strategies for working with anxiety and depression
• How to read a client’s tongue to analyse their digestion, metabolism and current health imbalances
• Practices to manage foot pain and strategies to improve foot health
• How your clients can benefit from iRest Yoga Nidra
• About Yoga therapy in Integrative Oncology
• Practices for working with trauma and PTSD
• How to manage pain
• Special technique – Hogushi Stretching and Self-Massage to prevent injury and reduce pain
• How to avoid Yoga postures that can perpetuate lower back pain
• About ‘core stability’ within a yogic framework and much more!

Book your ticket now so you don’t miss out!

Date: 25 - 26 October 2014, 9am - 5pm
Venue: Hilton Hotel Brisbane
Cost: $397