Help for Chronic Pain
Have you struggled for long enough with chronic pain?
Pain is a survival mechanism, primarily designed to protect us from harm. Sometimes, though, the pain receptors in the brain don’t switch off, and the pain becomes chronic.
Living with chronic pain extends into every aspect of daily life, and every day people struggle with:
the physical manifestation of pain in the body
the impact of living with pain on thoughts, emotions, and beliefs
difficulty in maintaining social networks and relationships, impacting on family, friends, and work colleagues
the unpredictability of chronic pain leading to feelings of being isolated, lonely and fearful
feelings of being defined by the pain
Are you ready to find out more?
As those struggling with chronic pain know only too well, living this way is tiring and time consuming, leading to depression, low mood, and irritability. It impacts on our ability to continue with normal activities such as being with family and friends, working and socialising. Chronic pain does not necessarily respond to pain medication, and it is unpredictable – there are good days, bad days and of course, flare ups.
Help for Chronic Pain is a 4 session programme, rooted into the principles and practices of yoga and working with the whole person, not just the pain. Throughout the programme we use breath practices, mindfulness and meditation, restorative yoga postures and deep relaxation techniques to:
notice how the experience of the pain feels, without being defined by it
develop self-management skills to be better able to cope with pain on a day-by-day basis
learn to prioritise and plan what’s possible, allocating the body’s resources well
feel more confident about how the body is, and what is possible each day
deal with flare ups as and when they happen
so that the overall quality of your life improves, and you are able to cope better with the day to day.
If you have struggled with Chronic Pain for long enough, let’s talk
What my clients are saying:
“Before I was very sceptical about my future, and psychologically I struggled, I felt very low. My quality of life was a lot worse. My body was very fragile and I found the daily necessities sometimes too much.
Even though this has not been fully resolved, the change has been incredible. I believe that yoga has really made me realise that recovery is possible.”
Lucy H, Sheffield
