“Doctor Said I’d Never Have Kids After Chemo. Yoga Proved Them Wrong”
On World Cancer Day (February 4), we sat down with Maxine Levy to reflect on her remarkable journey of healing through yoga therapy. Maxine’s story stands as a powerful testament to the transformative potential of integrative approaches to cancer recovery. From battling stage four lymphoma to becoming a certified yoga therapist at Kaivalyadhama, her journey illuminates how ancient yoga traditions can work hand-in-hand with modern medicine
“It was a complete shock,” Maxine recalls of her diagnosis. “One moment I was cycling around London, living a full life in my mid-30s, and the next, I was flat on my back with a stage four high grade Hodgkin’s lymphoma.” The transition from an independent professional to a cancer patient was jarring. “Your world becomes very small. Every ounce of bandwidth focuses on your next appointment, your next medication.”
She emphasizes that every person’s journey through cancer and therapeutic yoga is uniquely their own – there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to yoga for cancer recovery.
