My friend Susan has been trying to get me to join her for a yoga class at Piedmont's Cancer Wellness Center for quite some time now. I finally made it to the class last night with her and a new friend of mine, Jennifer, who graduated with me from the PINK program.  I just loved it!  Even though I've started working out again a few times a week in the Cancer Wellfit group, I've been feeling like I've needed some major stretching lately.  I thought it was mostly that I was just out of shape that my muscles and joints have been causing me some pain for the past several months, but I've learned that a major side effect of the cancer drug I am on for 5 years is joint pain.  It's not unbearable but it's bad enough that I know I need to help myself however I can, and last night I stretched muscles I didn't even know I had!  I can tell it made a big difference as I'm not nearly as ache-y as I usually am this morning.  Aside from the stretching, there was plenty of relaxing (deep breathing) to the instructor Rebecca's soothing voice.  And there's a wonderful vibe in the room full of others who have suffered so and are working hard to make themselves better.  I still am blown away that these classes are offered free of charge to anyone who is or has been a cancer patient, no matter where they live.  I met people last night who drive a long way to take advantage of such a valuable program.  The gentle yoga class I attended last night is offered several times a week.  You can check out all of the wonderful classes available by seeing the calendar online at www.piedmontcancer.org.