mindfulness and being present

Several TMSers have recently posted asking for help with Mindfulness Meditation. A free course is offered online at palousemindfulness.com and 6 mindfulness exercises are at www.pocketmindfulness.com: Start by deep breathing. . One breath cycle should last for approximately 6 seconds. Or even...

You know the cost of repressing difficult emotions well, but it can be difficult to start learning how to let our nervous system know those emotions are perfectly safe. Here's a short video I made on a neuroscience-based technique to help with this. I'd love to hear your experiences if you...

I see TMS clients all the time whose inner critic attempts to use their TMS diagnosis against them. By that I mean that when people are doing the recovery work and not getting the relief from pain they had hoped, their inner critic unhelpfully chimes right in that it must be their fault. Do not...

Hi all! I just wanted to take an opportunity to introduce myself. I have lurked here for years and have directed many clients here for help but have never actually posted! My name is Danielle Szasz, and I'm TMS therapist/coaching seeing clients in Southern California and via Skype. I was...

Hi Everyone, I am hosting this event and hope some of you will attend, or spread the word. This is not limited to TMS sufferers. At the same time, folks working with TMS might benefit from insights coming from this experience. I love this practice. It helps me be more myself. Sincerely, Andy B...

Hello! I have been inveterately incorporating mindfulness meditation for 2 weeks. I must say that I haven’t felt this much equanimity in a long time, but I still feel that I may not being doing this correctly. For example: when I focus on my breath and when I get distracted by an image...

Here is a recent article from the Journal of the American Medical Association about treating back pain with mindfulness/psychological methods compared to usual care. I'd say these are pretty impressive results from a randomized clinical trial (gold standard in medical research) published in a...

WHY BE AWARE? Why be aware? Because awareness is what we ARE. There are many names for it: the truth of who we are, consciousness itself. You could call it mindfulness, being-ness, silent alertness, that-which-isn’t-subject-to-dualism. When we bring awareness into our lives, we bring presence...

Hi i have a question on acceptance. Im really struggling with my understanding of acceptance, to me acceptance means giving up and not trying to change anything for the better because if im trying to change something then surely that means im not accepting it . is it possible to accept the...

Hi everyone, Two weeks ago I started swimming again after almost two years of not doing it. (In the meantime I took some Feldenkrais lessons, and there I learned I was doing too much, wanting to reach too far, stretch too long. Nobody told me that until I experienced some pain. That was a big...

For the past month, I have been really getting into the practice of mindfulness. This includes sitting and focusing on my breathing while observing the symptoms without engaging or responding to them with fear. I have noticed that mindfulness practitioners encourage daily mindfulness: both the...

For the first time on my journey with TMS I was able to make a direct correlation between an event and a pain. It is obvious to me when an inappropriate tone of voice is used that I become anxious/uneasy but this morning I was able to also see that even a mild snafu that needed to be addressed...

Hi All, I've come across this article for those of you who are new to the Forum and particularly, meditation and it's benefits. The below is an article from Mindful. Org. Enjoy Many of us have heard of meditation’s benefits. We may have even tried meditation once or twice. And many of us...

These are activities I enjoy: Coloring Mandalas Coloring Isn't Just For Kids. It Can Actually Help Adults Combat Stress - Knitting 6 Unexpected Benefits of Knitting - Mindful Nature Walking Mindful Nature Walking One Step at a Time - I should mention that in the beginning of my...

Had to write an unsent letter today and I addressed a close family member describing my feelings about feeling inadequate, not good enough, a failure in his eyes et cetera and I really focused on where I felt these emotions in my body. I visualised the situation with him as feeling like I was...

These are a few of my favorites. What are yours? Reiki Healing Waves - Parijat Zen and the Art of Relaxation - Anzan Zen Breakfast - Karunesh Koyasan. Reiki Sound Healing - Deuter ~

What part of this program do you find the most helpful? Hmmm, lately it's been a tie between the educational reading and the journaling. The former because it generally gives me hope; the latter because I get in touch with some emotions that I wouldn't otherwise, but this has been somewhat...

Hi All, I'm not sure you are all familiar with this story about Keith Mitchell. But thought I'd post it. He overcame paralysis by meditation and yoga. The third video is probably my favourite, I love how he is bringing mindfulness to the masses. Enjoy

I had an interesting observation this morning after waking up. I'd just gone to the bathroom and gotten into bed. I could feel a choice in front of me, think about pain or not. I wasn't in pain, but I could feel. that it was calling to me and all I had to do was fall back into it. I tried to...

Hello All, I just wanted to share the following meditations which are an extension to mindfulness meditation. http://www.audiodharma.org/series/1/talk/1728/ I've found these a useful addition to my collection and hope you do to. Thanks