Pain Insight - The Path to Recovery

– Attendees can expect to get unbiased information in the hopes of facilitating a different paradigm for understanding and experiencing their pain.

– This will be a largely didactic session, w/ mutlimedia powerpoint presentation.

– There will be experiential components including small groups, gentle movement, self-reflection, etc.

– We will have a couple of short breaks to move/stretch and ask questions

– Attendees will leave w/ numerous resources, handouts, and direction for how to further learn and integrate this into their own lives.

– Learn common misconceptions of pain.

– Gain understanding on what the latest in neuroscience research says about what causes and perpetuates this experience.

– Be able to understand the process of neurosomatic sensitization

– Learn how stress and other life circumstances, in past, present, and personality, significantly contribute to this situation.

– Learn lifestyle factors and practices that can sensitize and desensitize the system.

– Anyone, ages 16-110 who has had persistent pain of ANY kind (or other associated conditions, such as anxiety, fatigue, headaches, depression, insomnia, IBS, IC, multiple chemical sensitivities, etc).

– People who have tried numerous other modalities or lifestyle changes but are still suffering and are motivated to know what they can do.

– People who are engaged enough in their health journey to learn why they, or close family/friends, have not improved.

– Professionals who are interested in a basic understanding of pain neuroscience