Tag: Back Pain

Many of us tend to breathe in a habitual way. While there is nothing wrong with that, expanding and exploring your breathing options can be very therapeutic if you are managing pain or stress and anxiety. This is one of my favorite pranayamas and I hope you learn tons about your breathing anatomy.

Dhyana Meditation

Dec 8, 2021

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Pain Science tells us that when you have been in pain for awhile, you can have trouble feeling non-pain sensations in the body. This meditation is a gateway into a fuller spectrum of body feelings. developing interoception and accuracy in detecting sensations is an important step toward healing.

See Saw Breath

Dec 6, 2021

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This practice comes from the Feldenkrais Method®. It’s a very effective practice for calming the mind and nervous systems but it also increases awareness of the thoracic region of the spine and the ribcage. This can be very useful if you are managing back or neck pain.

Stillness and Non-Judging

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This meditation borrows a technique from a chronic pain study that researched the effects of equanimity on chronic pain. Though the study was small, the effect was very encouraging.

Thoracic Integration

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If you often have pain in your upper back and/or neck, this is a lesson you should do often. I’ve borrowed a bit from a Feldenkrais Method® Lesson and added some elements that have helped my clients. Improving awareness through movement and attention is an effective way to unravel persistent pain in these areas.

Body Scan (Yoga Nidra)

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An essential practice for anyone who has a body. This practice is perhaps the most researched element of Yoga and has been shown to have many health benefits such as managing immune function, blood pressure, cortisol levels and inducing restful sleep. Yoga nidra has been shown to be superior to other types of meditation for…

Free Floating Awareness Meditation

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This is one of the first meditation practices that I discovered for chronic pain. I have adapted it from Tinzen Young’s version and used it hundreds of time for myself and frequently with my clients as well. Free Floating awareness encourages you to look at your discomfort through a lens of safety which is an…

Seeing the Back

Sep 27, 2021

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This is a special practice for students with ongoing back pain. We will explore the back through somatic movement, Yin poses and interoceptive practices. Learn how to use your “eyes” and breath to “see” your whole back.

Homage to Your Spine

Sep 13, 2021

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