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Hi, Darcy here...
Tension. For me, that equals attacks. Whatever way you relax,
try some of these - I’m getting pretty good at it, in
my old age! Yoga is enormously helpful to me, and don’t
let anyone pressure you into some pretzel logic position! You
know what feels OK to you. Always respect that. Let your instinct
be your guide. And music! Some of my personal picks for yoga,
and relaxing are here on this and my music page. If you can
still enjoy your pet's fur, then smile about it. It's good for
you! If you are too numb to pet them, make up a cat song! They
like your voice (however it sounds) and the attention. Feeling
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A
Tingling Success Story
Got the Tingles, hands, feet too?
From: Darcy
I have temporarily rid myself of this (common in MS folk) annoying phenomenon
by utilizing Creative Imagery.
Start by sitting comfortably in your favorite chair, or lets get comfy,
in bed! Begin proper yoga breathing. Inhale through the nose.
Think inward to your body, hands, feet, anywhere you feel the tingles.
Stay there awhile, just listening to a few of your breaths. Inhale long
and smooth, filling your belly first with air, then your chest. You can
use your hands to feel your belly inflating with air. Imagine the tingles
to be electric, yellow in color (or whatever color works for you). They’re
made up tiny dots that begin to align, traveling through your body, like
“packman” for your blood! They move according to your breath,
and it pushes the dots along, moving, ever gathering together. The dots
represent all the negatives in you: mental, physical, spiritual, psychological.
With every exhale, they move along and out through the nose, emptying
first your belly, then your chest. (this is the same order that you inhaled,
too). Gently let the breath go into the air, taking with it every negative
thought, feelings of exhaustion, every pain and bummer idea you’ve
got to give. Really blow them out into the air, feel them draining from
you with your very breath. I’ve even imagined the dots lifting up
into the night time sky and transforming into stars. Go nuts! Practice
with your own mental pictures. Let me hear from you, got a good one? Email
us and share it here. A good imagination helps, certainly, but it’s
not a requirement. Borrow my mental imagery! It’s all about taking
a moment and doing something positive for yourself. I do this mental exercise
for about 15 minutes, and at the end, the tingling has gone away! I haven’t
found a pill yet that’ll do that! It’s so nice to forget about
that tingling, even if only for a short while. Practice makes perfect!
Use your brain and imagination to breath yourself to a better place with
this simple trick! Stay tuned for more creative imagery...
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"Breathing strongly influences mind, body, and moods,"
says Andrew Weil, M.D., editorial director of DrWeil.com."
By simply putting your attention on your breathing, without
even doing anything to change it, you move in the direction
of relaxing...a natural tranquilizer."
from: Judith Lazarus
at: www.healinglifestyles.com
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Multiple Sclerosis
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