Yes You Can! Make 2026 Your Year to Move Without Pain

Imagine it is 2027. You're moving easily through your day—gardening, playing with grandchildren, hiking, dancing—whatever brings you joy. Your back doesn't hurt. Your knees work. You feel strong and capable in your body.

You look back on 2026 with gratitude, because that was the year you gained the know-how and techniques to rediscover healthy posture. You started your journey out of pain. 

You no longer have to be scared that your shoulder will hurt or your back will give out or your knee menisci will tear. 2026 was not a year of shrinking horizons, loss of height, and diminished self-confidence. Instead, your future opened up with possibility.

Right now, as 2025 draws to a close, your year of change is just around the corner…

As 2026 dawns, embrace opportunity and possibility…

Learn to move your body without pain.

We teach our students how to stay out of trouble and remain highly functional throughout their lives. We know which movement patterns damage us and which ones heal us. We know how our ancestors moved—and why they didn't have our epidemic of musculoskeletal problems.

The Gokhale Method® is an approach to solving musculoskeletal pain grounded in logic, anthropology, and decades of experience. Crucially, it's now available to everyone—online or in-person—through an introductory Gokhale® Consultation, our online Elements and in-person Immersion, and Foundations courses, and free workshops.

We know how to teach almost everybody how to stacksit to sit upright and relaxed, stretchlie to sleep comfortably with hours of gentle traction, and how to bend and walk using the natural, therapeutic hip-hinging and glidewalking that our ancestors knew well. With this knowledge you can make 2026 the year to change your future trajectory and reclaim a life of being active, free from pain and injury.

Gokhale Method and Gokhale Fitness teacher Harrison Conerly helping students apply healthy posture principles and master balanced, efficient walking up stairs.

Announcing our special New Year Yes You Can free online workshop for newcomers! 

In this workshop, we will explore the common movement mistakes that lead to wear, tear, and injury—illustrated through examples from yoga practice and strength training. Many of the movement patterns we learn and repeat during exercise become deeply ingrained and inevitably carry over into everyday life, for better or worse.

What are these damaging habits, and how do they differ from movements that are truly healthy and therapeutic? We have found the answers by studying populations across many eras and regions worldwide who do not suffer the epidemic of back pain and other musculoskeletal pains that we do. 

The Gokhale Method has developed an effective, tried and tested “user-manual” to enable people to return to the healthier J-spine shape preserved by these populations—and we want you to hear about it loud and clear—Yes You Can!

What you’ll experience in the free beginner’s workshop:

• Inspiration: Real stories of comeback and confidence
• Learning: Simple, practical techniques you can feel immediately
• Community: People like you, redefining what’s possible for their bodies and their lives
• Opportunity: During the workshop, we will also share how beginners can join our 21-Day Strength Challenge free of charge 

Join us for this special newcomers Yes You Can free workshop on Saturday, January 10, at 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. (PST).

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Announcing our special New Year Yes You Can free online workshop for  Gokhale graduates

We used to focus on teaching our unique and effective approach to getting people out of pain—and keeping them there. But something interesting happened as our students progressed. Once they were out of the woods—once they learned to move without pain—they didn't want to stop there.

They wanted to become stronger. More flexible. Capable of tasks and activities they'd given up on ever doing again—or for the first time. With a trusty base layer of functionality in place, we now guide those students on the next step of their journey: building strength to expand their physical horizons, competence, and confidence.

Gokhale alumna Emily Agnew shares her experience of our previous New Year Challenge!

Now your pain is gone or on its way out, what additional flexibility, coordination, or strength would you like to enjoy on top of your base layer? What best fits your particular activities, dreams, and the way you’d like to move through the world? 

The goal isn't to peak and decline with age into falls, shrinking stature, and rounding over. Lifelong vitality means maintaining and even building strength throughout your lifespan. We have students in their 70s and 80s who are stronger and more capable than they were in their 60s. Yes You Can make that positive change!

What you’ll experience in the free alumni workshop:

• Insight: Exercising safely and effectively with a J-spine
• Energy: Simple adaptations that make your workouts energizing, not depleting
• Practice: A short yoga session with Lang
• Demos: Live demos from our Gokhale Fitness team

If you are an alumnus, join us for a special alumni Yes You Can free workshop on Friday January 9, at 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. (PST).

Alumni will receive a personal email invitation from Esther. Contact [email protected] if you are a Gokhale Graduate and did not get this invitation by email to receive the sign up link. 

All Gokhale Active members are invited to our exciting New Year Strength Challenge in either Gokhale Fitness or Gokhale Yoga. Additionally, we will have a special offer in which beginners may join this challenge free of charge. 

Additional newcomer’s action step: 

Join any one of our regular FREE Online Workshops using the sign-up below.