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Meditation is good for those of us with LEMS.
For my last post as a temp moderator I want to share my most recent LEMS Flash Briefing on meditation for those of us with LEMS. As much as I think it’s important to NOT always be obsessively centered on ourselves and our LEMS, I do think it very beneficial to find time each day for personal meditation. This summer I’ve been lucky to find my personal time for meditation in my pool almost every day. It’s impossible to describe how settling it is to lay back under my pool waterfall, letting the gushing drops flow over my head and around my shoulders. I close my eyes, let my head relax forward, and allow my arms to float weightless in the water. I hope you can find that special place where you can relax within yourself and meditate. Please listen to this helpful Flash Briefing.
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Hey @pricewool
I love this flash briefing you did! I completely agree that it is VERY important to not be obsessive with your health conditions in general and have found that the more I worried about LEMS symptoms, the worst I felt. My symptoms became exacerbated due to stressing myself out. When I took a step back, I actually felt a lot better and symptoms became more manageable.
I think meditation and mindset are very important for the chronic illness community in general. I believe having a positive mindset makes a big difference in the symptoms you experience. Finding some happiness or “making lemonade” when you are given lemons is extremely important and I try not to focus too heavily on the negative because I can literally feel it dragging me down.
As you may know, I have been practicing yoga for a couple of years now. This has really helped me center myself and become more mindful. Yoga is one of those special places you mentioned loving so much. I also really enjoy the beach, especially at sunset and sunrise. I have been bad in the past about making time for myself, but this summer has made me realize that I need to take more time for myself and “let go” of some of the things that have overstressed me/caused flares in the past.
Thank you for sharing these useful tips with us! I hope some will find them useful!
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Hi @pricewool,
I’m so envious of you and that pool!! I’d be fighting you for waterfall time if I was there! I absolutely agree meditation and finding peace amidst the current storms we are living through is so important.
Like other LEMS patients, I don’t do well in heat and high humidity. However, the last of summer in Maine has been absolutely gorgeous. Low 70s and blue skies everywhere. I spend time each day parked in the middle of my back lawn, listening to tunes on my iPhone and thinking about nothing else other than the fact that I’m so fortunate to have such a gorgeous personal space to myself during this pandemic.
Once the snow falls, I’ll have to find another place to meditate, however. Haha!
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