Tuesdays @ 7:45pm CDT for 20 min via Zoom**
August 11th, 18th, 25th & September 1st

**Register for each evening you plan to attend.

Description:

In this 20-minute experience, participants will explore guided, deep relaxation — a combination of progressive muscle relaxation through gentle movement coordinated with breath, and guided awareness and imagery. This practice is designed to support the body in releasing tension while suspending the mind of thought to bring the body and mind to a state of deep rest. Consciousness and awareness are still present, and at some point you may experience feeling like you are in between sleep and wakeful states.

This practice supports physical, mental and emotional wellbeing. Benefits may include: the ability to better self regulate stress and anxiety, manage depression, increase feelings of relaxation, improve sleep, manage side effects of medical treatments, and improve overall feelings of well being.

Before Our Time Together:

• To experience the most benefit, please arrive early or on time.
• Please minimize distractions like your cell phone or computer notifications.
• Practices can be done sitting in a chair, lying down on the floor or in a bed. For your comfort, having a blanket or pillow to place under your head or knees, or over the body will optimize this experience.

About Amelia Coffaro:

Amelia Coffaro, C-IAYT, is a Certified Yoga Therapist in the infusion center at Ascension Columbia St. Mary’s Cancer Center, a member of the Yoga Committee for the Society for Integrative Oncology, and the Project Manager for the Bounce Back Study Stakeholder Group, a stress management program for adolescents and young adults cancer survivors led by Dr. Giselle Perez-Lougee, PhD at Harvard University. After experiencing a rare and aggressive form of breast cancer at age 27, she dedicated her work to meeting the unique needs of people with cancer as ways to manage, prevent and heal from disease or illness. She is passionate about creating accessible, inclusive and holistic healing communities for young adults with cancer and chronic illness, and using mind body medicine to empower young people in their health and healing. To learn more about Amelia, visit her website.

Zoom access is provided by our Technology Sponsor, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative.

Photo credit: daria shevtsova