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harrie
02-27-2009, 12:06 AM
Yoga provides emotional benefits to women with breast cancer: Randomized study confirms effects include improved mood and reduced fatigue (http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-02/w-ype022309.php) [Eureka News Service (http://www.eurekalert.org/)]

ABSTRACT: Restorative yoga for women with breast cancer: findings from a randomized pilot study (http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pon.1503) [Psycho-Oncology (http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jhome/5807/); Subscribe (http://jws-edcv.wiley.com/jcatalog/JournalsCatalogOrder/JournalOrder?PRINT_ISSN=1057-9249); Sample (http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/anon?path_ok=/cgi-bin/jhome/5807)]

Jackie07
02-27-2009, 12:33 AM
Thanks, Maryanne.

Just want to caution any new Yogis against overdoing it. I overstretched my recti muscle because I forgot that the surgery had already tightened it.