Hi my name is Lee and like many of you I am a cancer patient...a few years ago I was diagnosed with breast cancer and went through a year and a half treatment which included chemotherapy and radiation..the cancer treatments were very difficult hard on my body and left me feeling depressed and tired. It during my treatment and immediately after it I found that they were a few things that I could do to make myself better one of these things was practicing yoga although sometimes it was very difficult to get myself to do yoga postures because I was so tired I could always pick myself up so to speak...by doing breathing exercises I could do breathing exercises at any place, anytime and in amy state of mind soon I realized that my state of "well" or "not so well" being was dependent largely on me and my ability to do these exercises with the time I was able to feel more in control of my emotions and energy levels...I was able to feel better with very simple and easy breathing techniques Hi I'm Christine and I am a registered nurse and a researcher with the Princess Margaret Hospital Survivorship program recent scientific studies on yoga and cancer show that yoga can have many benefits for patients both mentally and physically...some other benefits include combating the side effects of cancer treatment, stress reduction improve immune system response, improve coping decrease insomnia, improve depression symptoms, and relief of chronic pain, as well as, other benefits of breathing the survivorship program at Princess Margaret Hospital made this video specially for you... people who may not be in their best state of health so that you can experience how much power you do have to help you own body by practicing simple breathing yoga techniques. I hope that that like me you will be able to experience the benefits