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A science-backed somatic method

Find Your Path to Ease and Resilence

Persistent and recurring pain patterns have many causes and influences, but they don't have to define you.

SomaYoga teaches simple movements and awareness practices that speak the language your nervous system that support your body’s natural ability to self‑regulate and heal.

Whether you’re dealing with back, hip or shoulder pain, pelvic floor issues or stress, we’ll guide you to explore what feels right for you.

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What is SomaYoga?

Somatic Yoga is a Gentle, Transformative Path to Mind-Body Healing

SomaYoga blends mindful movement with yoga therapy and somatic principles to help you tune into how your body feels. It focuses on slow, intentional movements rather than perfect poses, encouraging you to notice tension and reconnect with your nervous system.
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Research suggests that practices like somatic yoga may improve mind‑body awareness and help people manage stress and chronic pain. If you’d like to experience this gentle approach in your own time, our Video On Demand library offers guided SomaYoga sessions you can follow at home.

Many users say these sessions help them feel more comfortable and at ease, but every body is different, so the best way to know if it suits you is to try it yourself.

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Nervous System Rebalancing

How SomaYoga Works

Persistent pain isn’t always about bone or joint damage; it’s often linked to an overactive nervous system that continues to send pain signals long after an injury has healed.

Somatic Yoga helps you work with your nervous system so you can start to ease those persistent patterns.

Recognise Your Patterns

Stress, injury and trauma can lead the brain to create protective tension habits. Over time these patterns contribute to ongoing discomfort.

We guide you in noticing these habits and understanding the science behind them so you can begin to change them.

Relearn Safety Signals

Gentle, mindful movements signal to your nervous system that it’s safe to let go of tension.

There’s no forcing or pushing through pain; just working with your body’s capacity and learning how to move with ease.

Build New Habits & Create Lasting Change

Instead of chasing symptoms, focus on underlying causes.

Through consistent practice, you can develop new movement patterns that support natural function and may lessen chronic pain over time

Videos on Demand

Stream classes, guided practices, and live replays.
Learn interoception, breathwork, pandiculation, and nervous-system resets at your own pace from anywhere.

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SomaYoga Foundations Live 20-Hour Training

Register for our 20-hour immersive training to retrain the brain, reset the nervous system, and release pain. Open to teachers, guides, and practitioners—no teaching experience required.

The Pillars of Resolve Pain Guru

Authentic Care,
Lasting Relief

Our approach combines 20+ years of certified somayoga therapy experience with evidence-based brain retraining methodology

Science-Backed Expertise

20+ years of certified somatic yoga therapy experience that combines evidence-based brain retraining methodology with the brilliance and wisdom of yoga to release persistent tension & pain.

Nervous System First

Regulating the nervous system is the first step to healing.
Understanding this dynamic between mind/body pain and the nervous system is the first step toward health, resilience, and peace of mind.

Systems Based Solutions

Pain presents in patterns. Your body is a system where injuries and healing do not happen in isolation.

Working with the body as a system gains huge results.

Educational Depth

The human body does not come with an owner's manual.

Learn the "why" and "how" which empowers you to be the Guru of your own health and healing.

Holistic Integration

Holistic healing that recognizes there is no distinction between the body and mind.

Cultivating an awareness to how we show up in the world creates a catalyst for lasting change.

Reconnect With Your Body. Restore Balance. Heal.

We understand what it feels like to feel stuck in tension and pain, and nervous system overdrive and we also know what to do to resolve it.

When you learn how your body works and how to release the patterns stuck in your nervous system, healing happens.

Follow the pathway outlined below and we can guarantee you will see results.

Take The First Step on Your Healing Pathway

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Teach Somatic Yoga with Confidence and Clarity.

Resolve Pain Guru offers professional training in somatic yoga, pain science and embodied practice that can help you support clients with back pain, hip issues and stress‑related tension.

Our courses, including the SomaYoga Foundations training, explore the neuroscience of pain and nervous‑system regulation.

You’ll learn how to weave therapeutic movement, mindful breathing and practical pain‑relief techniques into classes and one‑on‑one sessions.

We cover real‑world applications for yoga therapy, clinical settings and everyday life. Along the way you’ll connect with other teachers and professionals who are dedicated to helping people move with less pain and more ease.

Explore our somatic yoga teacher‑training programs, continuing education courses and pain‑science workshops to see which path fits your goals.

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Our Mission

Empowering self-healing through science,
somatics, and embodied awareness

Resolve Pain Guru exists to help people understand and resolve chronic pain by working with the nervous system, not fighting the body.

Our mission is to translate modern pain science, somatic movement, and yoga therapy into accessible, practical tools that empower individuals and professionals to create lasting change.

We believe pain is not a life sentence, movement should feel safe and intelligent, and healing happens when people are given the knowledge and agency to participate actively in their own recovery.

Meet Carrie and Nicole

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Meet Carrie Meyer

CO-Founder, SomaYoga Educator, and Pain Science Translator

Carrie is the co-founder of Resolve Pain Guru and teaches SomaYoga methodology, blending modern pain science, somatic neuromuscular re-education, and yoga therapy into a practical, teachable system for resolving chronic pain.

With decades of experience as a movement educator and therapist, Carrie’s work focuses on helping people understand why pain persists and how to work with the nervous system to create lasting change. Her teaching is known for its clarity, depth, and ability to translate complex science into accessible, embodied practice.

Learn More About Carrie

Meet Nicole Ablack Ramkay

CO-FOUNDER, SomaYOGA Educator, and Guide for Embodied Healing

Nicole is a co-founder of Resolve Pain Guru, supporting students and clients in applying somatic principles to real-life movement, pain patterns, and nervous system regulation.

With a grounded, compassionate approach, Nicole helps bridge theory and lived experience—guiding people to slow down, listen inwardly, and rebuild trust in their bodies. Her work emphasizes safety, curiosity, and sustainable change through gentle, awareness-based movement.

Learn More About Nicole

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