Have you been diagnosed with cancer or do you know someone who has?

Cancer changes everything. Whether it’s your own diagnosis, someone close to you, or a life that’s been lost, cancer leaves its mark. It’s never just physical. It’s emotional. It’s spiritual. And too often, it’s met with fear and silence.

But what if we could face it differently? What if we could gather in community, to explore a new way of understanding cancer and other chronic illnesses - one rooted in compassion, empowerment, and hope? 

In the world, there exists a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices and products that are not considered to be a part of conventional, mainstream, Western medicine, but are complementary to your current interventions.

Complementary medicine is the use of therapies used in conjunction with conventional, mainstream, Western medicine, in an 'integrative' approach to treatment. Alternative medicine on the other hand is a substitute or used in place of conventional, mainstream treatments.

We live in an age where change is so rapid that ongoing innovation is a requirement of effective living. Yoga's changing role in society has integrated spirituality in health and medicine to effectively aligns these worlds, bringing the mind-body practice of Shanti yoga into a realm that supports healthcare. These practices enhance feelings of elation and relaxation, so that you manage the current and long term exhaustion, and deliver a sense of wellbeing and balance which is so beneficial in dealing with the stresses of the modern world. Shanti Gowans' deeper understanding of the healing properties of yoga, in terms of the psycho-physiological underpinning of its curative effects, provides a part in the care of clinically ill patients.

Yoga enhances physical and emotional wellness. It also brings about peace to many patients who had thought they'd lost it forever. Yoga is gentle, relaxing, holistic and healing. It rejuvenates your mind, body and soul. According to scientific studies, patients going through treatment for cancer feel better when they practice yoga as part of an integrative approach to treatment.

GENERAL WELLBEING CLASSES 

The Shanti Yoga program invites all cancer patients to general wellbeing, weekly classes, FREE OF FEES, to assist in the healing process and living with cancer.

RETREAT PROGRAMS

FOR LIFE CHANGING INSPIRATION, TRANSFORMATION & HOPE

LIVE WELL RETREATS
General Wellbeing

You have the power to bring about profound change in your life, your state of mind, your relationships and your health. At our Retreat centre, we empower you to proactively shape your future health and wellbeing with time-tested traditional practices and evidenced based lifestyle interventions. Create your own special space for cancer prevention and resilience to other illnesses.

GET WELL RETREATS
Helping people find a better quality of life with the practical things you can do for yourself to manage and overcome the challenges of a wide range of illnesses and health disorders, including, but not limited to autoimmune or inflammatory conditions, degenerative disease, mental health issues and chronic stress. 

The Retreat Programs support recovery with the following:

• Conscious Breathing
• Helping you obtain control of feelings and emotions
• Gentle, repetitive, flowing movements of Shanti Yoga which improves appetite and bowel movement
• Arm movements (especially breast cancer) which can also be helpful with lymphedema
• Restorative poses
• Supportive yogic props
• Guided imagery
• Mindfulness based stress reduction and Deep Relaxation practices that break you away from stress and helps you better cope with feelings of anxiety, fear, hopelessness and depression.
• Nourished by nature
• Food for health

These enhance quality of life in the following areas:

• Sleep disorders - improved quality of sleep
• Fatigue - decreased fatigue
• Diminished exercise capacity - improved physical and mental function
• Unintentional weight loss
• Psychological stress
• Chronic (persistent) cancer-related pain, with the potential to reduce the side-effects of that may be associated with conventional pain medications.
• Better toleration of treatment-related side effects

In these retreats, we do not focus on cancer treatments. Instead, the focus is on guiding you to change your body’s internal environment naturally with a lifestyle approach for greater health and wellbeing. Our expert therapeutic team will lovingly teach you how to restore your natural healing power, develop a genuine love for yourself, and help prevent and heal cancer through this approach.

ONE DAY PRACTITIONER TRAINING FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

Manage the ravages of personal stress, workplace stress, environmental upheavals and the concomitant physiological allostatic load. 

Health Institute Australasia in collaboration with Nirvana Wellbeing Retreat and Shanti Yoga provide educational programs of a professional standard for people interested in developing or extending skills in clinical practice.

• ESSENCE OF HEALTH IN MIND-BODY MEDICINE 
• INTRODUCTION TO AYURVEDIC GUT HEALTH
• MINDFULNESS TRAINING 

10:30am - 3 pm