I was in a dark place with pain, so I was prepared to I try anything and everything, but nothing fixed me. Lots of things helped a bit but I was looking for the magic solution.

That was until I learnt about changing my mindset.  I learnt that the only way to dial down my pain was to stop being fearful of it and to stop being in battle with it. This hasn’t been easy but I’ve learnt lots fo different tools  that have help me to shift my mindset. I have learnt ways to begin befriending my body and to start listening to what my body was trying to tell me. This was the turning point where I stop trying to fix my body and instead learnt ways to live unburdened by the pain.

I found that a combined approach of both movements and changing my thoughts and feelings around pain worked best for me.  I started to trust my body again, I had more energy and motivation to investigate what else could help. 

I’m sharing some of what I’ve learnt in these support groups.

After over 10 years of working as a yoga therapist, I have supported many people to release tension and improve their movement.  I’ve suggested books to read and videos to watch to find out more about pain science, but I’ve realised not everyone can take in some of these big ideas. I’ve learnt that when people get to experience these ideas viscerally, by feeling changes in their body, the information is easier to digest, it becomes absorbed deeply in their body as well as their mind.

I’ve designed these sessions not only as a place to share your experiences with others but also to share some of these ideas in a way that’s easy to understand.  For me, hearing about the ideas was only half of the story, testing them gave me hope that I could change my mindset and it would help me to manage the physical pain. 

If your curious to learn more join me at one or more of the support group meetings.