#transformingpain

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Reclaiming Power from Trauma - Nicole Daedone at the August 2013 OneTaste Coaching Program - NYC

Nicole Daedone shares powerful strategies for transforming trauma into strength. Filmed at the August 2013 OneTaste Coaching Program in New York City, Nicole guides viewers through the process of healing by reclaiming their inner power. She emphasizes the importance of facing past pain, understanding its impact, and learning how to release its hold on your life. By using mindfulness and self-awareness, Nicole shows how trauma doesn't have to define who you are. Instead, it can become a source of personal growth and empowerment. Whether you’re dealing with past wounds or simply looking for ways to strengthen your emotional resilience, this video provides valuable insights that can help you move forward. It’s an invitation to reclaim your power, heal from past hurts, and build a stronger, more confident version of yourself.

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A New Perspective on Pain

I have scoliosis. Mine is a slight right bend at L3-4-5. L3 particularly wants to translate left. In doing so it tugs on the piriformis which in turn pulls on the greater trochanter. A tight piriformis hurts. Trochanter bursitis pain is excruciating and so is the pain and soreness of the iliotibial band which lies peacefully under the trochanter until the knee moves forward. I have been told that my left leg is slightly shorter than the left and that most people with leg length discrepancy will eventually develop scoliosis. Carrying kids on my right hip and heavy purses, computers, and book bags over my shoulder no doubt only worsened the situation. Being a runner for years without proper orthotics was also a contributing factor. Now I pay the price--for genetics, for ignorance. I can't walk for exercise without pain. Yoga helps. Steroid injections help--for a while. Chiropractic care helps. Nothing, however, has been a permanent fix. I am determined to continue serving others through teaching yoga. I will continue to be hopeful for a cure for my pain about which I have a new perspective. One of my students, a middle-aged author, stayed after class yesterday to say, "I needed that. I need you. I will.be back." I had an epiphany, a humbling epiphany, that God has always put me where I need to be in order to help others best. As a middle-aged woman with limitations, I understand the pain and vulnerability of others. My style is slow, gentle, old school yoga. Pain has been my best teacher. For that I am grateful. As Buddhist teachings say, I may be in pain, but I do not have to suffer.