7. February '24
A group of people at Hochschule Coburg is practicing yoga indoors. The focus is on a person in a red shirt with arms raised, while others in the background are also in seated yoga poses. The softly lit room exudes a calm and serene atmosphere.
A group of people at Hochschule Coburg is practicing yoga indoors. The focus is on a person in a red shirt with arms raised, while others in the background are also in seated yoga poses. The softly lit room exudes a calm and serene atmosphere.
A person with long hair and glasses is smiling at the camera, wearing a Hochschule Coburg button-up shirt and a necklace. The background is blurred and bright, suggesting an indoor setting with natural light.
A person with long hair and glasses is smiling at the camera, wearing a Hochschule Coburg button-up shirt and a necklace. The background is blurred and bright, suggesting an indoor setting with natural light.
Anxiety, restlessness, sleep disorders, tiredness and exhaustion: patients with breast cancer also suffer from such disease-related side effects.
Coburg University of Applied Sciences is currently looking for participants for a study on the question: How can yoga help women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer?
“Yoga has been proven to reduce the feeling of stress when practiced regularly,” explains Prof. Dr. Karin Meißner from the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Health at Coburg University of Applied Sciences.
She is leading the study, which starts on Thursday, February 29.
Yoga brings relief from the symptoms mentioned and at the same time increases well-being and quality of life.
Meditation and mindfulness exercises
The university offers participants in the study a free eight-week yoga course with weekly exercise sessions in Coburg.
Exercises are taught that can also be practiced independently at home after the course.
The yoga courses are led by Cornelia Antwerpen, a doctor in a gynecological oncology practice in Coburg and certified yoga teacher.
“The courses are not about sporty yoga with handstands in open space,” explains the doctor, rather the focus is on relaxed practice. This includes meditation and mindfulness exercises as well as combining physical movement with your own breath, “in order to develop a healthy body awareness and confidence again.”
Yoga in a group and at home
The study is open to women aged 18 and over who were first diagnosed with non-metastatic breast cancer no more than five years ago.
Unfortunately, women who already regularly practise yoga or similar relaxation techniques cannot take part.
Regular course attendance over a period of eight weeks is required for the study.
This includes a weekly 90-minute guided yoga practice in a group, exercises for self-practice at home and the completion of questionnaires, which takes around 30 minutes.
Similar studies are underway at Immanuel Hospital Berlin and Essen University Hospital.
Further information and registration with Lilli Iser, Integrative Health Promotion student, lilli.iser@stud.hs-coburg.de
