Balancing Mind, Body & Spirit

Week 2 of the 21 Day Meditation Challenge

I have entered week 2 of the 21 Day Meditation Challenge - Creating Abundance.  It is going well.  I am enjoying the teachings delivered by Deepak Chopra.

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Meditation is certainly one of the tools I have found that successfully works for me not only during treatment but as a key part of my day to day core wellness routine.  It is not a simple task finding a personal daily practice that helps balance the mind, body and spirit, especially when the physical body is struggling due to the side effects of medications.  I find meditation and yoga is more suited to me than a workout involving weights, jogging, or an elliptical machine.

My daily practice has definitely altered since starting the HCV triple treatment.  This is understandable.  Treatment has brought me into territory that can be physically, mentally and even spiritually challenging.  Days when I have a fever, headache, fatigue and the nausea is demanding my attention I will meditate 3 - 4 times a day at shorter intervals.  I find it helps me manage the discomfort I am experiencing and it can quieten some of the bigger waves of nausea that come and go.  Although I know meditation is the best medicine on these days, I do not find it easy to stick with it but once I start I feel the benefits immediately.  Other days when I am feeling stronger I practice a lengthier sitting either in the morning or evening.

Meditation can be useful when I am in the doctor's office or the lab and there is an extended waiting time before I can be seen.  Meditation helps me remain patient (excuse the pun), gives me something beneficial to do, and I can often tune out distracting sounds around me.

Whether it is a walk in your neighborhood with a friend, a 20 minute meditation session, or going to the gym - I hope you are able to find something to participate in today that nourishes your mind, spirit and body.

Until next time,

Deborah