Q: Can Mindfulness affect my response to pain?

A: Mindfulness can affect your response to pain by changing our relationship with the sensation of pain.


In the video below instructor, Brian Woolworth explains some of the benefits of Mindfulness.


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Instructor Brian Woolworth

Explains some of the benefits of Mindfulness

If you are living with Chronic Pain

  • You are not alone

    If you are experiencing daily pain, know that you are not alone

  • Your pain is real

    The pain you are feeling is real and there may be more you can do about it

  • Mindfulness may help

    Pain can be worsened by our thoughts and emotions, and this is where mindfulness may be able to help

What can we do about Chronic Pain?

One of the most straightforward approaches to recognizing the thoughts and emotions that can worsen our pain is a mindfulness practice.


Have a look at our course outline, developed for beginners and experienced practitioners alike.

Course Outline

    1. Getting Started

    2. How are you feeling right now?

    1. Week 1 Lesson 1: Can Mindfulness affect my response to pain?

    2. Week 1 Lesson 2: Being with Pain

    3. Week 1 Lesson 3: What is Mindfulness?

    4. Week 1 BONUS Audio Meditation

    1. Week 2 Lesson 1: How Do I Begin My Own Meditation Practice?

    2. Week 2 Lesson 2: Guided Formal Sitting Mindfulness Practice

    3. Week 2 Lesson 3: Journal Prompt

    4. Week 2 BONUS Audio Meditation

    1. Week 3 Lesson 1: What is Body Scan?

    2. Week 3 Lesson 2: Extended Body Scan Meditation

    3. Week 3 Lesson 3: Journal Prompt

    4. Week 3 BONUS Audio Meditation

    1. Week 4 Lesson 1: Cultivating Compassion in the Mindfulness Tradition

    2. Week 4 Lesson 2: Compassion Practice for the Body

    3. Week 4 Lesson 3: Journal Prompt

    4. Week 4 BONUS Video

    1. CONGRATULATIONS: Here's what's next!

    2. Before You Go: Tell us how you feel

    3. Mindfulness Communities for You

About this course

  • Free
  • 21 lessons
  • 0 hours of video content

Instructor

Brian Woolworth

Facilitator

Brian Woolworth is a Mindfulness educator and meditation facilitator who uses ancient practices to empower modern people to move beyond the mind’s stressful thoughts, upsetting emotions, and unpleasant sensations. With nearly 30 years of clinical nursing experience, Brian brings an intimate knowledge of the physiological effects of stressful suffering on the body. He is a leader in making mindfulness available to hospitals and medical practices as part of a balanced integrated care program.

What our students are saying


 “The facilitators create a transformative experience.
And, the busier you are, the more you’ll benefit.”

                              - Dan Bullock, Bullock Management Partners