Dancing with the Queen: How Yoga Healed My Pain by Meiron Egger

I was born broken, and there was no way I could be fixed. I mean--that’s what I’ve heard from doctors with whom my parents consulted, and then from my parents, who obviously believed in doctors more than they believed in their son. I was told that I was born broken, but the truth is a bit more complicated: I was born with a severe lack of ligaments, one shoulder “too” high, feet that were “too” flat, and a back that was “too” curved.

Practical ArticlesSierra WagnerSeptember 17, 2025healing, Pain Management, Pain Reduction, persistent pain, pain relief, chronic pain management, chronic pain

The Mind-Body Approach to Pain

The biopsychosocial model views a physical disorder as the result of an intricate and dynamic interaction among biological, psychological, and social factors that can often antagonize the pain condition. This model recognizes that when information reaches the brain, a complex communication process takes place among many brain areas.

Practical ArticlesSierra WagnerNovember 18, 2019persistent pain, biophsychosocial model, mind-body, Pain Reduction