Online Yoga Course for Cancer Recovery
Oncology Yoga Classes for Cancer Patients: a six-week, self-paced online yoga and mindfulness course with lifetime access
"I highly recommend this course to anyone looking for gentle support to regain their body confidence, manage pain and calm anxiety after cancer treatment"
— Maggie, course participant
Online Yoga Classes for Cancer Patients
Cancer affects more than the physical body. It can change how you move, how you feel, and how you relate to yourself.
This course offers a structured, accessible way to work with those changes.
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Healing the Whole Person is a six-week, self-paced online yoga for cancer programme designed to support physical recovery, emotional wellbeing, and a gradual reconnection with the body.
This course is a resource for cancer patients in the days, weeks, months and years after diagnosis, whether you are in post-treatment recover or living with cancer.
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You can move through the course in your own time, at home, with practices that are specifically adapted for the effects of cancer and its treatment.
What's inside the 6-Week Yoga for Cancer 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
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You will get: 6 x 45 - 60 min classes, plus bonus practices including a Bed-Based yoga practice and a guided relaxation (Yoga Nidra).
Yoga for Cancer Course Modules:
Module 1: Coming Home to the Body
Body awareness, gentle movement and rest
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Module 2: Breathing Being
Coordinate movement and breath, mind and body
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Module 3: Relaxed Resilience
Balancing effort and ease to remain resourced
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Module 4: Opening the Heart
Shoulder mobility and connecting to the heart
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Module 5: Trust in Yourself
Tapping into the strength you have
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Module Six: In the Flow
Intuiting healthy, feel-good movement. Deep relaxation.
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Bonus practices: Bed-based Yoga | Yoga Nidra | Shorter gentle yoga classes 10 - 15 mins.
About the Six-Week Yoga for Cancer Course
How the course works
The course is delivered online and can be accessed at any time.
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Each week includes guided Yoga for Cancer classes that you can return to as often as you need. Practices are designed to be straightforward to follow at home, with clear instruction and a range of options. You only pay once, then the course is yours for life.
What's inside the 6-week Yoga for Cancer Patients Course?
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Content includes:
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Adapted oncology yoga practices with variations for fatigue, limited mobility, and post-surgical considerations
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Gentle movement and stretching to support flexibility and joint health
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Breathwork to support respiratory function and nervous system regulation
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Relaxation practices to aid rest and recovery
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Nervous system reset and brain training
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Mindfulness techniques to support mental and emotional wellbeing
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Progressive strengthening to safely rebuild physical capacity
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You are encouraged to work at your own pace, pausing, repeating or adapting practices as needed.
Who Yoga for Cancer is for
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These classes are suitable for:
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Individuals who have experienced cancer, at any stage of treatment or recovery
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Cancer patients recovering from treatment
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Those living with ongoing side effects such as fatigue, reduced mobility, or low confidence in the body
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Anyone looking for a structured but flexible way to reintroduce movement
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Partners, carers, or support persons who would like practical tools to support wellbeing
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No prior experience of yoga is required. Make sure you have the go-ahead from your medical caregiver before proceeding with the course.
The approach
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This is not a performance-based approach to oncology yoga
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The practices are designed to be:
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Accessible
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Adaptable
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Grounded in an understanding of cancer and its effects
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Focused on supporting the whole person, rather than isolated symptoms
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The intention is to provide a steady, reliable resource that you can return to over time.
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This is a self-paced online course.
You can begin at any time and move through the material in a way that fits your schedule and energy levels.
Your teacher
Morven Hamilton is a senior yoga trainer, breast cancer survivor, and passionate advocate for yoga as a tool for healing. She’s been teaching since 2008 and now leads yoga teacher trainings and mentoring programmes across the South West UK. She is the creator and founder of the Teach Yoga for Cancer teacher training course for yoga teachers and health professionals.
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Since 2011, Morven has specialised in teaching holistic, evidence-based yoga to people affected by cancer, working within cancer care settings as both a teacher and course facilitator at Penny Brohn Cancer care in Bristol and in her private practice.
Her work is grounded in compassion, experience, and a belief in yoga’s power to support people through life’s most challenging moments.
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Morven is committed to helping others live better, feel better, and reconnect with themselves through the powerful tools for transformation healing that yoga offers us.
