{"id":6121,"date":"2026-04-10T08:05:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T08:05:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/happylotus.de\/reading-tip-why-doctors-recommend-yoga-to-cancer-patients\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T12:06:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T12:06:51","slug":"reading-tip-why-doctors-recommend-yoga-to-cancer-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happylotus.de\/en\/reading-tip-why-doctors-recommend-yoga-to-cancer-patients\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading tip: Why doctors recommend yoga to cancer patients"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes I come across an article I want to share\u2014because it puts into words what I experience again and again in my work.<\/p>\n<p>This interview from Spiegel Fitness accompanies people who, after cancer, are asking: How do I get back into my body? How do I find my way back to myself? The interviewee is Gaby Kammler\u2014one of the pioneers of yoga in oncology in Germany, and someone I was fortunate to learn from myself. It\u2019s wonderful to see her work receiving so much attention now.   <\/p>\n<p>The article shows why yoga is now also medically recommended in this process\u2014for exhaustion, sleep problems, neuropathies, or the effects of a medication-induced drop in hormones. And it makes clear what it\u2019s really about: not performance, but gently rediscovering your own limits. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/11gk9CdcBlIhdb6s6DGxb_HmXEIQYSKQI\/view?usp=share_link\">\ud83d\udcc4 You can download the full article here as a PDF.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Yoga and cancer\u2014an important part of my work<\/h3>\n<p>Traumasensitive yoga can be an effective and comforting companion\u2014not only in aftercare, but also during treatment. To be precise: <strong>In the<\/strong> <strong>S3 Guideline \u201cComplementary Medicine in the Treatment of Oncology Patients\u201d, it is recommended to include yoga in the treatment plan as early as possible.<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">In my work at happylotus.de, I support people in two ways:<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">In a <strong>one-to-one session<\/strong>, you\u2019re given a space that is entirely yours\u2014individual, protected, and at your own pace.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">In the <strong>group<\/strong>, something emerges that can hardly be replaced: the feeling of belonging instead of being different. Being allowed to be exactly as you are\u2014held and fully accepted. And very practically: sharing with one another, passing on experiences, knowing that others are familiar with something similar.  <\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re curious whether this could be a good fit for you or someone close to you\u2014I\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/happylotus.de\/en\/contact\/\">\ud83d\udc49 Get in touch here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes I come across an article I want to share\u2014because  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6124,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-unkategorisiert"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Reading 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