Have
you ever used your yoga practice to help with pain? If not, you might
be surprised at how effective it can be. Yoga provides several pain
reduction techniques. And in some cases you can even eliminate the cause
of pain. For example, reducing stress could help you eliminate stress
headaches and improving your musculoskeletal health could eliminate back
pain.
For acute pain, yoga provides techniques, such as breath work and relaxation, that reduce your pain. And stress management practices can also reduce the emotional suffering associated with the pain. For chronic pain, yoga is beneficial both for reducing the pain and changing your relationship to it, improving your quality of life (see Changing Your Relationship with Pain).
For acute pain, yoga provides techniques, such as breath work and relaxation, that reduce your pain. And stress management practices can also reduce the emotional suffering associated with the pain. For chronic pain, yoga is beneficial both for reducing the pain and changing your relationship to it, improving your quality of life (see Changing Your Relationship with Pain).