Pain Care Yoga

4-month yoga therapy mentorship with Neil Pearson

May 5 - September 22, 2026

Recent data from the CDC indicates that chronic pain is a growing public health crisis, now affecting nearly one in four U.S. adults (24.3%). It is the primary reason Americans seek healthcare and remains a leading cause of disability worldwide. Clinical research increasingly points to yoga therapy as a highly effective, non-pharmacological intervention, capable of reducing pain intensity and improving functional mobility where traditional treatments may fall short.

This mentorship is designed to bridge the gap between pain science and clinical application. As a participant, you will gain hands-on experience by:

  • Working with three clients navigating persistent pain.
  • Conducting professional intakes and assessments using a whole-person lens.
  • Developing tailored yoga therapy treatment plans rooted in evidence-based protocols.
  • Expert Guidance & Support You will be mentored by physiotherapist and yoga therapist Neil Pearson, with dedicated support from Michele Lawrence and program mentors. To accommodate your schedule, all Zoom sessions will be recorded, ensuring you can integrate this deep learning into your professional practice regardless of your time zone.

Your assignment will include working with three clients who experience persistent pain, conducting intake & assessments, and developing tailored yoga therapy treatment plans.

Key Dates:

  • May 5th, 2026 | 2:00-4:00pm MT on Zoom |Pain Care Yoga Overview and Refresher with Neil Pearson
  • July 7 & 14, 2026 | 2:00-4:00pm MT on Zoom | Group check ins with Neil Pearson: bring your client questions
  • Sept 15 & 22, 2026 | 2:00-4:00pm MT on Zoom | Final case study presentations with Neil Pearson
  • One-on-one sessions with your mentors will be scheduled on your own time between June -Aug

Cost: $300

Students outside of Inner Peace Yoga Therapy may register for this mentorship by first completing the Pain Care Aware Foundations online course, more details below.

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Neil Pearson is a physiotherapist, yoga therapist (C-IAYT), experienced yoga teacher E-RYT500, and Clinical Assistant Professor at University of British Columbia (since 1998). He is faculty for three C-IAYT yoga therapist training programs - Inner Peace Yoga Therapy, Yoga Therapy International, and The School of Embodied Yoga Therapy.

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Add on the Pain Care Aware Foundations online course.

Pain Care Aware
Foundations Course

Become Pain Care Aware (PCA) in 2026! Enroll in PCA Foundations (version 2.0!) alongside this Pain Care Mentorship and save $300 off regular course pricing! (Students outside of Inner Peace Yoga Therapy must complete this course as a pre-requisite to mentorship.)

The Pain Care Aware program informs yoga teacher/therapists, movement teachers and LHCP’s of current science of pain and movement.

In addition, PCA™ teaches how to:

  • Guide yoga classes with explicit and implicit language informed by science
  • Create conditions to make yoga classes more accessible
  • Foster fearlessness in yoga teachers and their students
  • Help students to be guided by awareness, regulation, and discernment
  • Enjoy asana with less fear and more confidence
  • Look internally for guidance regarding when to continue a challenge and when to pause

The Pain Care Aware program also supports teachers /therapists to offer yoga classes that are safer through curiosity, exploration and play. With this online training, you have access to knowledge, techniques, principles, and language to be Pain Care aware.

As more people come to yoga seeking non-pharmacological solutions for pain care, Pain Care Aware yoga teachers compassionately challenge their students’ limits and keep them safe, while fostering resiliency and fearlessness and avoiding actions that can inadvertently create a sense of fragility or fear of injury or damage.

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