The Reality of Yoga and Back Pain
In 2012, I’ll be blogging a lot about the mind-body connection and how we can use our minds to our advantage in every realm of life. One of the leaders in this arena is Kelly McGonigal, PhD. She is also a yoga teacher, so I love her approach and her dedication to relieving people’s pain. …
Mindfulness. Changing the Experience of Pain?
This piece by Elizabeth Landau on CNN.com is a beautiful account of how mindfulness can change the shape of both physical and emotional pain. Back pain is the type of pain that I see and work with most frequently. When a person is experiencing pain–or is accustomed to feeling pain–the mind runs amok with negative …