This week I've been enjoying reading "Teach Us to Sit Still" by Tim Parks. It's a really entertaining read with lots of humour as well as an account of his recovery from chronic pain due to prostatitis. If you know anyone with prostate issues or chronic pain, get them to read this book!
The story takes you through his initial experiences with tests and the offer of surgery for his condition, that the medical profession weren't entirely able to disagnose and then how, through relaxation and meditation techniques he found a cure for himself without undergoing medical treatment or surgery.
Obviously, there is a place for so-called 'traditional' medicine as well as alternative routes, but for anyone with pain or anyone who is having trouble getting a proper diagnosis, this may open your eyes to some new opportunities.
To further qualify the point, I want to share with you a recent insolicited review I received on my product "Pain Relief in a Box" which I received through my distributor, New World Music. It's not so much that I'm trying to sell my product (although I'm obviously delighted when I DO sell them!). I just want to illustrate the point of how effective these techniques are, which are often so easily dismissed as being a bit 'airy fairy' or 'mumbo jumbo'. Here's the review.
"I am an Osteopath & Naturopath. I recommended this CD (Pain Relief in a Box) to a patient of mine suffering from chronic back pain. She had made great progress with various therapies and exercise over the course of a year but it was still niggling with the fear of relapse. She has played this daily for a month and is so much happier in herself able to cope with work/marriage/driving and stress. She is much more confident about her back and even 'chilled'. Thank you. A GREAT product not just for pain but for general relaxation and wellbeing. I use iit myself!"
I'd share the users name, but I don't have it. New World Music however would verify that it is a genuine testimonial.
Most guided relaxations take only half an hour a day. If you make it a priority, you have time to do relaxation of this kind. I promise it will help you in ways you never imagined!
Let me know you number one issue with relaxation and your number one stressor in life on annie@breathingspacetherapies.com
Hi Annie
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you are enjoying the book! What struck me most about it is that the author is a self confessed cynic, who only tried out alternative methods of pain relief once he had run out of options. I found it to be a really inspirational book.
Ros xx