Croton on Hudson, NY – Kick off the New Year with free creative movement classes for people with breast cancer.

Come together, and share your dedication to live, shine on and dance at the first class on Sunday, January 22 at 4pm with Tina Maxwell, LMSW, DTR at the welcoming Hudson Yoga studio in Croton on Hudson.

Tina Maxwell, Co-Director of Dance on Hudson is a Dance/Movement therapist in a diverse range of dance forms and styles. She obtained her BA in Dance/Psychology at SUNY New Paltz and Masters in Dance/Movement at Hunters College. Her class will relieve stress and promote healing through laughter, artistic creation, discussion, movement and imagination. “I am inspired to teach for people with breast cancer,” she states, “because I believe dance/movement therapy is a wonderful way to feel whole in your body.”

Free classes for those diagnosed and breast cancer survivors at Hudson Yoga  are taught by a rotation of qualified instructors, in movement, yoga, and meditation organized by laughing hearts yoga. Hudson Yoga, the first yoga studio to offer these classes in the area, is a warm and nurturing space that invites people to practice together.  Sharing healing energy, connections are created as participant’s inner focus is revitalized, confidence is instilled, as well as the selfawareness of their power to heal themselves. A new study conducted by UCLA published December 16, 2011 in the journal Cancer, discovered that after 3 months of twice-weekly yoga classes, fatigue was significantly decreased and participants had increased vigor.  Additionally, Breastcancer.org noted that research presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology, 126 women diagnosed with Stage I or II breast cancer were involved in a yoga study. Those who took yoga classes had 12% improvement in fatigue, physical functioning, and quality of life compared to those who did not take yoga classes.

Triple Negative Breast cancer survivor and Certified Prana Yoga Instructor Lisa Natchigall, RYT, travels from Manhattan to share the transformative powers of yoga with women who are dealing with the physical and emotional challenges that come along with breast cancer.  Croton residents Solange LaBonne, Amy Newman and Kate Graham are pleased to have an opportunity to give back to the powerful women who are moving forward with their lives. Enthusiastic, fluid yoga classes are led by Solange LaBonne RYT, AADP, CHHC to encourage flexibility in the mind body and spirit.

Meditation classes are led by Amy Newman LMSW and pyschospiritual counselor, who was diagnosed with stage 2‐breast cancer in 2009 and has undergone extensive surgery, medication and chemotherapy.

Hudson Yoga is located at 5 Old Post Road, Croton on Hudson, NY 10520. Due to the intimate space, registration is required for the free classes to fit everyone comfortably.  For upcoming classes, check the schedule at Hudson Yoga, contact Elisha Simpson, 914‐319‐4010 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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