Power of the Mind-Body Connection
- Distinguishing between “pain” and “suffering”
- Ways in which humans historically tent to respond to physical pan
- Body scan meditation (experiential)
- Mechanisms of pain
Alter the Way the Body Perceives Pain
- Pain and mindfulness meditation
- MBSR: mindfulness based stress reduction
- Principles and insights
- How meditation changes the ways our bodies experience pain
- Increased pain tolerance and improved quality of life
Improve Outcomes: Patients with Chronic Pain
- Guided meditation
- Cultivate the capacity to be with the pain
- “Lean in” to touch the pain
- Incorporate the open hearted quality of kindness into the practice
- Taking it back to the clinic: key points