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Mindfulness
Dagmar and other’s in our community have spoken about mindfulness as a strategy to help pALS have a positive attitude and good mental health.
“Meditation practice, for those who are interested, can be a very helpful resource against stress and depressive thoughts. Furthermore, meditation teaches how to talk to the self, which can be used to improve acceptance of the lack of movements in advanced ALS stages.”
Do you practice mindfulness or mediation? What do you think?
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Although I taught meditation and mindfulness long before I had ALS, perfecting the skill and really understanding its benefits during my first years with this condition has become a cornerstone of how I live each day.
Learning to pay attention to what you are doing right now, helps prevent falls and other accidents caused by being distracted. So is learning to pay attention to where your thoughts are right now, helps keep you from worries about the future or replaying the past.
Here’s a link to a blog post I adapted from my presentation at the “Ask the Experts” seminar held on 4-8-2017 in Tucson, AZ, which was sponsored by the Arizona Chapter of the ALS AssociationDon’t have the patience or time to practice meditation? Try “active mindfulness” – – here’s how:Have you tried meditation or being mindful throughout your day? What challenges have you encountered? -
Eckhart Tolle is a teacher of mindfulness and a best-selling author. He is a German-born resident of Canada best known as the author of “The Power of Now.” And, I find listening to his short YouTube lectures helps keep me focused on my awareness of where my thoughts are going and my awareness of the present moment.
Here is an excellent 12-minute video in which he explains negative thinking, how to stop it and, how to return your awareness to the present moment. And he does it all in a humorous way!
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