✏️Embracing Movement: A Message For Those Dealing With Pain

If you’re experiencing pain or know someone who is, this message is for you. “Move for Soothe.” It’s a simple yet powerful reminder that movement is key, especially when pain comes knocking or wants to overstay its welcome as a house guest. When discomfort strikes, our instinct is often to stop moving, to freeze. But…

✏️Where Pain Science & Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Intersect

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs is a psychological theory that arranges human needs in a pyramid. It suggests that people strive to meet five levels of needs: physiological (food, water), safety (shelter, security), love and belonging (relationships), esteem (self-worth), and self-actualization (fulfillment of potential). As each lower need is satisfied, individuals pursue higher ones. This model…

✏️An Injured Yoga Teacher. Wait, Are We The Problem?

The practice isn’t the problem. In fact, the practice is the solution (not asana, the ‘other’ bit) We may actually be the problem… who recognises this arc either as your own journey or someone who know?     We start going to yoga classes. We go a LOT. Going to yoga defines us and we…