YOGA + MEDITATION VIDEOS

Sandy Eimers, the owner and principal instructor of Balance Yoga Lounge, leads us in a gentle and healing Chair Yoga practice. This sequence is safe for medical populations, and may promote healing and recovery. Chair Yoga incorporates breathing and gentle movements, and is proven to be beneficial during treatment and after. Chair Yoga may ground the mind and body through stretches, breathing exercises, and toning moves, all while sitting or standing with support.

Sandy is certified in somatic movement, trauma yoga, and is a registered yoga therapist through the IAYT. She is also a senior faculty member at Sundara Yoga Therapy (Austin, TX); facilitating trauma-informed training’s held throughout North America and Europe.

Sandy is a former Meditation Leader for Above + Beyond Cancer and continues to support our mindfulness programs with recordings like this.

This breathing technique invites you inhale through your nose for four seconds, hold your breath for seven seconds, and exhale out your mouth for eight seconds. This breathing method can be used before bed to help with sleep, it could be practiced while waiting for an appointment, before you eat a meal, or you could start your day with 4-7-8 breathing. The more frequent you practice the more benefits you will notice.

This 3 minute breathing exercise guides you to breath through your nose, out your mouth, while focusing on the diaphragm. This practice teaches a Yoga Mudra, or hand gesture, while repeating the positive belief statement, "I create my inner peace." This short exercise can help ignite the parasympathetic nervous system (the relaxation response) and manage anxiety and stress.

This calming breathing exercise can be incorporated any time; before bed, in the morning, before an appointment, while you are getting treatment, and in a waiting room. The best time is when it works for you! Like anything, the more we practice, the greater the benefits.

This guided Meditation cleanses your heart chakra, allowing for more self-love and love for others.

This guided 12-minute Meditation enhances awareness and relaxation to your body and breathe. A guided visualization of a mountain may build strength and stillness with in yourself, as well as acceptance of change.

This six minute mindfulness practice will guide you through breath and body awareness to promote calm, peace and mindfulness. This practice is also intended to cultivate the relaxation response or parasympathetic nervous system to you may also benefit from less pain and inflammation.

Our Above + Beyond Cancer Meditation instructor, Susan, guides you in a breath practice to cultivate; calm, joy, peace, equanimity, openness, courage, happiness, curiosity, and acceptance.