SUPPORT • 9-WEEK PROGRAMME

Mindfulness-Based Cancer Recovery

A 9-week programme for anyone affected by cancer and living with the unpredictability of a diagnosis. Each week introduces a different way of bringing mindfulness into everyday life, with meditation, gentle movement, discussion and group support.

WHEN

Tuesdays, 18:30 to 20:30

9 weeks from 20 October to 15 December

WHERE

Online via Zoom

*Zoom link sent out after registration below

TEACHER

Vicky Fox

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See the 9 weeks

The programme works best when you can join all nine sessions. If you’re unsure, please read ‘Before you register’ below.

SESSION DATES • WEDNESDAYS, 18:30 to 20:30

  1. Week 120 Oct
  2. Week 227 Oct
  3. Week 33 Nov
  4. Week 410 Nov
  5. Week 517 Nov
  6. Week 624 Nov
  7. Week 71 Dec
  8. Week 88 Dec
  9. Week 915 Dec

WEEK BY WEEK

What the programme covers

Each week builds on the one before, so the sessions are cumulative.

  1. 0120 October

    Welcome and introduction

    An introduction to the programme: what Mindfulness-Based Cancer Recovery (MBCR) is and the evidence to support it. Exploring mindful movement and the body scan.

  2. 0227 October

    Breath awareness

    Observing our changing physical bodies and finding a restful state we can return to. Working with a "beginner's mind".

  3. 033 November

    Helpful attitudes

    The attitudes that support mindfulness. How judgement affects our experience, and the possibility of living with acceptance that all our experiences are a normal part of being human.

  4. 0410 November

    The stress reaction

    Understanding how we respond when we are stressed, and how we can recentre.

  5. 0517 November

    Breathing and the nervous system

    Patterns of breathing and the autonomic nervous system. Exploring different breathing techniques and finding practices that resonate with you and that you can apply to everyday life.

  6. 0624 November

    Our internal weather

    Exploring our thoughts and beliefs, and how they can shape our experience of stress.

  7. 071 December

    Cultivating compassion

    Cultivating compassion in heart and mind. Exploring imagery, the power of the mind, and how imagery can enhance qualities we already have.

  8. 088 December

    Expanded awareness

    Exploring an expanded awareness that can help create perspective and see the bigger picture.

  9. 0915 December

    Reflections

    How we can bring mindfulness into our lives going forward: creating an ongoing practice, and the support available for it.

HOW IT WORKS

Live on Zoom

Each session includes discussion, teaching and practice, with gentle movement (yoga) every week.

Daily home practice

Short practices are set for each week, to help you build a routine that supports calm and resilience.

Builds week by week

The sessions are cumulative, so joining all nine weeks will help you get the most from the programme.

BEFORE EACH SESSION

Getting ready to join

  1. Clear your space of distractions

  2. Switch off your phone

  3. Wear comfortable clothing you can movein easily, as each session includes some gentle stretching

BEFORE YOU REGISTER

Each session builds on the one before, so coming every week is the best way to get the full benefit of the programme. If you think you might miss two or more sessions, it may be better to join a future course.

Places are limited, so if you can no longer attend, please let us know and we can offer your place to someone else. Thank you.

Join us from 20th October 2026

Nine Tuesday evenings, 18:30 to 20:30, online via Zoom. We’ll send your Zoom link once you’ve registered

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Vicky Fox

MEET YOUR TEACHER

Vicky is a London-based yoga teacher who has been teaching since 2008. Alongside open level classes, she specialises in yoga for cancer, addressing the side effects of treatment. She sees every day how yoga can help people affected by cancer feel empowered and in control at a time when much feels out of control.

She also sees the value of group classes in building a community that helps people feel less isolated. Vicky works with cancer charities across the UK, has contributed yoga programmes to the Oncio app, and since 2020 has trained other teachers to work safely with anyone living with cancer.

Her own practice changed after a back injury linked to Bertolotti syndrome left her in pain and with limited movement for months. It taught her to slow down, observe, and listen to her body, and that is what she brings to every class.

““Be kind. Be compassionate. Learn to listen to your body. An advanced practice is learning to do less, not more.””
— Vicky Fox

Make a Donation

Every act of generosity, big or small, helps NCIO to keep offering these sessions to you.

When you're living with cancer, an hour each week to breathe, move and connect with others who understand can make a real difference. We want these classes to be there for everyone who needs them, and your support makes that possible.

Your donation helps us to:

  • keep weekly classes free or affordable for participants

  • fund specialist teachers trained to work safely with people affected by cancer

  • run new programmes

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