A child’s cancer diagnosis can turn an entire family’s life upside down. Be Strong For Kids offers those affected the opportunity to find moments of calm amidst the physically and emotionally demanding daily reality of hospital life, and to quiet the constant stream of thoughts. Our yoga classes at the West German Proton Therapy Center (WPE) at Essen University Hospital are led by certified instructors who use targeted physical, breathing, and relaxation exercises, as well as meditation, to help ease the side effects of treatment. The goal is to help participants regain strength, improve mobility, or simply take a break and switch off for a while. That is exactly what we aim to support.

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