CPF October Focus Types of Cancer: Breast and Liver Theme: Balance and Breath Focus: Mind Body connection, Balance & Calm Liver Cancer The liver is a football-sized organ that sits in the upper right portion of your abdomen, beneath your diaphragm and above your stomach. As noted in the last blog post about Liver cancer, the options to treat liver cancer depend on the type and stage and vary from localized treatments such as heating or freezing cancer cells; to radiation ther

CPF October Focus Types of Cancer: Breast and Liver Theme: Balance and Breath Focus: Mind Body connection, Balance & Calm The Mayo Clinic states that Liver is a cancer that begins in the cells of your liver, the most common type being hepatocellular carcinoma which begins in the main type of liver cell (hepatocyte). The other types are far less common. Beyond that, cancer can spread to the liver when it metastasizes from another area of the body such as colon, lung, or breast

CPF October Focus- Types of Cancer: Breast and Liver Theme: Balance and Breath Focus: Mind Body connection, Balance & Calm According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation; 1 in 8 women in the US will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. The good news is that when caught at its earliest, the 5-year relative survival rate is over 99%. Over the past few years there have been many advances in early detection and treatment methods which have significantly increase

CPF October Focus Types of Cancer: Breast and Liver Theme: Balance and Breath Focus: Mind Body connection, Balance & Calm October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month – a month where across the country we unite to raise awareness and support for the millions of people affected by breast cancer. According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime; 382,640 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year; and 1,04

CPF September Focus Types of Cancer: Uterine, Leukemia, Ovarian, Prostate, and Thyroid Cancer Theme: Grounding & Gratitude Focus: Stability, Calm, and Reflection Per the Mayo Clinic, Thyroid Cancer is a growth of cells that start in the thyroid and then mutate and ultimately accumulate and form a tumor. Thyroid cancer is classified by the types of cells found in the tumor and the type is considered in determining treatment. While thyroid cancer rates seem to be increasing, th

CPF September Focus Type of Cancer: Uterine, Leukemia, Ovarian, Prostate, and Thyroid Cancer Theme: Grounding & Gratitude Focus: Stability, Calm, and Reflection Per the Mayo Clinic, Prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancer; it is usually found early, grows slowly, and has an extremely high cure rate. Treatments may include surgery and radiation therapy. Sometimes, a wait and see approach is taken. The options can seem overwhelming at times. Focus on asanas th

CPF-September Focus Type of Cancer: Uterine, Leukemia, Ovarian, Prostate, and Thyroid Cancer Theme: Grounding & Gratitude Focus: Stability, Calm, and Reflection Cyndi Ellsom demonstrates a chair modified forward fold Per the Mayo Clinic, Ovarian cancer is a growth of cells that forms in the ovaries. The cells multiply quickly and can invade and destroy healthy body tissue. Ovarian cancer treatment typically involves surgery and chemotherapy. To support survivors, caregivers,

CPF-September Focus Type of Cancer: Uterine, Leukemia, Ovarian, Prostate, and Thyroid Cancer Theme: Grounding & Gratitude Focus: Stability, Calm, and Reflection The Mayo Clinic says that Leukemia usually involves the white blood cells with the bone marrow producing an excessive amount of abnormal white blood cells which don’t function properly. Over time, these abnormal cells can crowd out healthy blood cells in the bone marrow, leading to fever healthy white blood cells, red

Sensory grounding is a mindfulness technique designed to disrupt the cycle of anxiety, panic, or dissociation. When you get overwhelmed, your brain is treating past memories or future worries as immediate dangers. By intentionally focusing on your physical surroundings through your sight, touch, sound, smell, and taste, you send a biological signal to your nervous system that you are safe in the current moment. Think of it as a physical reset button for a crashing computer. I

CPF- September Focus Type of Cancer: Uterine, Leukemia, Ovarian, Prostate, and Thyroid Cancer Theme: Grounding & Gratitude Focus: Stability, Calm, and Reflection Per the Mayo Clinic, Uterine Cancer is most thought of as endometrial cancer which lines the uterus. A much rarer form of uterine cancer is uterine sarcoma which develops in the lining of the muscle wall. The most common treatment for endometrial cancer is surgery to remove the uterus, a hysterectomy. The surgery is

August’s Theme is Core & Confidence Focus on Stability, Self-Confidence, and Strength Goddess Pose Our core is incredibly important; it matters for strength, stability, efficient movement, and injury prevention. It is a grouping of muscles in our trunk, pelvis, and spine that work together to keep us upright, balanced, and protected. It is more than just our abs! Goddess pose needs strength and stability to execute and inspires self-confidence. As with the other poses we’ve e

August’s Theme is Core & Confidence Focus on Stability, Self-Confidence, and Strength Core Stability Pose- Side Plank Our core is incredibly important; it matters for strength, stability, efficient movement, and injury prevention. It is a grouping of muscles in our trunk, pelvis, and spine that work together to keep us upright, balanced, and protected. It is more than just our abs! Side plank builds the whole core and as with the other poses we’ve explore this month it can be

August’s Theme is Core & Confidence Focus on Stability, Self-Confidence, and Strength Our core is incredibly important; it matters for strength, stability, efficient movement, and injury prevention. It is a grouping of muscles in our trunk, pelvis, and spine that work together to keep us upright, balanced, and protected. It is more than just our abs! Chair Pose Chair Pose is another great pose to explore for our core; it can be done standing, using a chair for assistance or e

August’s Theme is Core & Confidence Focus on Stability, Self-Confidence, and Strength Our core is incredibly important; it matters for strength, stability, efficient movement, and injury prevention. It is a grouping of muscles in our trunk, pelvis, and spine that work together to keep us upright, balanced, and protected. It is more than just our abs! Boat Pose Boat Pose helps to build our core and can be done seated or standing. Don’t rush the movement, pause in the shape and

Type of Cancer: Sarcoma & Bone Cancer July’s Theme is Cooling & Centering Our Focus is on Calm, cooling centered awareness Legs Up Wall Legs Up Wall relieves stress and calms the nervous system. While traditionally the hips are on the floor and the legs are next to one another on the wall, there are other fun variations that can be incorporated into class or to accommodate each body. · Add a blanket or bolster under the hips with the legs up the wall · Cross

Type of Cancer: Sarcoma & Bone Cancer July’s Theme is Cooling & Centering Our Focus is on Calm, cooling centered awareness Child's Pose Child’s pose is a commonly offered in yoga classes as it is very grounding and soothing. The standard shape can be difficult or uncomfortable for individuals with tight hips, knees, or ankles. Try some of the below variations to give everybody the opportunity to cool and center in Child's Pose. Always remember that the focus should be on

July’s Theme is Cooling & Centering Our Focus is on Calm, cooling centered awareness There are so many fun ways to incorporate forward folds into your practice and they tend to be cooling and centering. One thing to keep in mind is that straight leg forward folds can put pressure on the spine/hips and low back. Make sure to keep the knees soft with a slight bend to help alleviate some of the pressure and if on the floor you can add bolsters or blocks beneath the knees. It

Type of Cancer: Sarcoma & Bone Cancer July’s Theme is Cooling & Centering Our Focus is on Calm, cooling centered awareness According to the Mayo Clinic: “Sarcoma refers to a broad group of cancers that start in the bones and soft tissues. Soft tissues connect, support and surround other body structures. Soft tissues include muscle, fat, blood vessels, nerves, tendons and the lining of the joints. Cancer that starts in the soft tissue is called soft tissue sarcoma. There ar

June’s monthly theme is Energy & Expansion Our Focus is on Breath, Sun Salutations, Lifting Energy Use hashtag #NationalCancerSurvivorMonth and #ChristinaPhippsFoundation to share your messages and stories about National Cancer Survivor Month Asanas Standing Triangle Flow Begin in Mountain. Inhale and as you exhale step your right foot back turning the right toes out to the side. Pause for a breath or two and ensure both feet are pointed slightly out and the hips and shou

June’s monthly theme is Energy & Expansion Our Focus is on Breath, Sun Salutations, Lifting Energy Use hashtag #NationalCancerSurvivorMonth and #ChristinaPhippsFoundation to share your messages and stories about National Cancer Survivor Month Asanas Standing Upward Facing Dog Flow Begin in mountain. Inhale the arms overhead and exhale to forward fold, bringing your hand to the floor or blocks. Pause for a breath. Inhale and lengthen the spine, lifting halfway; then forwa