Uploaded January 2019 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago
Pain and arthritis tend to be the most focused on health benefits in yoga. The way that this practice is therapeutic might surprise you: increased mindfulness through present-moment awareness and expanded repertoires of doing through connecting with ones personal values and working with pain.
Just to be clear, the evidence doesn't show that yoga makes pain or arthritis go away, it demonstrates that these practices are a benefit by helping people open up to the moment and engage with it, embracing the pain so that they can do more in the presence of it.
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Pain and arthritis tend to be the most focused on health benefits in yoga. The way that this practice is therapeutic might surprise you: increased mindfulness through present-moment awareness and expanded repertoires of doing through connecting with ones personal values and working with pain.
Just to be clear, the evidence doesn't show that yoga makes pain or arthritis go away, it demonstrates that these practices are a benefit by helping people open up to the moment and engage with it, embracing the pain so that they can do more in the presence of it.
Get your free acceptance and commitment therapy self-help ebook:
eepurl.com/c9X9jn
All things TZSW:
fb.me/thezensocialworker
instagram.com/zensocialworker
twitter.com/zensocialworker
thezensocialworker.ca
*Disclaimer
1. Conflict of interest: I am an author, I will link to my own books and paid resources as well as use affiliate links. I promise to tell you in videos when I'm being paid (if ever) to advertise during a video.
2. Self help: This channel provides accurate and authoritative information, it is not a substitute for psychotherapy and does not count as a social work service. If you are in need of help, seek out professional services from a licensed healthcare professional.
