Episode 152: Mind-Body Techniques for Pain with Vidyamala Burch

Phoenix Helix: Autoimmune Resilience

Eileen Laird

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 680 Ratings

🗓️ 10 July 2020

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

We hear a lot about the mind-body connection, but what are its uses and what are its limits? Are there techniques we can use to minimize pain and manage it better? How does the stress response increase pain's intensity? How does guarding against pain add a second layer of tension that can make pain worse? Vidyamala Burch has lived with chronic pain for over 40 years. Learning how to survive and thrive started as a personal goal and later became her professional mission. She's an author, educator, and cofounder of Breathworks, a non-profit organization that teaches Mindfulness-Based Pain Management to individuals and organizations around the world.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Phoenix Helix podcast dedicated to maximizing autoimmune health through the
0:06.0	paleo-autoimmune protocol and functional medicine. While there is no cure for autoimmune disease,
0:11.8	the choices we make every day can have a powerful impact on how we feel. I'm Eileen Laird, your host from
0:17.9	PhoenixHelix.com, and I reduced my rheumatoid arthritis pain by 95%, which took me from a life of
0:25.4	excruciating pain and disability back to a full and beautiful life. A short disclaimer, I'm neither a
0:32.4	doctor nor a nutritionist and the opinions expressed here are personal. Always consult with
0:37.1	your health care team before making medical decisions. Now let's get on to the show.
0:41.3	Welcome to Episode 152.
0:59.8	Today we're going to learn about mind-body techniques for pain.
1:03.8	Pain is a common symptom of autoimmune disease, and some of you might experience pain every day.
1:09.9	Others might only suffer during autoimmune
1:11.9	flares, but that suffering can be intense. You may not realize that pain has two layers. The first is
1:19.2	the physical experience of pain. The second is our reaction to it, and often the second piece is
1:25.7	unconscious. But because the mind and body are connected,
1:29.9	how we react has a big impact on the level of pain we feel. When my rheumatoid arthritis pain
1:36.4	was at its worst, this insight was life-saving for me. So I am excited to dedicate a podcast
1:42.4	to this topic and share the techniques that helped me then and continue to help me now.
1:47.9	My guest is Vidya Mala Birch.
1:50.4	She has lived with chronic pain herself for 40 years.
1:54.3	Learning how to survive and thrive started as a personal goal and later became her professional mission.
2:02.6	She co-founded Breathworks,
2:08.4	a non-profit organization that teaches mindfulness-based pain management to individuals and organizations around the world. I am so grateful she made the time to speak with us today. Welcome to
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