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Reconnecting with Ease
When was the last time you felt at ease in your body? For people living with chronic pain, physical and emotional ease can be elusive or even nonexistent.
Pain, tension, and limitations develop into a cycle of reduced activity. When we hurt, we stop doing the things we love. Over time, we lose strength and can become isolated from friends, family, and what matters most.
It can seem like life as you once knew it is slipping away, creating painful feelings of grief, sadness, and loss of identity.
The Mindful Yoga for Chronic Pain program combines gentle exercise and yoga-based coping skills, designed to get you safely moving again and reconnected with a sense of ease in your body.
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A Safe and Accessible Program
Unlike the “pretzel-position” yoga you may be picturing in your mind, we utilize a movement practice that has been specifically created for people living with chronic pain. This includes options for a seated practice if you are unable to practice standing or get up and down from the floor.
While developing strength and balance, the Mindful Yoga movements also serve as a canvas for honing mindful awareness while in motion.
Mindful Yoga for Chronic Pain is accessible to anyone who is suffering with persistent pain. All that is needed is breath and attention.
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Establishing a Mindfulness Practice
Many people have had mindfulness recommended by their physician, but don’t know where to start. They turn to apps and other impersonal resources, quickly finding that starting a mindfulness practice by yourself can be intimidating.
A mindfulness-based approach to chronic pain focuses on moment to moment, non-judgmental attention to sensations, emotions, and the inner narratives that color our experience of discomfort. In this way, we can unwind habitual patterns of guarding, resistance, and pain.
In this program you will receive guidance and support in creating a personal mindfulness practice that is accessible, sustainable, and portable. Its benefits can literally go anywhere with you because it is within you!
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A Return to Well Being
Mindful Yoga for Chronic Pain can not only positively support the processes of Western medicine but also foster a return to well-being in and of itself.
The transformational practices and strategies that you will learn stimulate the body’s natural relaxation response. This helps to quiet a chronically stressed nervous system, which the science of neurobiology tells us is critical to finding relief from chronic pain.
Researched at Duke University Medical Center and Oregon Health Sciences University, Mindful Yoga for Chronic Pain is an evidence-based program that has demonstrated symptom relief including improvements in pain, reduced fatigue, and improvements in mood.
Mindful Yoga also supports the development of stress resilience and shows us that peace is possible—that a life with challenges can still be full and happy.
Work With Me
The next 8-week Know Thyself Meditation course begins in October 2024. Registration is now open and space is limited.
Mindful Yoga for Chronic Pain and Yoga for Pelvic Floor Health are currently offered in a one on one format, allowing a more personalized experience. Please email to inquire.
I also offer a weekly, one hour, drop-in meditation group on Tuesdays from 6-7pm Pacific. Registration is via Patreon.
