Pain isn't proof your body is broken. In most cases, it's a signal it has learned to be afraid. This program teaches it something different.
The evidence has moved on. Including the work of Prof. Peter O'Sullivan, published in The Lancet. Here's what's actually true about desk pain.
Under 2 hours per week of structured time. Designed around a real desk worker's real schedule.
Not stiff. Immobile. I couldn't check my driver's side mirror to drive. A chiropractor got me moving again and told me something simple: move more. The problem was, I wasn't someone who moved.
What finally worked wasn't stretching or intensity. It was learning how to pay attention. I trained under Andrew Dugas at Yoga Better, where we test everything. Do something. Notice what changes. Keep what works. Repeat.
Small, precise movements done consistently over the last 10 years changed my body in a way nothing else had. The neck pain that followed me through my twenties gradually disappeared.
Along the way I found the research of Prof. Peter O'Sullivan, whose work on pain science gave language to what I'd experienced. Pain is not always damage. Fear of movement often sustains it. I came to believe the body can be retrained. That reframe is woven into everything I teach.
I work in tech. I sit at a desk all day. Pain-free. I built this on my own body first, then shaped it into a program for people like me.
"Pain was life in my early 20's. Fifteen years later, I still work at a screen. I stay out of pain by prioritizing prevention over quick fixes. I learned to move differently, consistently, and with enough attention to notice what was working. That is what I teach."
* Individual experiences vary. Student results are their own and are not a guarantee of outcomes.
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