As more studios offer gentle yoga classes and open them up to people with pain, we explain how you can 'do gentle' for more than just the sake of it. ...
As more studios offer, with kind intention, gentle yoga classes that welcome people with pain, we explain why a pain-friendly class is not the same as “all-welcome” and why it's important to act with informed kindness when it comes to pain....
With science confirming that standing up straighter won't reduce your pain and that simply building muscle isn't the answer either, what exactly is good movement? Somatics practices like Feldenkrais and Body-Mind Centering help us build body awareness (interoception as well as proprioception) and movement nerds following...
If you don't have persistent pain you’ll probably cope perfectly well with a yoga class that's a bit beyond you. In the unlikely event that you injure yourself, time and rest should eventually allow you to return to a more appropriate class (or persevere with...
Five years talking with people with persistent pain about their needs, and interviews with Australian pain clinics, revealed a big gap that yoga could fill: people with persistent pain needed support transitioning into ordinary life after medical care. ...
