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Coping with Pain ? the Yoga Way

Wed, 2007-05-09 11:20 — sonja

Physical Pain is perhaps the toughest thing to manage. When it strikes, it seems to tear us apart completely and nothing really helps us in overcoming it.

Pain may happen due to temporary or chronic conditions; it may be short term or unfortunately, it may be long term or even permanent. Most of our fears draw their strength from perceived pain, so it goes without saying that if we can manage pain, many of our fears would be overcome.

Conventionally, pain is managed through painkillers. While some of the Painkillers work by inhibiting the chemicals (prostaglandins) generated by the stimulus from reaching the brain, others work on a narcotic level by "dulling" the brain. Both of these methods, while necessary as a result of our conventional lifestyles, should be recognized for their limitations:

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