Cancer Recovery: Part 4 Rediscovery of Self

About This Class

Part four of a multi-part yogic journey through cancer recovery, this class gently welcomes practitioners back onto the mat after treatment, framing the body as a new, strong, and beautiful home worthy of rediscovery. Instructor Hilaire Lockwood weaves together personal storytelling, yogic philosophy — including concepts of Ahamkara (I-am-ness), Asmita, moksha (liberation), and aparigraha (non-grasping) — with an invitation to move mindfully and with full permission to modify. The physical practice is described as gentle and accessible, serving as a complement to prior journaling and meditation work. The session is as much a philosophical and emotional journey as a physical one: Hilaire encourages students to release relationships, expectations, and identities that no longer serve them, to find pride in their scars and story, and to step into a self-defined, empowered version of who they are becoming. References to Iyengar's "Light on Life" and the Sanskrit concept of moksha anchor the teaching in classical yoga tradition. Ideal for anyone in or beyond cancer recovery who is ready to begin moving again with intention, self-love, and a renewed sense of identity.