Try listening to these words..
" Take a comfortable position and let yourself begin to relax in your own way. Let your breathing get a little deeper and fuller but still comfortable. With every breath in, notice that you bring in fresh air. Fresh oxygen that fills your body. And with every breath out, imagine that you can release a little bit of tension. A bit of discomfort. A bit of worry. And let that deeper breathing and the thought you have for fresh energy in and tension and worry out, be an invitation to your body and mind to begin to relax.
And let it be an easy and natural movement, without having to force anything, without having to make anything happen right now. Just letting it happen. Just breathing and relaxing.. breathing and energising.."
Do they not simply melt your body and relax you?
Those are the words from a CD called "Complementary Cancer with Evidence-based Mind-Body Medicine", compiled by Dr Lim Kok Kwang and Ms Wong Mei Yin. With title tracks such as "Relax to Free Yourself from Stress", "Get the Best of Chemotherapy" and "Create Inner Strength and Courage", the listener is brought through various imageries through the mind. The goal? To use the mind as a key tool in bolstering your body's strength, therefore enhancing your immune system.
We came across an article on this subject in an April issue of the Straits Times 'Health' Supplement, and immediately went to get a copy of the CD. Indeed, it turned out to be one of the best investment for Nellie's fight against her cancer. We can't quantify the return on this "investment" of $15 but I know that it brings a sense of calm in Nellie's face everytime she listens to any one of the 5 tracks.
The CD was available from Shan You Counselling Centre, Blk 5 Upper Boon Keng Rd, #02-15, Singapore 380005. Tel: (65) 6741 9293.
I have no doubt that the mind is a wonderful tool. Keeping it positive everytime, keeping it nimble in the heat of the side-effects of chemotherapy.. I know that has been a hallmark of Nellie's. She even went back to cross-stitching to keep her mind challenged and alert. For someone like me who thought cross-stitched works that one buys at the shops are easily stitched replicas, put together by mass labour in a faraway country, well, lets just say it was a huge eye-opener for me. After a span of 3 months of concentrated work, though intermittent, she completed a beautifully stitched piece of art.. 18 bright roses resting in a delicately weaved basket.
" Take a comfortable position and let yourself begin to relax in your own way. Let your breathing get a little deeper and fuller but still comfortable. With every breath in, notice that you bring in fresh air. Fresh oxygen that fills your body. And with every breath out, imagine that you can release a little bit of tension. A bit of discomfort. A bit of worry. And let that deeper breathing and the thought you have for fresh energy in and tension and worry out, be an invitation to your body and mind to begin to relax.
And let it be an easy and natural movement, without having to force anything, without having to make anything happen right now. Just letting it happen. Just breathing and relaxing.. breathing and energising.."
Do they not simply melt your body and relax you?
Those are the words from a CD called "Complementary Cancer with Evidence-based Mind-Body Medicine", compiled by Dr Lim Kok Kwang and Ms Wong Mei Yin. With title tracks such as "Relax to Free Yourself from Stress", "Get the Best of Chemotherapy" and "Create Inner Strength and Courage", the listener is brought through various imageries through the mind. The goal? To use the mind as a key tool in bolstering your body's strength, therefore enhancing your immune system.
We came across an article on this subject in an April issue of the Straits Times 'Health' Supplement, and immediately went to get a copy of the CD. Indeed, it turned out to be one of the best investment for Nellie's fight against her cancer. We can't quantify the return on this "investment" of $15 but I know that it brings a sense of calm in Nellie's face everytime she listens to any one of the 5 tracks.
The CD was available from Shan You Counselling Centre, Blk 5 Upper Boon Keng Rd, #02-15, Singapore 380005. Tel: (65) 6741 9293.
I have no doubt that the mind is a wonderful tool. Keeping it positive everytime, keeping it nimble in the heat of the side-effects of chemotherapy.. I know that has been a hallmark of Nellie's. She even went back to cross-stitching to keep her mind challenged and alert. For someone like me who thought cross-stitched works that one buys at the shops are easily stitched replicas, put together by mass labour in a faraway country, well, lets just say it was a huge eye-opener for me. After a span of 3 months of concentrated work, though intermittent, she completed a beautifully stitched piece of art.. 18 bright roses resting in a delicately weaved basket.
The framed art-piece now hangs at our doorway, forever reminding us of the beauty of combining courage and patience.. both seemingly abundant in this homegrown cross-stitcher.
>>gleefully ntangle
>>gleefully ntangle
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