Free courses

Reign of Pain, created for Coursera by Dr. Howard Schubiner

Flippin’ Pain

Platforms / apps / courses

Movement + is a platform with movement and contemplative practices for people recovering from chronic pain, trauma and injury, overcoming stress and burnout with more sustainable ways of exercising, and interested in movement beyond one style of practice that allows to explore your body as a whole. It features an expanding library of practices, playlists and courses with smart filter options, a private community (outside of Facebook) with community chat, video coaching and live events areas, and a growing list of teachers with expertise in a range of different fields who you can learn from. It offers a free 7-day trial period.

I am so happy about having joined Movement + as a teacher, after years of following Benny, the founder of Movement Monk. I receive a fee for each person who joins the app through my link.

Curable Health offers a variety of resources:

• App

• Classes

• Like Mind Like Body podcast

It was through Curable that I found freedom from pain, and I can offer my patients & clients a six week free trial on the app. I do not receive affiliate fees.

Pelvic Sense is an online program developed by the wonderful Evelyn Hecht to help with pelvic symptoms, including: chronic pelvic pain, endometriosis, vulvodynia, pudendal neuralgia, interstitial cystitis, urinary urgency, frequency, or incontinence, pain during sex, persistent genital arousal disorder (PGAD), constipation, abdominal bloating, irritable bowel syndrome, tailbone pain, rectal pain, lower back, hip, and sacroiliac joint pain. It includes guided meditation audios and guided gentle movement videos. I’ve worked personally with Evelyn and she is so kind, gentle and knowledgeable.

Finding Freedom In Illness course by Peter Fernando offers reflections and practices of mindful awareness to discover wellbeing in the midst of difficulty and dis-ease, and to compassionately face the turmoil brought about by illness without becoming overwhelmed by it. The course also includes a module for caregivers on how to make space for your own experience in the midst of caring for another, so that you can approach the practice of caregiving from a place of compassion and wholeness rather than burn-out. 

Rewire Your Dizziness is an online program developed by Sarah Lock and Sheryl Pope to help you recover from persistent dizziness.

NOIgroup. Books and resources on the Explain Pain / Explore Pain frameworks with a focus on movement.

Videos

This Might Hurt Film, a documentary exploring solutions to reduce and unlearn chronic pain, plus an extensive library of resources

The best ways to heal chronic pain and trauma without medication, Rangan Chatterjee interviews Howard Schubiner

The truth about managing chronic pain, ZDogg MD interviews Rachel Zoffness

Animated videos about persistent pain, created by Howard Schubiner

Tame the beast

Why things hurt, TEDx talk with Lorimer Moseley

Books

There are so many books. I’ve carefully selected just a few, as possible places to begin your journey.

Outsmart Your Pain by Christiane Wolf

Bodily Relearning by Ben Boyd

The Way Out by Alan Gordon and Alon Ziv

The Pain Reprocessing Therapy Workbook: Using the Brain's Neuroplasticity to Break the Cycle of Chronic Pain by Olivia Sinaiko and Vanessa Blackstone

Narrative Healing: Awaken the Power of Your Story by Lisa Weinert

Mind Your Body by Nicole Sachs

Finding Freedom in Illness: A Guide to Cultivating Deep Well-Being through Mindfulness and Self-Compassion by Peter Fernando

A brief note:

Everything shared here, as elsewhere on this website, is offered as a possible map or framework, or a guidepost of sorts, for you to explore and make sense of your experience, and perhaps discover new possibilities for healing through a different understanding. Understanding things differently changes the way we experience them. What I offer here is not meant as a universal or absolute truth, as a singular understanding, or as the only path.

This resource section is not comprehensive; this field is growing every day and there is a wealth of resources. I’ve curated a short list with the ideas, practices, and frameworks that I and/or my clients have found most useful and relevant.

My mention of someone's work doesn’t always mean we know each other, that I endorse them unequivocally or that they endorse me. Different things work for different people. It is my wish that you can create the space and choice to take care of yourself, determine what is useful for you, and make decisions that best meet your needs, including the possibility of exploring something else that best supports you. If you choose to engage in a mindbody approach, it doesn’t preclude making use of other tools that you find supportive, nourishing or health- and well-being enhancing.

Also, because I continue to learn and unlearn, my understanding is in constant shift and evolution, and sometimes my website will be somewhat behind in the updating ;)

If you’d like personalized guidance to select resources that might best support you at this time in your healing journey, or to find the best resources to support your clients or patients if you’re a practitioner, I’d be honored to work with you. We start with a Wayfindinding Session.