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episode 25: Mindfulness Strategies for Pain | Dr. Christiane Wolf
In this incredible conversation with Christiane Wolf, MD, PhD, we separate out different kinds of pain. Christiane shows us how by learning to differentiate between types of pain, we can plan an appropriate course of action. We discuss when the approaches of mindfulness and compassion may help and how to implement them to feel less stress and suffering when experiencing uncomfortable sensations. Christiane and I also talk about birthing pain, the differences in giving birth in Germany (her home country) and the United States, and how that changes the pain experience. We also touch on the basics of and importance of sangha and Christiane's striking balance of the scientific and spiritual realms and ability to translate each one to the other. In this episode, Christiane references a study from Science Daily you can access HERE.
Christiane Wolf, MD, Ph.D. is a former physician, internationally known mindfulness (MBSR, MSC) and Insight (Vipassana) meditation teacher. She is the author of “Outsmart Your Pain” and the coauthor of “A Clinician’s Guide to Teaching Mindfulness”. Dr. Wolf is the lead-consultant and teacher trainer for the VA’s (US Department of Veteran Affairs) National Mindfulness Facilitator Training.
She was trained as a Dharma and retreat teacher through Spirit Rock Meditation Center and the Insight Meditation Society under Jack Kornfield and Joseph Goldstein.
Originally from Berlin, Germany, she is a senior teacher at InsightLA in Los Angeles, where she lives with her husband and their three teenagers.
Visit Christiane's website for more on her offerings. Check out her class on working with pain.
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