The Foundation offers free weekly yoga classes, free quarterly extended weekend classes and three-day yoga retreats. The yoga program gives participants an opportunity to take gentle, restorative Hatha yoga classes and participate in workshops and retreats to connect with other women who have had or are going through cancer and treatment.

For women after surgery, the entire upper body needs to be strengthened and stretched. Yoga postures help to break down scar tissue, build strength, and increase flexibility. Research studies have been done on breast cancer patients, and there are many specific yoga exercises designed to meet the needs of a postoperative or recovering breast cancer survivor.

These postures, as well as deep breathing exercises, are emphasized in the Foundation's yoga program. Deep breathing is another key element in the healing process. Breathing helps to oxygenate the cells and assists the body-mind connection by serving as the link between the two. Studies show that regular practice of breathing exercises increases energy levels creates a more positive attitude and helps to open the body from the inside out.

The Foundation offers weekly yoga classes that are free to breast cancer survivors. The classes provide women with a chance to attend a regularly scheduled class where they can bond with other women who have experienced the effects of the disease. Classes are taught by Tari Prinster, Yoga Program Director and Principal Yoga Teacher for the Libby Ross Foundation who has special training in working with the needs of survivors.

The weekend yoga classes are an extension of the weekly yoga classes. These classes are offered quarterly and provide a in a two-hour session for participants.

The Libby Ross Foundation offers several very special three-day yoga retreats for survivors of breast cancer and other women's cancer. The retreats are a huge success, with survivors from all over the United States traveling to our destinations to experience a weekend of yoga, meditation, well-informed speakers, great food, pampering and the hospitality of a supportive community.

In 2004, the Foundation began offering annual retreats with the first one in East Hampton, New York. In 2005 we grew the program beyond our New York roots to offer a similar retreat in California. In 2006 we continued to expand our scope once again to the Southeast with a retreat in Alabama. In 2007 and 2008 the Foundation traveled to the Omega Institute nestled in the peaceful campus of Rhinebeck, NY. In 2009, we added retreats at Asilomar Conference Center in Pacific Grove, California and the Wild Dunes Resort in Isle of Palms, South Carolina.

The restorative and healing power of yoga is well known. Through movement and breathing techniques, the yoga program empowers women to get back in touch with their bodies after radiation, chemotherapy, or surgery. In addition, experts in Ayurvedic skin care and nutrition share their knowledge to help in the healing of women experiencing the side effects of cancer treatments. The retreats provide a unique venue for sharing, learning and bonding among the women who have all experienced the effects of cancer.

The Foundation has had tremendous success with the yoga program thus far, demonstrated by the return of many of the same women to the workshops and classes. These women comment that the yoga program gives them an outlet to relieve stress and gain emotional support from other women who are facing the same challenges. Their responses to the classes, workshops, and retreats have been overwhelmingly positive.