Yoga Phone Class, July 10th at 5pm  Pacific Standard Time. You call in and we chat for about 15 minutes. Call in 15 minutes early if you want to make new friends!  We start with relaxed breathing and body scan. We breath together and learn techniques to reduce blood pressure, heart rate and stress levels.  We do gentle yoga movements with our breathing.  We never do anything that doesn’t feel good.  After exploring our joints, stretching and enjoying what we can do;  we use meditation to relax deeply.  Some students have told me they finish yoga and feel that they can ‘take on the world!”.  When we feel empowered to help ourselves, we gain confidence.

There are 96 openings on the Yoga Phone Class provided by freeconferencecall.com.  You call in and can listen without even saying your name.  It’s fine to want to be quiet, but in community.  Each of us is in a different emotional place and we honor where you are.  The power of yoga to add to your healing is tremendous.  This month we will be doing Guided Imagery as part of our healing practices.  It is a well documented way to gain relaxation, boost your immune system and just plain feel better. No yoga experience necessary!

July 10th, 5pm PST, 6 MTN, 7CST, 8EST.

Get on 15 minutes early if you want to chat with others

Call: 605 475 4000 and enter 970445# and announce yourself.

Love,

Jean Di Carlo-Wagner, M.A., E-RYT500, Yoga Therapist, Certified Yoga for Cancer Survivors Teacher, Teacher Trainer, Survivor

Fashion Week 2013 in NYC doesn’t usually bring images of cancer patients and survivors. But this week, that’s exactly what I’ll be doing. Yep, I’m headed for the Big Apple to meet my designer, Samina Mughal, who has put together some outfits for me to walk the runway. Did I say walk the runway?  It seems odd that due to cancer, I’ve been given the opportunities of a lifetime!  My whole 15 minutes of fame is being used in this one event, and I couldn’t be happier. The fashion show and dinner will benefit BeatLiverTumors, my cancer mentor’s non-profit. Suzanne Lindley has single-handedly brought awareness to advanced treatments for liver cancer and on the stage will be patients, caregivers and supporters who have watched Suzanne, a force of nature, over the last 8 years. Suzanne continues to do battle with cancer.  She was diagnosed with advanced colon cancer at age 31 and given six months to live. Suzanne didn’t take that prognosis. She sought treatment, one after the other, each one giving her more time with her three girls and husband, and more time to advocate. If you want to know the secret to living well, no matter the circumstances, you won’t want to miss Suzanne’s address to the audience.  When I was diagnosed, I wanted to speak with a woman, any woman, who had gone through colon cancer. I was given Suzanne’s name and number. Since that day, my life has grown larger from cancer, been more purposeful and fulfilling and has a bit of dazzle to it, too.

Raising money for BeatLiverTumors