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Evidence-based strength conditioning meets somatic education. Practical, science-backed tools to rewire your relationship with pain, rebuild physical capability, and move without fear.

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May 30, 2020

Yin is Cool

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About Mandy Ryle, host of the somatic strength collective podcast

Meet Your Host

Mandy Ryle, CSCS, E-RYT 500, Certified Nutritionist and Pain Care Coach

As the founder of Empowered Self, I combine evidence-based strength conditioning (CSCS) with somatic education (E-RYT 500, Pain Care Aware) to offer an evidence based path to pain relief and health span. Every episode is tailored to the midlife (and beyond) woman and designed to give you practical, science-backed tools to rewire your relationship with pain, through education, mindset and practical strategies that fit into your busy life.

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What Our Listeners Say

This class is dessert for the kind and the body and yes the soul. I have doled the episodes out like candy over the years and am hopeful that Mandy continues her beautiful work for many more episodes. Thank you for a truly life giving podcast!

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This is exactly what I’ve been looking for. The practice is just what I need, and I love Mandy’s excellent guidance through the poses. She is calm, sure, steady, and pleasant, and I enjoy the trivia she shares sometimes during the pose holds. It’s good for thought and important information for people seeking to better understand the mind-body connection. Thank you for this series!

Courtenay S.

Mandy has precise cueing that makes it easy to get in and out of asana. Her themes are potent, relevant, and inspiring and almost always come with a beautifully told story.

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I was beginning to believe that I’d have to live the rest of my life in pain. Mandy taught me so much about chronic pain and gave me the tools to help manage it. I’m a firm believer now that mind body and soul are all connected and equally important. I’m doing things again that bring me joy- working out, playing with my children and cooking - all things that were put on hold when I would experience a pain flare up. My quality of life has drastically improved"

Chris JMove Beyond Pain

As a result of the program, I gained wonderful and sustainable “tools" for managing my chronic lower back pain. First, Mandy is truly an expert in pain care management. I learned more from Mandy about pain than any doctor’s office I have visited and trust me I have visited many over the years. Next, Mandy provides daily homework and extremely responsive to each individual’s mobility level. Overall, I would highly recommend the program as it is life-changing!

Barb S.Move Beyond Pain

I weighed 236 pounds and had difficulty going up and down the stairs in my own home without becoming breathless. My joints hurt and my back was sore most of the time. I wanted to lose some weight, and gain stamina and muscle strength again but I was so overweight I was afraid that I had waited too long. I’ve lost 42 pounds, and several inches. My stamina is greatly improved and I feel better over all. I’ve also been able to drop two prescribed medications.

Deanna R.Strength Beyond Pain

I didn’t know if I could carve out the time in my very busy schedule. But this program helped me to understand what pain really is, and just how complex it is! Throughout the process I found that the practices decreased my pain which helped me to trust the process, commit to the process and to trust my body too.I now have an understanding of pain and the tools to navigate pain when flares happen. The biggest benefit is that I am now so much more aware of my body. I’ve learned so much about not just my pain, but myself and what I am capable of.

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About
Mandy Ryle

Hi, I’m Mandy, and I’m a Certified Pain Care Coach, E-RYT 500, CSCS, and Certified Nutrition Coach.

I’m also a woman in midlife who has overcome a chronic pain condition. At 49 I’m in the best shape of my life and I know that you can get there too.

I’ve been helping midlife women overcome chronic pain, stiffness, and limitation since 2008.

You don’t need to go it alone anymore. I’ve developed these strategies over the last 13+ years and I know that they will help you too.

I'm here to help you find relief

I know what it’s like to feel like you’ve tried everything—medications, physical therapy, even just “pushing through” the pain—and still come up short. Years ago, I struggled with chronic pain that stole three years of my life.

Now, as I move through perimenopause myself, I understand on a personal level how these hormonal shifts can make it even harder to feel at home in your own body.

It’s frustrating, exhausting, and can leave you wondering if relief is even possible.

But here’s the truth: Your pain is more complex than you have been led to believe. But science tells us that it CAN be changed.

Let me show you. Take 30 days to retrain your body, mind and nervous system. You’ll not only feel less pain and stiffness. You’ll have your future back.

Why Wait another year, month or day?

Pain doesn’t have to be your future. The somatic reset will prove that your pain can change. That you can love living in your body again. Find relief and HOPE within 30 days.