Yoga classes to support cancer recovery
Yoga for Cancer Support is a self-paced online yoga and mindfulness course for cancer patients, taught by senior yoga teacher and breast cancer survivor, Morven Hamilton
These gentle online yoga classes are designed specifically for people living with or recovering from cancer. Whether you are going through treatment, rebuilding strength afterwards, or looking for a calmer way to move and rest, this course offers supportive, accessible yoga practices you can do from home. Feel calmer, more energised and more like yourself.
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6 x 60 min classes in a progressive format to build strength and confidence
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3 x 10-15 min yoga sessions for low energy days or when you're short on time.
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Yoga Nidra (deep guided relaxation) video and audio
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Body scan meditation. Preview here
" Having completed the 6-Week Yoga For Cancer Course, I would highly recommend it. The course is online, so you can take it at your own pace and in your own environment. It is very easy to access, and Morven's nature is welcoming and really supportive. Over the duration of the course Morven gently encourages you to be more present with yourself, reconnecting with your body, in a way that is loving, kind and nurturing. She breaks the content of each part down with clear suggestions, always giving you ways to tailor it to your individual needs. It's a course that you can revisit when you like, and hopefully one day feel empowered to take the bits you love, to create your own practice with confidence" - Clare T.
Free 30 min Bed-Based Yoga Class
Cancer can leave you feeling tired, disconnected from your body and uncomfortable in your skin.
These gentle online yoga classes are designed for people living with or recovering from cancer who want a supportive way to move, breathe and rest at home.
Whether you are going through treatment, recovering afterwards, managing fatigue, anxiety or stiffness, or simply looking for a calmer and more nourishing approach to movement, this six-week course offers accessible practices to support your day-to-day wellbeing.
The emphasis is on helping you feel more comfortable in your body, calmer in your mind, and more supported through the physical and emotional challenges that cancer can bring. Sessions include gentle movement, soothing breath practices, mindfulness and deep relaxation, with plenty of options for low-energy days.
What's inside the Yoga for Cancer Patient Support Course?
Over six sessions, the course aims to support:
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Gradual rebuilding of strength and mobility
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Self-compassion
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Improved breathing patterns and energy regulation
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Reduction in muscular tension and physical discomfort
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Support for fatigue management
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Greater confidence in movement
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A more settled and regulated nervous system
You will get: 6 x 45 - 60 min classes, plus bonus practices including a bed-based yoga practice and a guided relaxation (Yoga Nidra).
Your yoga classes:
Class 1: Coming Home to the Body
Body awareness, gentle movement and rest
Class 2: Breathing Being
Coordinate movement and breath, mind and body
Class 3: Relaxed Resilience
Balancing effort and ease to remain resourced
Class 4: Opening the Heart
Shoulder mobility and connecting to the heart
Class 5: Trust in Yourself
Tapping into the strength you have
Class Six: In the Flow
Intuiting healthy, feel-good movement. Deep relaxation.
Bonus classes: Bed-based Yoga | Yoga Nidra | Shorter gentle yoga classes 10 - 15 mins.
Testimonial
"The course was released just as I was approaching my last chemotherapy session so the
timing was perfect for me. I have been practicing yoga for over 20 years but following my
diagnosis in July last year have gone from being fit and active to not being able to do much
at all. I was desperate to return to yoga of some form in order to build up my strength and
flexibility but in a gentle way. While waiting for the effects of the chemo to leave me I did the
on the bed session. I found this excellent, the movements are beneficial but do not put any
strain on your body. This gave me the grounding to complete the 6 sessions of the course.
You can do the sessions in any order, and you have access to the course for life.
I have been practicing with Morven for about 6 years now, she is an excellent teacher who is
very understanding of your needs and will offer adaptations of the positions." - Christine, yoga practitioner
More about Online Yoga for Cancer Support Classes
These online yoga classes for people living with or recovering from cancer offer a gentle, supportive approach to movement, relaxation and wellbeing. This is not a performance-based yoga programme or a fitness challenge. The focus is on helping you feel more comfortable in your body, calmer in your mind, and better supported through treatment and recovery.
The classes are designed to be:
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Gentle and accessible
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Easy to adapt to different energy levels
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Supportive for people recovering from cancer treatment
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Grounded in an understanding of the physical and emotional impact of cancer
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Focused on whole-person wellbeing rather than simply managing symptoms
These yoga classes can support relaxation, mobility, fatigue management, stress reduction and emotional wellbeing, with practices you can return to again and again at home.
The six-week self-paced online course is suitable for people living with cancer or recovering after treatment who are able to take part in gentle unsupervised movement at home. You can begin whenever suits you and move through the classes at your own pace depending on your schedule, energy and needs.
Before starting, please check with your medical team that gentle home yoga practice is appropriate for you at this stage of treatment or recovery.
If you are unsure whether these online yoga classes are suitable for your individual circumstances, please read the FAQs or contact Morven at info@yogabynature.org
About Morven
Morven Hamilton is a senior yoga teacher specialising in gentle, accessible yoga for people living with and recovering from cancer. A breast cancer survivor herself, she has been teaching yoga since 2008 and has supported people affected by cancer since 2011 through classes, one-to-one sessions, mindfulness and restorative yoga.
Morven has worked within cancer support settings including Penny Brohn UK, alongside teaching in private practice and online. Her approach combines gentle movement, breathwork, mindfulness and relaxation to help support wellbeing during and after cancer treatment.
Known for her warm, down-to-earth teaching style, Morven creates supportive online yoga classes that help people manage fatigue, stress, anxiety, stiffness and the emotional impact of cancer. Her classes are suitable for beginners as well as those returning to movement during recovery.
Her work is grounded in both professional and lived experience, with a focus on helping people feel calmer, more connected to their bodies, and better supported through the challenges cancer can bring.
How this yoga for wellbeing after cancer course came to be
This six-week Yoga for Cancer Support course is the product of over 15 years' work and study in the field of yoga and mindfulness for cancer. The original 6-week course was called YogaThrive (there are still some YogaThrive class recordings on the Yoga by Nature Podcast) and it was taught live and in-person at Penny Brohn Cancer Care in Bristol. This was way before Covid when PBCC was the nation's top complementary cancer care centre and was in the process of the nationwide launch of its flagship course, Living Well with the Impact of Cancer.
Over many years, cancer patients using the services of the Penny Brohn charity, came and did the Yoga for Cancer Support course. Some did it once then went back to work, some did it over and over again over a period of six years, and some of them are still coming to my classes, 15 years on.
During that time - between around 2010 and 2016 - I was also working as a course facilitator for the Living Well 2-day residential course, working closely wth groups of cancer patients and their loved ones to explore and come to terms with the impact of cancer on the whole person.
Penny Brohn Cancer Care's approach to cancer care provided the context and ideology for a truly holistic approach to yoga. The yoga taught in the YogaThrive course became more mindfulness-based and held in the container of an understanding of the psychological, emotional and spiritual impact of cancer on the individual and the community.
The offering you see here is the fruit of many years' work, study and practice, carried out with love. I truly hope these yoga classes are a support to you in your journey through cancer, as they have been to many before you.
With love and gratitude,
"Just keep going, no feeling is final" - Rainer Maria Rilke
The Class
Here are some of the amazing participants of the early yoga for cancer classes. We gathered in Bristol at the Penny Brohn centre and at a village hall in Uphill, Weston-super-Mare.
This was an incredible group of people supporting each other through cancer.
"Each class content to include both asanas and instruction by you is good and appropriate for post surgery. You propose adaptations and caution where needed. It all comes together perfectly in week 6. I loved the Yoga Nidra inclusion."
- Marelle, course participant