ESTHER BRANDON
JAMAICA PLAIN, MASSACHUSETTS
Stage II mucinous carcinoma of the breast at age 66 in 2015
Today: Drawing on her decades-long interest in yoga and meditation and her former career mentoring student teachers, Brandon works as a life coach and as a trainer bringing mind-body practices to schools. She is involved in programs that train teachers to do yoga with students and to engage in their own self-care. Brandon’s yoga practice deepened during her cancer treatment. One teacher from her yoga studio accompanied her when she went into the hospital for surgery, and another came to her home to help her practice as she recovered. Mindful breathing and poses like forward bends helped calm her when she was fearful or overwhelmed. “Cancer became my teacher,” she says.
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