Stress, Pain, & Chronic Illness

Problem: Stress, pain and chronic illness hinder your ability to enjoy even simple pleasures.  Over time, stress and pain and chronic illness take their toll on your family life, friendships, work and, most of all, your physical and emotional well-being.   The consequences of stress caused by physical pain or other difficulties manifest in high blood pressure, irregular heart rate and digestion, sleep deprivation and more.

Solution: With Custom Calm you will learn specialized gentle yoga poses designed to target your specific area of pain.  You will understand how to use breathing, centering and mindfulness techniques to lower your pain.  Private yoga therapy will unravel painful areas of your body, and guided Self-Exploration will clarify and release underlying stress.

Program Types

  • Yoga for Back & Neck and Shoulder Pain
  • Balance & Bone Strength
  • Enhance Clarity, Sleep and Stamina
  • De-Stress & De-Compress
  • The Art of Relaxation
  • Improve Your Digestion
  • 6 Week Course: Are you Ready to Take Charge of Your Stress & Pain?

Program Options

  • Private Sessions
  • Yoga Therapy
  • Self-Inquiry
  • Semi- Private sessions
  • Group Classes, Workshop and Course:  can be one of the current program titles or customized for specific requests.  

Programs include a combination of detailed handouts and/or CD’s and are custom designed to incorporate appropriate practices from each area:  

Movement and Yoga

  • Poses customized to directly target physical pain
  • Body Awareness
  • Alignment and movement
  • Practical  stretches, yoga and movement for any condition- appropriate for those who are sedentary
  • Yoga Therapy

Centering Practices

  • Breath awareness & Breathing Practices
  • Meditation of all types:  Walking, Eating, Guided Awareness, Mindfulness, Guided Meditations, Guided Relaxations
  • Deep Muscle and Body Relaxation

Mind, Perception & Research

  • Information and knowledge of how the mind impacts health and relevant proactive solutions.
  • Current research on stress and Complimentary body-mind practices.
  • Information and understanding on how to change the relationship with stress and pain.
  • Self Inquiry