Yoga for Chronic Pain
Cultivating Gentleness and Self-Compassion: Yoga for Chronic Pain
This gentle, supportive yoga class is designed for those living with chronic pain. Through slow, mindful movement, breath work, and guided relaxation, we’ll explore techniques to ease tension, improve mobility, and cultivate compassionate connection with our bodies. Chair variations for poses will be offered to support comfort, safety, and self-care. Discover how yoga can help you move with greater ease and find moments of calm.
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Dates: Every Friday
Time: 3:00 – 4:15 PM
Cost: $39 per session
Meet Deborah
Deborah Burke has completed her 200-hour, 500-hour advanced yoga, and 20-hour Love Your Brain training for healthcare professionals certifications. Currently, she is a yoga therapist in training with the Institute for Living Yoga. She has 20+ years of experience as a community-based, social justice educator and is currently a professor at Portland State University, where she facilitates a capstone course titled Communal Art Practice within a Brain Injury Community in partnership with Brain Injury Connections Northwest.
She is interested in offering accessible, trauma-informed yoga to people who have experienced brain injury or other groups of people who may experience barriers to attending a yoga class. Some of her teaching interests include chair or functional yoga; yoga for anxiety/depression; yoga to address compassion fatigue for healthcare workers, social service providers, and social justice leaders and activists; and yoga integrated with art.
Space is limited — register now to reserve your spot!
Class Registration
Sign up below to reserve your spot! Please complete the form to begin your registration. A member of our team will follow up to help you finish the process and share details about what to bring and how to prepare.
