Interview with Neil Pearson, PT & C-IAYT Chronic Pain Care & Yoga Therapy

In today’s episode, Amy chats with Neil Pearson, Neil is a physiotherapist, yoga therapist, and Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia. He is the Co-Director of Pain Care Aware and creator of the Pain Care Yoga training programs for health professionals and yoga therapists. Neil is the founding Chair of the Physiotherapy Pain Science Division in Canada, recipient of the Canadian Pain Society's Excellence in Interprofessional Pain Education award, and faculty in four yoga therapist training programs. He is the Lead Contributor of Pain BC’s Pain Foundations and Gentle Movement/Relaxation Series, and author of Understand Pain Live Well Again, and Yoga Therapy (chapter) in Thompson and Brooks, Integrative Pain Management 2016. Neil and Shelly Prosko are co-editors of Yoga and Science in Pain Care: Treating the Person in Pain, along with Marlysa Sullivan.  Amy & Neil talk about Neil’s journey and how he got interested in pain care, How Yoga Therapy plays a role in pain care, safety in Self and relationship, What Compassionate care is, and how Neil uses a scientific approach to compassionate care. They talk about the following:How Neil got started in pain careSafety in your own body in pain careSafety in the relationship with your care providerThe difference between research and clinical careYoga and Pain care, How Yoga helpsResearch on the importance of Safety in pain careHow the body muscles give messages to the brain and nervous systemThe idea of compassionate care in allied health settingsNeil’s work with the Veterans Affairs of Canada and how he works with VeteransThe book  Yoga and Science in Pain Care: Treating the Person in Pain by Neil’s thought about applying a scientific approach to compassionate care If you would like to receive the free infographics and handouts that correspond to each episode on the Yoga Therapy Hour Podcast, please subscribe to our segmented email list. You will have the opportunity to determine the Infographic Topics that you would like to receive. When The Yoga Therapy Hour Podcast has a topic that corresponds to your choices, then you will receive an email for that week with the PDF’s for download.Topics you can choose from include:• Yoga Therapy & Mental Health• Yoga Therapy & Physical Health• Social Justice in yoga & Yoga Therapy• Yoga/Ayurveda Toolbox• Yoga & Indian Philosophy• Global & Trending Yoga Therapy TopicsClick the link below to subscribe. It takes 10 seconds total.https://amywheeler.com/subscribe Today’s podcasts is sponsored by: Optimal State We have all benefitted from the ancient wisdom of India and her people, so it feels really great to be able to serve in this way. The Optimal State family has pledged on-going support of $250 per month, to go directly to KYM Mitra (www.kym.org). We will collect the monies and gift them each month. Please consider a recurring monthly payment to the fund. Even a small gift or intention makes a difference! If we make more than $250 in any given month, it will roll into the following month’s payment. The hope is that we can contribute for many years to come. If you even lose the link to donate, it is at the top of the homepage at www.amywheeler.com also. I will be reporting on the website the progress; how much money is coming in at any given time and where we are in the process of getting this project off the ground.Here is the link for you to get started with your donation. We are so happy that you have decided to join us. We thank you for the bottom of our hearts!Link to click in the description: http://Paypal.me/KymMitraDonation The Optimal State and Yoga Therapy Hour Podcast also has a Patreon page. We now have 5 staff that help us product the audio and video versions of the podcast. Please consider donating to help us keep this good work for the field of yoga therapy going. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yogatherapyhourThe new You Tube Channel for this podcast is: YouTube: AmyWheelerPhd    https://www.youtube.com/c/AmyWheelerphdCheck out Amy's website: https://amywheeler.com/ Feel free to use download our free eBook and mobile App by going to the websites below.www.OptimalStateApp.comwww.GoldZoneBook.com Facebook: Optimal State by Amy Wheeler     https://www.facebook.com/OptimalStatebyAmyWheelerTwitter: Optimal State of Living with Dr. AmyTikTok: Dr. Amy@OptimalStateofLivingInstagram: Optimal State by Amy Wheeler   Pinterest: TheOptimalState    https://www.pinterest.com/TheOptimalState To checkout Neil’s offeringshttps://paincareaware.com/