The therapeutic approach of Yoga
Chronic pain is considered any pain that lasts more than 3 months and unfortunately many of us have musculoskeletal pain (back, knee, shoulder....) that lasts much longer than that. Pains often of undetermined origin for which we have heard and followed a lot of advice, but for some reason they tend to follow us around as if they have become our permanent home.
Mahatman / Michalis Evangelidis, one of the foremost experts in this field, will give us a very interesting take on what chronic pain actually is and how it can be worked through the practice of yoga.
A few words from Michalis:
Chronic musculoskeletal pain is one of the main stress - stress factors. Today it is considered a complex, multidimensional subjective phenomenon linked to its intensity, its quality, its course, and the meaning that the individual attributes to it. It is often accompanied by negative emotions such as feelings of helplessness, weakness, depression, hopelessness and anger. The perception of pain is, in addition to being a neurological process, a cognitive and emotional process in which Mindful Restorative Yoga can effectively intervene to enable the natural plasticity of the brain to be harnessed to the benefit of the sufferer in managing pain as a source of stress.
The workshop includes:
- Presentation of the neurophysiology of pain through the modern perspective of neuroscience.
- A discussion of the pathology and common causes of low back pain.
- Mindful Restorative Yoga class and application of yoga asanas in the management of low back pain.
- Breathing as a means of healing.
- Mantra Yoga (meditation technique with sound)
Duration. The course is for everyone, practitioners and teachers.
Mahatman / Michalis Evangelidis E-RYT 500, C-IAYT
BSc Physiotherapy, Accredited Yoga Teacher A33859- Australia, Diploma Yoga Therapist, Clinical Yoga Therapist, Certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT), Teacher trained in Satyananda Yoga system.
Michael - Mahatman Evaggelidis was born in Budapest. He has been practicing yoga since 2003. He received his first yoga training in the Satyananda Yoga system in Ashram Peania (360 hours). He continued his studies at the Academy of Yogic Science - Australia, obtaining the Diploma of Satyananda Yoga Training Level 2, lasting 1,500 hours. His "scientific obsession" for a deeper understanding of the mechanism of the human body led him to obtain a degree in Physiotherapy (Bsc Physiotherapy - Coventry Univ.). The scientific training combined with the yogic tradition created a new venue, that of therapy. And the scene is beginning to change: approaching yoga as a means of treatment for musculoskeletal conditions and beyond. It begins to "work" on an individual and group level with people in chronic and painful conditions such as multiple sclerosis, cystic fibrosis, neoplasia, cardiorespiratory, rheumatoid arthritis, etc.
At the same time she trained in Yoga Therapy with Acharya Harilaji - Yoga Vidya, lasting 763 hours, and in Ayurveda Marma points with T. Anantharavi in Germany and in Auricular acupuncture and Su jok with Merilyn Benson. In his classes he combines retraining the body and mind for more harmonious movement, mind-body connection through breathing, the sounds of musical instruments and Sanskrit mantras for relaxing the mind, Yoga Nidra and meditation practices for releasing tensions.