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The Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center Presents: Yoga Nidra

2015

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Yoga and meditation may promote many health benefits, such as reducing fatigue and stress, for cancer survivors, patients actively in treatment or receiving palliative care, and caregivers. Yoga nidra is a guided meditation to induce full-body relaxation and deep rest. See more...

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