Benefits of Yoga on Cancer Treatment Outcomes
Elena Tsapina
This research paper was my final assignment for English 102. I
believe that everything within the body is interconnected, and
there is a balance between illness and health, stress and
calmness. When I was writing my paper, I was hoping to create
an awareness about beneficial effects of yoga on cancer
treatment and its positive outcomes. Through practice of
focusing on strong body-mind-spirit relationship, yoga helps to
bring back the balance that can be lost when a cancer attacks.
Abstract
In recent years more and more people have been diagnosed
with cancer. The journey from the beginning of the treatment
to the recovery can be long and stressful to the body resulting
in imbalance. Yoga focuses on the body-mind-spirit
relationship helping to bring the balance back to the body.
Though more research is needed to explore the full potential of
yoga on positive cancer treatment outcomes, multiple studies
have shown that integrating yoga into the care is beneficial for
maintaining physical, psychological, spiritual, and emotional
wellbeing. Because everybody is affected by cancer differently
and responds to treatments in various ways, yoga should be
practiced with caution and under a certified instructor's