The injury-free body exists naturally in a happy state of balance. Injury-producing pain disturbs this balance and introduces physical tension, which is a natural self-protecting response to pain.

This tension or stress plays a key part in the mind ↔ body reaction to pain.

The ability to relax is a turning point to learning to reduce pain because relaxing sends a different message to the brain.

This message reverses the process by altering the way the body interprets the signals from the brain reducing the severity of the way the brain de-codes the level of pain from the body. The process is aimed at

‘A progressively softening of the conversation between the brain and body about the level of pain, reducing to a whisper and eventually to silence.’

In a relaxed more receptive state of mind a process can be learned which once learned can be used to reduce the level of pain which can frequently be lowered to levels which allow a much improved quality of life which can be lived without the need for prescription medicines.

This is coupled with other ways of changing levels of sensitivity to pain and can be used to create relief on the following categories of pain:

General somatic pain – Visceral pain – Bone pain – Temporary bone pain – Muscle spasm – Peripheral neuropathy – Circulatory problems – Headaches