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World Cancer Day: Meet our class hosts, Sophie Trew and Dr Nina Fuller-Shavel

This month for World Cancer Day, we invite two women who are working in the yoga for cancer space for a special session focused on breathwork and yoga, alongside Yoga...
Jan 25, 2024 Yogamatters

This month for World Cancer Day, we invite two women who are working in the yoga for cancer space for a special session focused on breathwork and yoga, alongside Yoga for Cancer author and yoga teacher, Vicky Fox.

Find out more about the session and sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/expand-and-let-go-an-exploration-of-breath-and-yoga-for-world-cancer-day-tickets-799384278897?aff=oddtdtcreator

Keep reading to find out more about Sophie and Dr Nina…

Sophie Trew

Sophie Trew works as a Breathwork Coach and Holistic Cancer Guide. In 2016 she co-created Trew Fields Festival- the world’s first cancer awareness & holistic health festival. Sophie works to empower people beyond a diagnosis to take an active role in their health, realise their self-healing capacities and to achieve their unique health intentions. She runs monthly online Breathwork for cancer groups and works with clients globally on a 1:1 basis.

“After being diagnosed with blood cancer in 2014 when I was 23, I became my own guide spending years researching and training in holistic health. I now have almost 10 years of study and experience in the field of holistic cancer health. I work with 1-on-1 clients in a personalised, trauma-informed way using breathwork, nervous system tools, energy healing, mindset coaching, meditations and visualisations.”

This experiential workshop uses the simplest, yet one of the most supportive tools available to you – your breath. You will be guided and supported in this session to come home to yourself with tools and techniques, such as self-massage, breath, gentle movement and visualisation, we will open up the respiratory system — sometimes for the first time — bringing in energy and vitality.

This guided breathwork can release tension, stress & anxiety, improve mental clarity and give you the space to breathe.

The way you breathe affects every system and function in your body. We’ll end with a deep relaxation and a chance for you to rest.

Find out more about Sophie’s work at:

https://www.sophietrew.com/

https://www.instagram.com/sophietrewbreath

Dr Nina Fuller-Shavel

Dr Nina Fuller-Shavel is an award-winning Oxbridge-trained integrative medicine doctor, scientist, and educator with over a decade’s experience in integrative healthcare. Dr Fuller-Shavel is a Fellow of the College of Medicine, the British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT) and the Royal Society of Arts (RSA). Dr Nina Fuller-Shavel was the Co-Chair of BSIO (British Society for Integrative Oncology) over 2021-2023 and now co-chairs the BSIO Education Committee. Dr Fuller-Shavel has obtained three Oxbridge degrees as a part of her scientific and medical training. Alongside this, Dr Nina Fuller-Shavel holds multiple qualifications in nutrition, integrative medicine, functional medicine, health coaching, herbal medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), yoga, mindfulness, and other therapeutic approaches. Dr Fuller-Shavel is a co-author of ‘Integrative Oncology in Breast Cancer Care’ with Dr Penny Kechagioglou, a book for healthcare professionals due to be published in 2024.

Dr Nina Fuller-Shavel is the founder and Director of Synthesis Clinic, an award-winning multidisciplinary practice in the UK, specialising in women’s health and integrative cancer care. Alongside her clinical work, Dr Fuller-Shavel delivers educational programmes, participates in research in integrative medicine and precision health and contributes to scientific journal editorial boards and guideline development panels nationally and internationally. Finally, Dr Fuller-Shavel is the Co-Founder and Director of Oncio CIC, an innovative non-profit aimed at providing high quality app-based resources for people affected by cancer.

Find out more about Dr Nina’s work at:

https://www.oncio.org/

https://www.synthesisclinic.co.uk/

https://www.drninafullershavel.com/