GREENFIELD — Baystate Franklin Medical Center’s Oncology Department will present a series of free eight-week yoga classes, “Gentle Yoga for Breast Cancer Survivors.”
The series will take place on Wednesdays, with the first series taking place Jan. 8 to Feb. 26, from noon to 1:30 p.m., at the YMCA. The second series will run March 5 to April 30, with a third session scheduled for May to June 2014.
Course facilitator is Pam Roberts, a 20-year breast cancer survivor and a certified Kripalu Yoga teacher. Roberts is also a certified Yoga of the Heart for Cardiac and Cancer Patients instructor.
The weekly Gentle Yoga classes for women who have been living with a breast cancer diagnosis consist of stretching, strengthening, and breathing and deep relaxation exercises.
The program is funded by the Rays of Hope — a Walk and Run Toward the Cure of Breast Cancer.
For more information or to register, contact Pam Roberts at 413-625-2402 (pamro@aol.com).
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