How to Address Muscle and Nerve Pain as a Yoga Therapist

muscle and nerve pain

Welcome to episode 55 of The Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy and Meditation podcast.

Pain is something that many of us have to learn how to work with effectively as yoga therapists!

Most of our clients will struggle with some sort of physical pain!

In this video, Brandt outlines the type of pain that we work with as yoga therapists, the difference between muscle and nerve pain and also the system and methods we can use to help our clients find remedies for their chronic pain.

This video is a clip taken from ‘The Physical Body’ module inside our Yoga Therapy Foundations Program. 

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This episode covers: 

  • Working with someone in physical pain
  • Acute pain vs chronic pain
  • Muscle tears & spasms
  • Nerve pain
  • How yoga therapists work with nerve pain
  • The medical model vs the yoga therapy model for pain
  • Realignment through regular asana
  • The remedy for pain
Breathing Deeply · How To Address Muscle & Nerve Pain As A Yoga Therapist

Breathing Deeply is a Yoga Therapy and Meditation School, founded by lead teacher Brand Passalacqua in 2014. We hold online and in-person Yoga Therapy Foundations and IAYT accredited Advanced Programs and retreats along with Meditation Programs, including online meditation teacher training and certification and holistic weight loss with Being At Peace with Food.

Breathing Deeply is made up of an active and thriving community of yogis, caregivers, therapists, teachers, medical professionals, parents & children with the same intention—to serve others, lessen suffering, and co-create a new paradigm in wellness.

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