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Posted 12/10/2013 6:35 PM (GMT 0)
In Science Daily it has been reported that mindful meditation can actually "...reduced levels of pro-inflammatory genes."

"A new study by researchers in Wisconsin, Spain, and France reports the first evidence of specific molecular changes in the body following a period of mindfulness meditation."

""Most interestingly, the changes were observed in genes that are the current targets of anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs," says Perla Kaliman"

"Mindfulness-based trainings have shown beneficial effects on inflammatory disorders in prior clinical studies and are endorsed by the American Heart Association as a preventative intervention. The new results provide a possible biological mechanism for therapeutic effects."

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131208090343.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Latest+Science+News%29

And for those interested in learning more about Mindful meditation:
meditationscience.weebly.com/what-is-mindfulness-meditation.html

Happy mindful meditating! :-)
Posted 12/10/2013 8:37 PM (GMT 0)
I believe it can help, as can yoga and ti chi, with their focus on breathing. I'd do better with those than meditation since my mind wanders too easily, so with the movements, I have to focus on them and it takes my focus off everything else. I need to start doing some again. Thanks for the info!
Posted 12/10/2013 9:15 PM (GMT 0)
You should check into mindful meditation though- it's not like "regular" meditation, it's something anyone can practice all day long as they go about most of their daily activities. It's really quite amazing!
Posted 12/11/2013 4:51 AM (GMT 0)
Mindful meditation-- amazing. I personally do my meditating thru yoga movements and breathing. Traveler, the great thing about mindfulness is yes you can practice anywhere!!!

When I was super sick I couldn't meditate or practice yoga-- and that's a HUGE part of my life. Getting it all back now, yay! Practiced 1.45 hours this morning of Mysore (Ashtanga).

The powers and benefits of meditation are so well studied and proven beneficial... Thanks for posting!!
Posted 12/11/2013 4:55 AM (GMT 0)
I am very interested in this. I know part of my healing has been emotional too. I am a victim of child neglect and emotional and sexual incest. I have learned that i have had so much sad and mad energy locked in my body and I am learning how to express it. so much of our healing has to do with with repressed emotions and healing them.

I have spent so many hours in just grief, finally feeling my sadness from all my wounds from the past. that is one emotion I don't do well with. I will try every thing to get away from it. but like the phoenix I feel I am arising from the ashes.

this disease has knocked to my knees, and also woke me up to some of my negative character flaws, like greed, the anger, and selfishness, that I needed to address and be aware of. This disease has taught me compassion, and and opened my eyes cause I thought Miss Big BRitches would never have anything bad happen to her. To appreciate what I have, and not be so materialistic and think things are what make you happy.

This disease has also taught me that so many of the beautiful things in life are absolutely free.
Posted 12/11/2013 9:42 AM (GMT 0)
I stopped meditating on a regular basis last year. My life is so overly full because of treatment and a full time job. I come home, cook (if hubby hasn't already), sit in my sofa and become letargic...

And I very much regret that... I still do it every now and then, but I need to pick it up again. It makes me feel much more relaxed, anger and rage are less intense.

The kind of meditation I 'learned' through my pilates instructor is Primordial Sound Meditation.

I know this is about inflammation, but anger meditations are a great tool too!! It helps controlling outbursts. A great friend told me how to do them. Then a few weeks ago, I was googling, and stumbled upon an article from an LLMD suggesting that anger meditations are great for people with Bart or Lyme rage. I thought to myself 'HA!' - lol.

Posted 12/11/2013 2:03 PM (GMT 0)
I wish I could learn to meditate, I really don't know how to do it right. I honestly can't sit still and feel so uptight all the time trying to accomplish everything on my list and work full time and take care of my child. I wish I had a way to make the time for myself and just could do this. I really need to find time, and take better care of myself. I just don't know how to take care of me.--- If that makes sense...
Posted 12/11/2013 2:28 PM (GMT 0)
Mumma, you should check out the link to mindful meditation -it's not something you do while sitting still. It's supposed to be done as you go about the day, doing chores or working. It's really a great way to get started! You don't have to "make time" for this type of meditation!

I've been doing the mindful meditation for so long now that I do it without thinking about it!

Marie,
I was just using the first article as a way to bring this to life. Meditation that helps us deal with anger is really important to our healing as well!
Posted 12/11/2013 3:08 PM (GMT 0)
Wonderful information! I know I have less pain when I take the time to meditate, but never thought that I could be doing it throught the day as well.
Posted 12/11/2013 9:57 PM (GMT 0)
I finally read the article and learned that I do it already, just part of my personality and due to some of the hard times I've gone through. I did it a lot while visiting my mom at the care home she was in, just did it without thinking about it much. I do have to work at it at times, but much of it comes easily.

I do it a lot in the spring, summer and fall. We have wooded acreage and I feel peace come over me when I go outside, especially in the spring when the air smells so good and when plants are coming back to life and the hawks and eagles are soaring, enjoying the first nice days.

My dh and I have always been opposites. He tends to think about the future a lot and I'm usually in the present. I guess we balance each other out. I did teach him to slow down and look at the small things when we were hiking, rather than just getting from point A to point B.
Posted 12/11/2013 10:08 PM (GMT 0)
LOL! Me too! turn I used to just say that I think too much, although it always made me a better person. I didn't realize that it was a form of meditation until I finally decided to look into meditation due to the good things members here were saying about it!

And your description of your dh and you, you could have been describing my hubby and me! He has learned many things from me (& not all bad - giggle!) and I have learned much from him.
Posted 12/12/2013 2:18 AM (GMT 0)
I'm type B and he's type A, not the best mix. rolleyes He is a milder type A at least. Some days I have to tell him to just slow down for a while, poor guy. He's doing pretty good considering there are 2 Lymies in the house. :-)
Posted 12/12/2013 3:01 PM (GMT 0)
LOL! Okay, that's where we diverge! I'm the mild type A!! Lyme made me mellow out some! And my hubby has a hard enough time with one of me! Giggle! turn
Posted 12/12/2013 6:37 PM (GMT 0)
I thought maybe you were a type A. :)
Posted 12/13/2013 4:01 PM (GMT 0)
LOL!! How could you tell? Giggle! smilewinkgrin
Posted 12/13/2013 7:12 PM (GMT 0)
Because you're the energizer bunny. :)
Posted 12/13/2013 7:26 PM (GMT 0)
LOL!!! :-) That's what I call my Mom!!! LOL!! She'll be 75 in a couple of months and she regularly walks me into the ground!!

She's my hero, I wanna be like her when I'm eventually forced to grow up!!!
Posted 12/13/2013 8:28 PM (GMT 0)
You have a young mother. Mine was 87 when she passed away. Good for her for keeping ahead of you! LOL

Why grow up? It's no fun! :)
Posted 12/13/2013 8:44 PM (GMT 0)
That's what I figured, and I got special permission from my mom that I don't EVER have to grow up!! turn
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