Fight Brain Tumors With Yoga Saturday

TROY, MI — Jagannathan Neurosurgery in Troy will be doing its part to raise funds for the National Brain Tumor Society in May. A fundraiser will be held Saturday at the Center for Yoga in Birmingham and spots are still open for a minimum $10 per person donation.

Dr. Jay Jagannathan, known as one of the United States' top neurosurgeons, believes more funding is needed for research and treatment of the 120 different forms of brain tumors that exist today. That’s why he’s participating in Saturday’s fundraiser. Jagannathan Neurosurgery will match all donations up to $3,500.

"This event is a wonderful opportunity to support a medical cause that often goes unnoticed and continues to need funding for research and education," said Dr. Jagannathan, who has treated hundreds with brain tumors in recent years.
Approximately 700,000 people in the United States are living with a primary brain tumor and 78,000 more are diagnosed annually. A total of 16,000 deaths in our country each year are due to malignant brain tumors.
In spite of advances in medical technology, the survival for many malignant brain tumors has not changed substantially over the past 80 years. May is National Brain Tumor Awareness Month.

The Center for Yoga is located at 555 S. Old Woodward Avenue in Birmingham. Sign up for the yoga class is possible online at centerforyoga.com, by clicking on the "workshops" link. Donations may be made by calling Center for Yoga at (248) 258-9642.

The type of yoga offered at the event will be yin yoga, which is easy and relaxing for everyone, no matter their fitness level, strength or flexibility – or whether they have ever participated in yoga before. The session will be led by Center for Yoga Instructor Tommy Mack, who is highly experienced and will help everyone enjoy a wonderful yoga practice.

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