Cancer Support Community of MA South Shore to Host Laughter Yoga Workshop

NORWELL, Mass. - Feb. 12, 2014 - PRLog -- The Cancer Support Community of Massachusetts South Shore (CSC-MSS), a non-profit organization offering support services to people who have been impacted by cancer and their families, will host a Laughter Yoga Workshop on Saturday, February 22 from 10 to 11 am at 120 Longwater , Suite 104 Drive in Norwell’s Assinippi Park.

Debbie Toomey, RN will lead the workshop on the many benefits of laughter. Laughter Yoga is a style of yoga that incorporates deep diaphragmatic breathing with laughter exercises. Through these exercises the body produces “feel good “anti-stress” hormones that enhance the immune system. No experience is necessary for this fun and creative workshop. Pre-registration is required, please call 781-610-1490.

“Debbie has been a nurse for over 20 years with many years of experience in oncology nursing. She has cared for hundreds of people with stress related ailments. This experience has launched her on a path to assist people in discovering health and harmony while uncovering the truest expression of themselves,” said Megan Bettencourt, Executive Director of The Cancer Support Community of MA South Shore. “We invite people to explore the relaxation of deep breathing, yoga and laughter. This program reflects one important component of our mission which is to respond to the needs of those people in our community who have been impacted by cancer.”

About The Cancer Support Community Massachusetts South Shore

The Cancer Support Community-Mass South Shore is one of the 50 chartered affiliates, and the only one in New England, of the National Cancer Support Community, headquartered in Washington, DC.  Its mission is to offer emotional support, education and hope, through professionally led programs, to people who have been impacted by cancer.  All programs are offered at no cost to participants due to the generosity of individual, group and corporate donations, grants and bequests.  The Cancer Support Community- Mass South Shore is a division of the NVNA Foundation and is located at 120 Longwater Drive in Norwell. For further information please call 781-610-1490 or visit www.cancersupportcommunityma.org.

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