Our nervous system is designed to protect us at all times from all things and because of that it is connected to every system in our body. When we are suffering from an injury, chronic pain or illness, big t or little t trauma, chronic stress and anxiety it’s easy to forget just how important those connections are to our physical, mental and emotional health.

My guest today is Colleen Jorgensen, she’s an Osteopath, a graduate of Pain Care U’s Professional Pain Care program she’s a therapeutic Pilates, yoga and Somatics teacher who got her start in movement with dance at the age of 3.

A deep fascination with how the body moves led her to a B.Sc in Exercise Science with a major in Athletic Therapy from Concordia University in 1995 and a Rehab Pilates certification in 1996. Her curiosity about how the body, mind and spirit are interconnected led me to an Osteopathy degree from Le Collège d'Études Ostéopathiques de Montréal (CEO) in 2005 and a yoga teacher certification in 2018.  

In 1997 she founded CORE BASICS - Centre d’Ostéopathie et Pilates and was the proud owner of this small, multidisciplinary clinic for 16 years until challenging health issues changed my path quite suddenly.  

In 2017 Stillness in Motion was born. Combining manual therapy with creative, embodied movement, mindfulness, awareness, self-regulation practices and a distinctive, heart centered approach to pain care is what I am best known for. 

Living with chronic pain herself for over a decade has given her an invaluable perspective on the day-to-day challenges those in pain face. In 2020 my desire to empower people with knowledge, awareness and practical tools inspired the creation of Discover to Recover - Move from Pain to Potential, a 6-week online pain care program. She loves teaching and offers many courses, workshops and teacher trainings in embodied anatomy, somatic movement, and compassionate, creative pain care.

I learned so much from my conversation with Colleen. We covered so many things but the overarching theme was connection. Making, keeping and healing connections throughout the body and the nervous system. 

In this  4 part series we are going to explore those connections... between chronic pain, the nervous system, integrating movement and breath and finding new ways to befriend our body to experience a full life.

It’s time to stop working out and start working IN. You found the Work IN podcast for fit-preneurs and their health conscious clients. This podcast is for resilient wellness professionals who want to expand their professional credibility, shake off stress and thrive in a burnout-proof career with conversations on the fitness industry, movement, nutrition, sleep, mindset, nervous system health, yoga, business and so much more.

I’m your host Ericka Thomas. I'm a resilience coach and fit-preneur offering an authentic, actionable realistic approach to personal and professional balance for coaches in any format.

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