The Pain Antidote by Mel Pohl

Author:Mel Pohl [Pohl, Mel; Ketcham, Katherine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780738218045
Publisher: Da Capo Press

Robin says:

The practice of yoga is especially helpful for people with chronic pain, primarily because of its focus on the breath. When you are in constant pain, you may withdraw, physically, mentally and emotionally. By becoming more in tune with your breath, as a yoga practitioner, you can access the greatest friend you’ll ever know. Depending on the breath practice—and there are many—the mind can be sharpened or stilled, the body can be awakened or calmed. If you suffer from chronic pain, learning these simple techniques may help you find a way to relieve your pain, much like breath practices used in childbirth. You can also become mindful of your internal dialogue, often changing a negative conversation with yourself to a positive one. The result can be profound.

Practicing yoga poses will help you open your body over time. By slowly learning balancing poses, deep binds, twists, and by linking postures with breath, you’ll have the opportunity to acknowledge and deal with emotions that may arise when something is difficult. You will also learn, by practicing compassion with yourself, to deal with physical limitations. With consistent practice, your body will change for the better.

The point of yoga is to experience peace on the mat, and to take it out into the world. It is an empowering and life-affirming practice that can be a comfort and a balm to anyone suffering with chronic pain.

Most important of all—yoga is fun! And fun helps relieve pain.

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