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Join me chatting with Sydney-based osteopath Phil Austin. Phil is not only a clinician, but is an authority on working with those experiencing persistent pain. Listen to Phil's top tips and profound insights into effectively helping those experiencing pain.
This episode stars Mica Lemiski (Fainting Couch Feminists, VICE). It was recorded over the Skype between the This Podcast Will Change Your Life home studio in Chicago, IL and Lemiski's home country of Canada, yes, that Canada, in May 2019.
082: Yoga and Fibromyalgia with Pamela Crane
We are so grateful to welcome Pamela Crane, a member of the International Association of Yoga Therapist (IAYT) who is currently working towards her Masters in Yoga Therapy at Maryland University of Integrative Health. She is a Yoga Alliance 200 RYT, a Reiki 1 and 2 practitioner, and a member of the National Dance Education Association (NDEO).
On today’s episode, Shannon asks Pamela to speak to her experience with Fibromyalgia- as a sufferer and as a yoga therapist. As a lifelong dancer, Pamela was devastated when the pain of Fibromyalgia changed her life. In addition to the condition, she dealt with chronic pain, anxiety, and depression for years and credits yoga as a major factor in her path toward healing.
Pamela wants to share the benefits of yoga with others and as a yoga therapist has worked with those suffering from Fibromyalgia, dancers, and most recently those who work in corporate environments by providing workshops on stress reduction.
Pamela and Shannon discuss Pamela’s personal experience with this condition, how to balance the yin and yang of physical activity, how yoga teachers can support their students with Fibromyalgia and much more.
6:50 Pamela’s first yoga class
9:10 Pamela describes how yoga “saved her life”
12:35 How Fibromyalgia wasn’t understood until the later 2000s and suffers previous to this time weren’t validated and made to feel it was psychological
13:05 Pamela’s definition of Fibromyalgia and her experience with the condition
17:10 How Pamela has been able to manage her pain
19:20 Pamela expands on how it feels to suffer from the condition and the sufferer's relationship to pain
20:40 How practicing gratitude and forgiveness has helped Pamela
22:00 Practicing mindfulness and meditation
22:55 How to support a new student who suffers from Fibromyalgia and the importance of keeping in mind that yoga teachers can’t diagnose or treat people, rather support the student to find their own healing
25:35 How meditation, restorative yoga, or yin vs. yang might not be the answer for every sufferer will work- listen to the individual
26:55 How aerobic activity can benefit those with Fibromyalgia, the importance of not pushing too hard and how yoga can facilitate those activities
29:10 Pamela’s personal experience with finding balance with physical activities
33:50 As a yoga teacher when planning classes “less is more” and checking in with students after class (even a day or two later)
35:45 What Pamela likes to include in her yoga classes: constructive rest, sitali and viloma breath, loving-kindness meditation
42:15 Pamela’s work as a yoga therapist for stress management workshops in corporate settings
43:55 On Pamela’s love of helping those who may not believe yoga is right for them and guiding them towards a style that may work
45:30 Pamela’s belief that stress, in her own case, was a major factor in developing Fibromyalgia
47:20 When Pamela will receive her Masters in Yoga Therapy from Maryland University of Integrative Health and her advice on choosing a school if you aspire to become a yoga therapist
50:40 How to reach Pamela and her work with clients online and in-person
53:00 Shannon’s closing thoughts and key takeaways, including her own experience with “less is more”
Links
Pamela’s Website: Crane Yoga Therapy
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080: Yoga and Endometriosis [Part 2] with Dustienne Miller
In part 2 of our 2-part series on endometriosis, Shannon asked yoga teacher and physical therapist Dustienne Miller to share her knowledge and experience working with clients with this chronic illness.
Dustienne feels strongly endometriosis is underdiagnosed and that there is much more to be understood in this area of women’s health. It is now recognized that 1 in 10 women struggle with this chronic illness. Dustienne also wants all women to trust their intuition when determining the severity of their pain and to know that period pain should never be debilitating.
Dustienne began studying to become a physiotherapist in 1994 and began practicing yoga while doing musical theater in New York City as a way to warm up. She continued practicing yoga at home and decided to pursue yoga teacher training at Kripalu. Dustienne came to realize as a yoga teacher and a physiotherapist specializing in pelvic health, that these disciplines complemented each other beautifully. She began to integrate yoga into physical therapy home programs and saw the difference yoga made to her clients suffering from endometriosis.
Dustienne details for us how pranayama and asana can ease the symptoms of endometriosis. She describes the connection between pranayama and the pelvic floor and her way of leading clients through asana in a progressive fashion to minimize overextending themselves.
6:20 Dustienne’s yoga and physical therapy journey
8:50 Dustienne describes endometriosis
10:40 Symptoms of endometriosis
12:20 What Dustienne has heard from her clients suffering from endometriosis
13:20 Are the endo flare-ups in sync with the menstrual cycle?
15:40 Pain management- the importance of teaching strategies in order to allow sufferers to have ownership over managing the flares
How yoga can benefit those with endometriosis:
16:25 Pranayama- a daily practice can help with the prominence of the parasympathetic nervous system to be more dominant which can lessen the pain
17:30 Relationship between pranayama and the pelvic floor and the importance of lengthening the spine to optimize the pranayama-pelvic floor connection
20:55 Asana- a gentle yoga program can mobilize the tissues and the muscles that are attaching to both the pelvis and the thorax
22:15 Yoga poses to approach with caution extensions and cause rebound pain
24:40 Is there a pain level where one should avoid asana and Dustienne’s hope that students will feel that for themselves
27:40 The benefit of child’s pose, goddess pose, banana pose, standing half-moon, supine twist (to help with rotation through the spine) and their variations
32:55 Dustienne’s love for restorative yoga, that it is “real” yoga
33:55 Additional advice from Dustienne and on reconditioning the body to have a different response to pain to help lessen it (softening the belly, table pose letting belly hang)
36:05 Other treatments Dustienne recommends for endometriosis
38:20 How endometriosis can be diagnosed and how treatment options are evolving as research into this illness expands
40:25 Misconceptions around endometriosis, how raising awareness is helping e.g. through social media campaign #1in10
42:10 Importance of listening to intuition- don’t push yourself
42:55 Shannon’s closing thoughts and wrap-up and on “curating your team”
Links
Dustienne’s summary page of resources
Dustienne’s website: Your Pace Yoga
Related TCYT Episodes:
079: Yoga and Endometriosis [Part 1] with Kimberly Castello
007: Breath and Pelvic Health with Trista Zinn
008: Core Breath and Pelvic Health with Kim Vopni
009: Kegels, Mula Bandha, and Pelvic Health with Shelly Prosko
033: A New Perspective on Diastasis Recti with Sinead Dufour
073: The 8 Limbs of Yoga [Part 1] with Shannon Crow
074: The 8 Limbs of Yoga [Part 2] with Jennie Lee
Yoga for Pelvic Health Teacher Training September 22nd and 23rd, 2018
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077: Interstitial Cystitis (Painful Bladder Syndrome) with Helena Spears
Shannon met Helena Spears through a discussion in The Connected Yoga Teacher Facebook group about interstitial cystitis.
Upon graduating from her 200-hour yoga teacher training, Helena turned her focus towards teaching chronic pain informed yoga as well as yoga for pelvic health. Shannon asked Helena on as a guest to share her first-hand experience with interstitial cystitis and persistent pain and the many benefits of practicing yoga in regard to pain management.
As a teen, Helena was diagnosed with Interstitial Cystitis (IC) and in her 20s, through a cliff jumping incident, she developed chronic back pain. The back pain evolved into Fibromyalgia and Ankylosing Spondylitis (an inflammatory arthritis that attacks the spine).
Helena describes how she turned to yoga for chronic pain management but soon found the benefits were limited within the confines of a traditional yoga practice. She shares this experience and her perseverance in pursuing her own yoga path on her website:
“It was in my early 30s that I discovered how powerful yoga can be in managing pain; the emotional, spiritual and physical. I decided to pursue my yoga teacher training out of frustration and curiosity. I was frustrated that “regular” yoga practice seemed to flare my Fibromyalgia, yet I knew that yoga could be the key to helping heal my overactive nervous system and dialing down my pain. Since completing my yoga teacher training, my practice has deepened in a way I never thought possible. The emotional healing and guidance I have received from studying sutras and yogic philosophy inform my life and practice every day. Through meditation, I have learned to tap into the calm part of my soul, pranayama allows me to quickly tap into that inner calm”
Helena candidly shares her experience with Interstitial Cystitis, the anger she encountered while coping with her persistent pain, the importance she places on the mind/body connection, and the sutras that are guiding her along her journey.
7:30 Helena’s yoga journey
10:40 Helena describes her chronic pain
12:30 The definition of Interstitial Cystitis (from the IC Network website)
13:25 5 different types of IC (listed in The Connected Yoga Teacher Interstitial Cystitis (Painful Bladder Syndrome) PDF)
16:35 No one-size-fits-all treatment for IC
17:30 Helena’s take on the term “Painful Bladder Syndrome” as an alternative to Interstitial Cystitis
18:55 Helena’s IC symptoms
19:45 Helena’s experience with the mind/body connection in relation to persistent pain
21:35 The benefit of yoga in nurturing Helena’s mind/body relationship and the activities Helena has given up due to pain and stress
25:35 Helena’s yoga practice
27:05 The benefits Helena has found using Muse headbands
32:50 Helena’s interest in pursuing Yoga for Pelvic Health and taking Pain Care Yoga- Teacher Training and Learning with Tianne
34:40 How Helena wants to empower her yoga students and how she’s always learning as a teacher
36:30 How Helena feels the spiritual aspect of yoga, such as the Yoga Sutra has helped her cope with chronic pain- Ahimsa (compassion for self) and Aparigraha (non-attachment) and Brahmacharya (dedication to practice) are guiding principles in her life
39:55 Anger and chronic pain- how Helena identified and worked on her anger and the importance of acceptance
42:25 What Helena would say to someone suffering from persistent pain
45:30 Helena’s concern for men who feel like they can’t convey their pain which is toxic for pain management
46:00 The emotional component of persistent pain and the importance of treating the mind, body and soul
48:35 How best to reach Helena
Links
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Helena’s Website: Helena Spears Yoga
PDF: Interstitial Cystitis (Painful Bladder Syndrome)
Website: The IC Network
Definition of Interstitial Cystitis on The IC Network website:
“An unpleasant sensation (pain, pressure, discomfort) perceived to be related to the urinary bladder, associated with lower urinary tract symptoms of more than six weeks duration, in the absence of infection or other identifiable causes.”
Shelly Prosko’s Website: Physio Yoga
Pain Care Yoga- Teacher Training and Learning with Tianne
The 10 Step Approach to Living with Pain Webinar (scroll down the page a bit to see video and links to handouts)
Book: When The Body Says No by Gabor Maté (chapter 1 available for no charge)
The Connected Teacher Facebook Group
Follow The Connected Teacher on Youtube
Book a Consultation Call with Shannon
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This week, we interview Joe Gray from the Advanced Persistent Security Podcast! Paul will deliver the Technical Segment this week entitled “Docker Security Incident: Lessons Learned”! In the news, we have updates from Microsoft, Powerful Botnets, Mirai DDoS attack against KrebsOnSecurity, GDPR, and more on this episode of Paul's Security Weekly!
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This week, we interview Joe Gray from the Advanced Persistent Security Podcast! Paul will deliver the Technical Segment this week entitled “Docker Security Incident: Lessons Learned”! In the news, we have updates from Microsoft, Powerful Botnets, Mirai DDoS attack against KrebsOnSecurity, GDPR, and more on this episode of Paul's Security Weekly!
Full Show Notes: https://wiki.securityweekly.com/Episode559
Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/psw for all the latest episodes!
Visit https://www.activecountermeasures/psw to sign up for a demo or buy our AI Hunter!
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On this episode of the Healthy Wealthy and Smart Podcast, Dr. Cheryl Keller Capone joins me to discuss how she navigated her experience with chronic pain. Dr. Cheryl Keller Capone is an Associate Research Professor in Center for Comparative Genomics and Bioinformatics and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Penn State University. She is currently using genomics and DNA sequencing technologies to study blood cell development with an overall research goal of understanding gene regulation in mammals. In total, she has over 23 years of scientific research experience in several different fields, including muscle development, neuroscience, and mitochondrial DNA forensics. She is also a certified personal trainer through the National Academy of Sports Medicine, and a recreational triathlete.
In this episode, we discuss:
-Cheryl’s long journey with chronic pain
-The catalyst for Cheryl’s road to recovery
-Implementing the biopsychosocial model and functional movement to combat persistent pain
-Empowering advice for those experiencing persistent pain
-And so much more!
Cheryl advises practitioners to remain humble about their ability to diagnosis and treat patients who suffer from persistent pain. From her experience, she states, “I wasn’t expecting any sort of specific diagnoses. In fact, I was very frustrated by the fact that individual providers were focusing on one thing or another and trying to pin it down to one particular structural cause.” After many disappointments, Dr. Keller Capone was exposed to a practitioner who effectively communicated his humility and willingness to try different treatments and she found that, “This was a very refreshing response to me.”
To those who are suffering from chronic pain, Cheryl recommends participating in activities you find joyful and meaningful. She found that making small improvements in these activities helped prove to herself that, “This is not permanent, changes can be made. It helped me with hope.”
The most empowering belief system that helped guide Cheryl was one of self-ownership, she stressed to herself, “I was going to have to own this. I was going to have to own my pain and own my recovery and be responsible.”
With persistent pain, it is important to remember that while the journey may have ups and downs, there are no barriers to your recovery. Cheryl advises, “There is most likely a path forward for everyone… Take ownership of your own path.”
For more information on Cheryl:
Dr. Cheryl Keller Capone received her Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Penn State University in 1999. Her graduate research focused on muscle development and differentiation, and during this time was awarded the Paul Berg Prize in Molecular Biology, the Roberts Graduate Fellowship, and the Frederick J. Wedler Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award.
After graduate school, she transitioned to the field of neuroscience where she studied the molecular biology of GABAA receptors in mammals, followed by a year in industry where she worked in the field of mitochondrial DNA forensics.
In 2009, Cheryl returned to Penn State University, and is currently studying blood cell development with an overall research goal of understanding molecular mechanisms of gene regulation in mammals. She also has extensive experience in genomic technologies and methodologies, including DNA sequencing and data analysis.
Outside of the lab, Cheryl is also a former collegiate runner, who became interested in strength training and movement following a long injury history and many years of chronic pain. This experience led to her interest in pain science as well as a certification as a personal trainer through the National Academy of Sports Medicine. When not in the lab or working with clients, Cheryl enjoys strength training, running, hiking, swimming, cycling and spending time with her husband and son in State College, PA.
Resources discussed on this show:
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