Yoga for Cancer free classes in Aberdeenshire

Hi, I am Louisa!

I’m a yoga teacher from King Edward in Aberdeenshire (North Scotland), I was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer in July 2021 and have been undergoing intense treatment since then, including chemotherapy and a mastectomy.

This fundraiser is not to support me or my family, it’s to support those in my community who have also suffered from cancer, their carers and family support.

In our area there is very little community cancer support, the big cancer charities in Aberdeen are over an hour drive away. So making use of their free support groups and therapies is a challenge for those who live this far north - particularly when we have cancer!

I would like to start free community Yoga for Cancer classes next year in the Turriff and Banff area, but to do so I need some help!

I haven’t had an income from yoga since my cancer diagnosis so need help to fund the training course which takes place online in January.

I need help to get started with the costs of community space and room hire.

And to spread the word about this free resource for those in my community who need it most.

I want to provide a space where those with cancer, or who have been affected by it, can just drop in, have space and maybe do some yoga or meditate - it is not going to be an environment where there is any expectation for great physical effort or any pressure to achieve anything other than maybe just connecting to the breath and being with people who are in a similar situation.

Since undergoing treatment, my ability to be present in my body has really been severely impacted so I know that this is something which needs to be done gently and with care but I have found it to be so fundamental to getting ‘yourself’ back after the terrifying experience of cancer.

If the target amount is exceeding the funds will go towards ongoing funding of the classes, possibly expansion if there is demand, and further training in Yoga for Addiction, which is another area I am interesting in helping people - as I am now almost 5 years sober.

Thank you so much for reading this and for donating if you can.

Namaste

Louisa