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  • Description: This Yoga Flow class is designed for participants that have had practiced yoga and have less range of motion limitations. The class is moderately paced to cultivate strength, flexibility, and balance within a gentle, continuous sequence of postures. Focus: hip opening/ grounding.

    Tags: Beginner/Intermediate, Blanket, Blocks, rfm, Strap
  • Description: This 45-minute joyful flow (vinyasa) is a practice that connects movement to breath in a sequence of yoga poses. The class is designed to promote a mind-body connection as it develops strength, stamina, flexibility, balance, relaxation, and focus. The warm-up portion of this class has more supine (on your back) poses and a few kneeling poses (knee support and modifications are offered). Encourages transitions from kneeling to standing and standing to stepping back using blocks (modifications are offered).


    Designed for patients with breast cancer and suitable for all cancer diagnoses!

    Instructor: Juliana G. Berfield, PhD, E-RYT 500, CPT
  • Description: This 45-minute chair yoga invites you to find movement in a way that is gentle and supportive. The practice invites awareness into the body and activates muscles that help you find length up through the spine for better posture and energy flow. If you are new to yoga, have difficulty getting down to the floor, experience pain in your muscles or joints, loss of energy, or balance issues due to peripheral neuropathy, this class is for you. Also included a gentle self-manual lymph drainage massage to help stimulate the lymphatic system (an important component of the immune system). Self-manual massage of hands and using a massage ball for feet to help with symptoms of peripheral neuropathy are shown. 

    Designed for patients with breast cancer and suitable for all cancer diagnoses!


    Instructor: Juliana G. Berfield, PhD, E-RYT 500, CPT

  • Description: Join Nancy Campbell, MS, exercise physiologist at Dana-Farber's Zakim Center, for a 35-minute workout focused on strengthening the whole body. This workout includes a cardio warm-up followed by 30 minutes of strength training which can be done standing and on the floor or on your bed. This class is designed for patients with breast cancer and suitable for all cancer diagnoses. 


    Equipment needed and substitutions: 




    Chair 

    Hand weights – soup cans, water bottles 

    Yoga mat - move to carpet, take off socks





    For Dana-Farber patients interested in scheduling a free exercise consultation, please call 617-632-3322. 

    We would like to extend a special thank you to our philanthropic partners whose continued generosity supports the Zakim Center's group programming and to Molta Media for helping to make this video possible.

  • Description: Join Stephanie Meyers, RD, LDN, CNSD, a nutritionist with Dana-Farber’s Zakim Center for Integrative Therapies and Healthy Living, for healthy cooking inspiration. This week's topic: Daikon Radish
    Resources: Daikon Radish (PDF)Tags: carrots, cooking, pad thai, radish, recipes, spiralizer, zucchini 
  • Description: Meditation is a practice that can help us learn to be present in the moment and navigate life's challenges. The class is led by by Patty Arcari, PhD, RN, program manager of mindfulness and meditation at Dana-Farber's Leonard P. Zakim Center for Integrative Therapies, referencing A Gradual Awakening by Stephen Levine.
    Tags: Calm, Peace, Presence, Meditation, Relaxation
  • Description: Meditation is a practice that can help us learn to be present in the moment and navigate life's challenges. The class is led by by Patty Arcari, PhD, RN, program manager of mindfulness and meditation at Dana-Farber's Leonard P. Zakim Center for Integrative Therapies, referencing The Book of Joy by the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu.
    Tags: Calm, Peace, Presence, Meditation, Relaxation
  • Description: Improving and Having Better Sleep 
     In this 45 minute class, you will learn and practice different techniques and postures to increase oxygen intake and reduce physical and mental stress. We work on calming the nervous system, quieting your mind and opening and developing your lungs. We will learn and practice: The “M,” The “T,” The “Y,” and The “I” Postures The Chair Twist The Cat and The Cow Preparation for Backbends The Outer Hip Stretch Horse Stance with Lower Energy Visualization Dissolving Meditation Spider Climbs the Wall Almost the entire class can be done sitting, standing or lying down.
    Tags: Breathing, Chi Kung, Healing, Mindfulness, Relaxation
  • Description: Boost your Energy, Help with muscle atrophy and Nourish your Skin 
    In this 45 minute class, you will learn techniques to boost and upgrade your energetic system using visualizations, movement and self massage techniques. Focus and help deal with muscle atrophy using tapping, hitting, caressing and massaging techniques throughout the limbs upper, lower back and internal organs. We learn and Practice: Tapping your liver, spleen and kidneys Tapping your arms, upper back and legs Lower Energy Center Visualization Meditation Massaging your internal muscles and organs Coiling Set Chair Twist 4 Points touch the wall (Preparation for backbends) Nourishing Almost the entire class can be done sitting, standing and lying down.
    Tags: Breathing, Chi Kung, Healing, Mindfulness, Relaxation
  • Description: This 45-minute joyful flow (vinyasa) is a practice that connects movement to breath in a sequence of yoga poses. The class is designed to promote a mind-body connection as it develops strength, stamina, flexibility, balance, relaxation and focus. All levels welcome. Focus: twist

    Tags: Blanket, Block, rfm, Strap