Yoga for Breast Cancer

Breast Health Information - Yoga for Breast Cancer (more : Pure Hypnosis). Yoga Therapy offers a vision of health at each level of the individual, physical, energetic, emotional, psychological and spiritual. Describe the person and / or conditions at the level of the five Koshas. Treatments of breast cancer decrease and tax immune response. Anxiety and fear will affect nervous system. Pranamayakosha – the energy body (more : Pure Prescription Medication).

DEFINE CONDITION. Breast cancer affects both men and women through the growth of abnormal cells in breast tissue without normal controls. The cellular mass (tumor) can be invasive, allowing cancer cells to travel outside of breast tissue, or non-invasive (in-situ) which remains within the breast tissue.

Describe the person and / or conditions at the level of the five Koshas. Examination of the conditions found and separation present in each of the Koshas. Annamayakosha – the physical body. In relation to the physical body, separation is seen as a lack of body awareness. Separation occurs from potential "shut down" to all body sensations.

Conditions found in the physical systems of the body : Circulatory system – Draws circulation to tumor creating its own blood source, reducing capacity to support other systems, stress response of increase blood pressure and heart rate, decrease in red and/or white blood cells, and the possibility of hemorrhage. Respiratory system – Scar tissue from surgery, protective postures and low red blood cell counts will / can impair function of respiration.

Immune system – Treatments of breast cancer decrease and tax immune response. Depression and hopelessness will also decrease immunity. Digestive and elimination systems – Treatments of breast cancer can result in side effects of nausea, vomiting, diminished appetite, diarrhea and decreased absorption of nutrients may/ can impairs all body systems.

Nervous system - Anxiety and fear will affect nervous system. Continual physical, emotional, and spiritual stresses increase the release of stress hormone which are destructive to healing process. Exhaustion, confusion, forgetfulness, and insomnia may also occur. Endocrine system – Breast cancer is an estrogen related disease, creating an imbalance in the endocrine system, hormonal imbalances, menstrual disorders. Reproductive system – Treatment of breast cancer can result in either permanent or temporary sterility. Musculoskeletal system – This system is weakened due to treatments, protective postures, and/or lack of activity.

Pranamayakosha – the energy body - In relation to the energy body, separation manifests as a lack of awareness of the breath as well as the flow of energy in the body. It could also be a separation from nature. This separation from breath, the flow of energy in the body, and the natural world are key factors in the onset of illness.

Conditions present in the energy body : Affecting breath and energy due to feelings of depression and protective posturing (body image in breast area is diminished), separation from all prana vayus, surgery and medications can diminish prana and effect patterns of energy. Lack of breath awareness, Low level of energy, Depression, anxiety, fear, (also affect physical energy), The nadis Surgery and medications could impair the free circulation of energy in the subtle body affecting the nadis. The Prana Vayus, Surgery and medications could impaired the free circulation of energy in the subtle body affecting the PranaVayus as well.

Source : YOGA FOR BREAST CANCER PATIENTS, Professional Yoga Therapy Training, March 21-April 3, 2004, Betsy Murphy, Sharen Patel, Donna Zwickel, Locana Sansregret