Yoga isn't just for smelly hippies, fitness buffs, and pretzel-like flexible people. This was Amanda Nixon's discovery, when she at the age of 27 was diagnosed with a rare and agressive form of breast cancer.  In this article in HuffPost,

Dr. Loren Fishman, Medical Director at Manhattan Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in New York City, is a pioneer in the use of yoga as therapy for a number of health conditions, including rotator cuff syndrome, lower back pain, osteoporosis, arthritis,

Yoga has always represented a safe haven for its practitioners.  When the world starts to close in, we yogis hit our mats to find strength and solitude. Breathing deeply, and gracefully flowing from one asana to another, the pressures of