The Chaos of Chronic Pain

Calming the Chaos Podcast Guest:

Jeff Patterson

The Yielding Warrior

Jeff Patterson helps people build an evolving life practice using the meditative arts to help with a variety of chaotic life issues. In this podcast interview, we talk about specifically about managing the chaos of having chronic pain in your life.

Our Podcast includes the following:

Incorporating the Meditative Arts can help:

• Stress

• Physical and emotional pain

• Relationship issues

Approaches:

1. Athletic Approach

2. Therapeutic Approach

3. Medical 0 Chinese Medicine Approach

4. Philosophical and Virtues Approach

5. Spiritual Approach

Meditation is meant to be a way of life as a Preventative / Resilience approach

Timestamp 7:07 – Clip #1. From the short movie “Struggling to be me with Chronic Pain” You can see the full video at • 'Struggling to be me with chronic pain'

(About 10 minutes long)

Jeff’s tips about her mindset, and that negative thoughts can prevent people from moving forward through chronic pain

Tips:

1. Build a life practice around the meditative arts

2. Tune into your body – understand it, notice it and learn to regulate the body when it is out of balance

3. Regulate your breath, using yoga practices and to adjust your physiology

4. Regulate your mind. “I can’t quiet my mind.” These practices help you gain focus from distractions

15:25 Story about the monks, girl and the puddle

16:58: How to regulate and circulate your energy

19:36: Understand range of motion – don’t worsen your body, do positive movement consistently and daily

20:50 3 Things to think about

1. What do I want to get from the practice? What is my goal? Why do I want to get better? Motivators. Mindset shift from “something I have to do” to “something I want to do to get the most out of life

2. What benefits can I reap from doing the practices consistently

3. Find a guide to help you navigate the chaos

24:57: The Academy Information. In person, online, website, links and to his book “The Yielding Warrior

26:40: Free digital copy or printed copy of book

Jeff has been practicing martial arts for the past 36 years and he has learned from highly skilled masters from seven countries. I’ve achieved black belt equivalency in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Eskrima, Muay Thai, Kenpō, Tai Chi, and Qigong.

Jeff firmly believes in the meditative arts and their power to enhance overall life experiences. This has led Jeff to study the historical, philosophical, and health aspects of meditative arts. His mission is to share his knowledge with you after witnessing the positive and profound impact he has seen in thousands of his students.

Having authored three books, created two audio courses, and produced hundreds of videos on Tai Chi and Qigong, Jeff believes he can help you achieve your goals.

Jeff is on a mission to guide individuals like you to optimize your performance, heighten sensitivity and awareness, and find a calm sense of groundedness. He believes you can become a finely tuned warrior who reaches top performance in all areas of your life.

Contact Jeff at: https://www.theyieldingwarrior.com/

Free Book url https://www.theyieldingwarrior.com/book

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