Yoga teacher Jenni Rawlings and Exercise Science professor Travis Pollen discuss what research suggests about whether we should truly “always listen to our body”.
Points of discussion include:
- A review of interoception
- Do yoga & mindfulness practices actually improve interoception?
- What’s the connection between interoception and anxiety?
- Does what we feel in our body necessarily reflect what is actually taking place in our body?
- Do feelings of back stiffness correlate to actual biomechanical back stiffness?
- The conundrum of treating pain in a rehab context when pain does not necessarily correlate with tissue damage
- Should rehab exercises be painful or not painful?
- Is the sensation we feel at the end of a stretch an accurate reflection of the mechanical end range of our tissue’s length?
- What role does interoception play in athletic performance?
- Do elite runners have better interoception than non-runners?
- …And much more!
Enjoy this engaging and eye-opening discussion for yoga, movement, and fitness geeks!
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Strength for Yoga Remote Group Training – ongoing, interactive monthly strength program for yogis designed by Jenni & Travis
Research study: Feeling stiffness in the back: a protective perceptual inference in chronic back pain
Research study: Interoceptive differences in elite sprint and long-distance runners: A multidimensional investigation
Online yoga class library & yoga anatomy workshops with Jenni
Strength for Yoga email newsletter
To find out more about Travis Pollen: website / Instagram
Music used with generous permission from Dischord A Cappella.
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