Sandra Susheela Gilbert BA, C-IAYT, E-RYT500 is the director of YCat: Yoga Therapy in Cancer and Chronic Illness, founded by the late Jnani Chapman. Sandra has taught in medical settings including Mt. Sinai/Beth Israel in NYC, for retreats at the Omega Institute and Chai Lifeline and at trainings for the Center for Mind Body Medicine. She was one of the first Urban Zen Integrative Therapists in practice in NYC for the 2008 initiative and research at Beth Israel Hospital. Sandra currently teaches at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in Yoga research for breast cancer and lymphedema and is a research assistant for a head and neck cancer study and is mentoring YCat teachers. Sandra is appreciated for her patience, presence and dedication to people who are going through the experience of cancer and cancer treatment. She says, “wherever you are, Yoga is there for you.”