Befriending the Journey
with Cancer
Maryam Ovissi and Anu Kaur, RD co-founded a program called Befriending the Journey with Cancer. Together, they collaborate to offer trainings and workshops in support of this journey and its various stages, with the use of yoga therapy, nutrition, and wellness counseling. Maryam and Anu have published articles on the program and their work in IAYT’s Yoga Therapy Today and for the American Institute for Cancer Research.
With over 150 studies around the benefits of yoga in supporting well-being for clients dealing with cancer, research shows that yoga is extremely effective in helping reduce fatigue, increase vitality, support better sleep hygiene, cultivate a more positive mindset, and offer ease in the body, mind and breath.
Befriending the Journey of Cancer: Yoga Therapy & Holistic Nutrition
6 one-hour private sessions • $550 (normally $750)
These 6 sessions with Maryam and Anu will offer support to empower your decisions around nutrition, lifestyle habits, and care of the whole self. As trauma-informed health providers with over 40 years of combined experience in the field of cancer, health and well-being, we will meet you where you are in the cancer journey—before, during, and/or after treatment. Purchase your package here.
In your sessions with Anu, you will learn:
• Why & how nutrition impacts you on the cancer journey
• How to address the nutritional needs that are unique to the journey and you
• Education around nervous system, stress and eating
In your sessions with Maryam, you will learn:
• Why mind/body connection is essential for the cancer journey
• The use of breath and movement practices to support healing
• Education around self-regulation tools for healthy daily habits