07/10/2026
Did you know that regular yoga practice may help increase pain tolerance?
Research comparing yoga practitioners to non-yogis found that those who practiced yoga were able to tolerate painful stimuli for more than twice as long. Researchers believe this isn't because yogis feel less pain, but because yoga helps change our relationship with discomfort through breathwork, mindfulness, and body awareness. (Source listed below)
Every time we practice staying present with a challenging pose, focusing on our breath, or noticing sensations without immediately reacting to them, we're training skills that extend far beyond the mat.
Yoga isn't about avoiding discomfort. It's about learning how to move through it with awareness, patience, and resilience. 🧘♀️✨
Come build your resilience with me tomorrow morning, I hope to see you there!
Traditional 9:00am
Chair 10:15am
Yoga, an increasingly popular discipline among Westerners, is frequently used to improve painful conditions. We investigated possible neuroanatomical underpinnings of the beneficial effects of yoga using sensory testing and magnetic resonance imaging techniques. North American yogis tolerated pain m...