How Yoga, Compassionate Inquiry & Pain Reprocessing Therapy Compliment Each Other
A fusion of movement, breath, and inner stillness for deep healing
Why One Approach Is Sometimes Not Enough
Have you ever noticed how we tend to separate healing?
- Yoga for the body.
- Therapy for the mind.
- Medication for the pain.
But human beings don’t work in compartments.
We are mind–body–emotional beings — deeply interconnected.
This is why combining Yoga, Compassionate Inquiry (CI), and Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) can create a more complete, integrative path to healing.
Yoga: Reconnecting Through the Body
Yoga is more than postures. It’s a practice of awareness:
- Asanas release tension and help you feel safe in your body.
- Pranayama calms the nervous system, making it easier to process emotions.
- Meditation teaches you to observe thoughts without judgment.
Yoga gives us a grounded starting point — helping us return to the present moment and reconnect with the body.
Compassionate Inquiry: Understanding the Emotional Roots
Where yoga grounds us, Compassionate Inquiry helps us go deeper.
This trauma-informed approach, developed by Dr. Gabor Maté, guides us to:
- Identify unconscious patterns that drive our pain and stress.
- Explore suppressed emotions with compassion instead of judgment.
- Witness our stories in a safe, non-judgmental space — transforming how we relate to our past.
In CI, we don’t try to “fix” ourselves. We witness ourselves — and healing begins naturally.
Pain Reprocessing Therapy: Rewiring the Pain Pathways
When physical or emotional pain becomes chronic, the brain sometimes misinterprets harmless signals as threats, amplifying discomfort.
This is where Pain Reprocessing Therapy plays a powerful role:
- It teaches you to reinterpret pain signals as safe rather than dangerous.
- It reduces fear around pain, which often keeps pain cycles alive.
- It calms the nervous system, creating space for healing to take place.
Why This Combination Works
On their own, each approach is powerful.
Together, they address the whole person:
- Yoga creates safety and presence in the body.
- Compassionate Inquiry brings clarity to emotional and mental patterns.
- Pain Reprocessing Therapy rewires the pain pathways in the brain.
This combination helps clients:
- Release physical tension through movement and breath.
- Process emotions without getting overwhelmed.
- Change their relationship with pain — from fear to understanding.
The Experience in My Program
In The Art of Witnessing, my sessions often weave all three:
- A few minutes of gentle yoga or breathwork to settle the body.
- Compassionate dialogue to explore what’s alive in your thoughts and emotions.
- PRT techniques to reframe pain and reassure the nervous system.
The result?
A safe, holistic space where your body, emotions, and mind are all seen and supported.
Final Thoughts
Healing isn’t linear, and it isn’t one-dimensional.
By integrating Yoga, Compassionate Inquiry, and Pain Reprocessing Therapy, we create a path that honors your whole self — body, mind, and soul.
If you’re ready to experience this fusion of movement, breath, and inner stillness, I invite you to explore:
The Art of Witnessing using Compassionate Inquiry & Pain Reprocessing Therapy — a journey toward deeper connection, clarity, and relief.
With compassion,
Amulya Parmesh
Join Glitz Arogya and begin a journey of authentic living — through the Art of Witnessing.
About the Author :
Amulya Parmesh, MSc Psychology (BPS), YCB-certified Yoga Teacher & Evaluator, and Holistic Therapist (CI, PRT, CBT), is the founder of the Glitz Arogya Mind-Body Program. She brings a unique blend of scientific understanding and yogic wisdom to her practice. Glitz Arogya is dedicated to empowering individuals to achieve holistic well-being through integrated mind-body therapies.
