Has anyone tried meditation?

[purelabor]

[Koko]

Yes and it is wonderful. stress is what brings about most of my PD reactions so meditation relaxes me and puts my mind at peace. Unfortunately I am not so good at it that i can engage in it immediately. I am working on it.

[wordworks2001]

My meditations help me relieve stress and also connect with my spiritual side. I also practice Tai Chi, which is also a type of meditation as well.

[purelabor]

Thank You both, I am looking into a group meditation for health ear my home. I think I will try it.

[Hidden]

Trouble is trying to stay still long enough to do it

[purelabor in reply to Hidden]

That could be a problem. Freeze won't happen when it is acceptable.

Still trying to keep a little humor.

[Jash]

It is said that prayer is talking to God; meditation is listening ...

[marthasway in reply to Jash]

Indeed, that is my experience. I find that inner stillness is possible even if the body cannot be stilled. Meditation is a cumulative practice--emphasis on the 'practice'--with cumulative rewards. Often I use a CD of guided meditation that features suggestions for relaxing the body one specific area at a time. There is a great reminder about when thoughts creep in, do not judge them; just say to yourself "thinking"...

The CD I use is called Meditation for Beginners, and I have used it periodically for several years without getting tired of it. Sometimes I fall into a restorative sleep after listening to it. Some may be put off by the New-Age kind of music, but it has helped me through cancer treatment and living with PD, for which I am very grateful.

[wordworks2001 in reply to marthasway]

I find that my tremors can be controlled if I put all thought out of my mind and concentrate on the body parts that are tremoring. The only problem is when I let the littlest of extraneous thought enter my mind, the tremors begin again.

[maryalice]

Meditating on Gods Word and listening for His voice works for me. It puts me in a state of stillness.

[hanuman]

There are lots of different types of meditation, but if you are completelty new to it, try to find a teacher or at the very least a guided practice on CD which will really help you. I am, or rather was as I can't teach anymore, a teacher of yoga and meditation and both practices can really help on lots of levels. There is a very nice practice called Yoga NIdra which is a guided relaxation/meditation which you lay down for and which relaxes on an extremely deep level. I find that it takes a little longer to settle for seated meditation, but it does eventually still my mind and body as well like nothing else. Good luck!

[honeycombe3]

It depends what you mean by meditation. I practice Tai Chi & see a hypnotherapist regularly who has taught me self-hypnosis but this is short-lived, for specific events & very tiring.

However my real turning point in every sense was discovering 5 Elements Chinese acupuncture. This leaves me energised & positive with all my systems (Chi) in balance. The effects of one session last for 1-4 weeks depending on my state prior o the treatment. My practitioner (1 of 6 qhalified in UK) is also a consultant anaesthetist. He trained under Paul Gumenick in the US, so you can probably locate his website. I hope you find this helpful.

[pmmargo]

I meditate (I do Shambala Buddhist style). It's great for opening your heart.

And it matches your beard...I Dig the beard! Bull rider...wow.

Glad to have you as my brother in PD.