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Posted 6/25/2018 11:37 PM (GMT -5)
I know this is out there and not the usual topic of discussion and maybe I am just psychologically delusional or something but since about a year ago I started getting into Eastern philosophies and taking meditation and aligning the chakras very seriously. I also got into some esoteric practices as well.

But I have noticed a dramatic difference in me. It hasn't cured me but it has completely changed my entire view of the world. It also has made me more intuitive when it comes to my body and to know when something is wrong.

It's just made everything in my life better and I was wondering if anyone has had any similar experiences during this journey?
Posted 6/26/2018 3:41 AM (GMT -5)
Yes , though different than your path.

I am glad to hear it is changing your outlook and helping.

There are many paths to healing.
Posted 6/27/2018 6:01 PM (GMT -5)
Yes! So glad to hear that your situation has taken you to a higher place. Its a gift for sure. I can not fathom the deep place I would have been in throughout the many very sick years I had, if not for practicing mindfulness and meditation.
Posted 6/27/2018 6:15 PM (GMT -5)
It won't cure tour lyme but if you feel better on it there is no reason to continue doing that.

In some instances, this practises are dangerous... Let me explain that... My sister for example has lyme... She doesn't want to take abx and she thinks that yoga will help her to cure ver lyme.... It's dangerous... Because it's not an alternative to abx, but maybe a support.
Posted 6/27/2018 7:02 PM (GMT -5)
Anything than can empower and give us strength through this journey is invaluable. I read a lot of Thich Nhat Hanh's books (involving Buddhism and meditation) for inspiration and strength when I was at my worst, at a time when I was so scared I'd never recover. I found them very helpful. Helped me cope with my fear and suffering. I also read other religious texts, including books by Henri Nouwen and Thomas Merton, also helpful.

Several well-respected llmds are big-believers in the importance of spirituality to help cope and heal. I don't think it's necessary, but it can be very helpful.
Posted 6/28/2018 12:04 AM (GMT -5)

sandyfeet said...
I have turned to some of the same techniques Lvg123 - mostly meditation and yoga as a form of quiet dialog with my body exactly where it is in the moment (that's a bit of a challenge for me as I rather enjoy joining in with a lovely group of local women for yoga but the practice is a bit more focused on challenging the body rather than just moving with it where it is willing to go).

As much as all of the symptoms I have truly challenge me day to day I do find my perspective has changed and I am very grateful for all that I do have in life and, as you say, I feel much more intuitive with my body and quite delighted by all the things that it can do even as I have greater compassion for it's unfortunate limitations at the moment. Self compassion is a wonderful bonus!

Is it healing? Well, for me, it gives me the patience to live through treatment 'now'. I am most optimistic that I will reach remission but I am also living and loving the life I have right now rather than wishing it all away until I reach some magical remission point.

Thanks for bringing this topic up lvg (is that shorthand for living? smile ). I think it's a wonderfully important part of getting better whatever form it takes for each of us.

Great response thank you for this!! No it's actually my initials haha. And yea I am at the same place. Like this disease really puts into focus what is most important and just being grateful for everything you have been given.
Posted 6/28/2018 12:08 AM (GMT -5)

OriolCarol said...
It won't cure tour lyme but if you feel better on it there is no reason to continue doing that.

In some instances, this practises are dangerous... Let me explain that... My sister for example has lyme... She doesn't want to take abx and she thinks that yoga will help her to cure ver lyme.... It's dangerous... Because it's not an alternative to abx, but maybe a support.

I didn't mean as the only therapy. I use antibiotics and believe very strongly in western medicine and thank western medicine for many things. I meant just as a way to help balance your life and be able to see the bigger picture.
Posted 6/28/2018 12:14 AM (GMT -5)

sebreg said...
Anything than can empower and give us strength through this journey is invaluable. I read a lot of Thich Nhat Hanh's books (involving Buddhism and meditation) for inspiration and strength when I was at my worst, at a time when I was so scared I'd never recover. I found them very helpful. Helped me cope with my fear and suffering. I also read other religious texts, including books by Henri Nouwen and Thomas Merton, also helpful.

Several well-respected llmds are big-believers in the importance of spirituality to help cope and heal. I don't think it's necessary, but it can be very helpful.

Yes, I completely agree. I have gone through some terrible things with this disease and spirituality is what got me through it. I have really struggled with the psychiatric symptoms of Lyme and without my beliefs I don't know where I would be!
Posted 6/28/2018 4:53 PM (GMT -5)

sandyfeet said...
I've just started reading Nouwen sebreg and I find him really lovely!

That's fantastic! which book are you reading? I've been meaning to read more of his books. I also want to look into Pema Chodron and Joan Chittister, heard good things about their writings smile

And Lvg123, I'm so happy that the spiritual side of things has helped give you strength through this journey. Sometimes these things open new doors and help us grow as people, it's a thought I find helpful because sometimes I can focus on the destructive nature of this illness and what I've "lost". So I try to recalibrate by thinking of how it's helped me develop, all the amazing people I've gotten to meet and connect with because of this.
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