Everyday Mindfulness

I urge you to continue with mindfulness, but also to read Overcoming MS by Prof George Jelinek. His website is very informative and includes a forum.

I have MS and feel that the diet and lifestyle modifications will help you.

The novelist and cynic Tim Parks details his illness in the first half of this book. After various blind alleys he eventually discovers meditation in the second half. On a retreat in Italy discovers the benefits of mindful meditation. Parks movingly and hilariously details his experience. A must read.

Prof Mark Williams has a number of books and CDs which I think would help. Most importantly remember that minds will wander. Mindful med is not about emptying the mind and banishing thought. Rather you become aware of the mind's wandering. Once you notice this, well you've woken up. Without being cr...

I still tend to use guided meditations, especially for 40 min mindful med sessions - which just fly by. I used to find 15 min meditation sessions seemed to last quite some time. But now my mind seems a bit addled if I don't meditate. You really notice if you haven't meditated.

Although I'm an imposter here (only been meditating 13 months), I thought I'd contribute, ifthat's ok. I've found the body scan very helpful. I have MS, and one of my symptoms is severe tingling in my right hand. The body scan helps to relax me, I know it's not really the true objective but it sure ...

Thanks for the replies. Been trying the occasional meditation without my ipod, so making progress.

I've been a regular meditator for ten months, and use meditation as stress reduction for MS. I've found it hugely helpful but one question I have is do you rely on guided meditations or do you go solo with silence? I rely on the guided meditations of Mark Williams and wonder whether I should leave t...