It's becoming more and more of a common practice and many articles have been written about the power of meditation. In one study, it was shown that even one day of meditation of the mindfulness type, can down-regulate a gene that codes for inflammation. In many cases, mindful breathing can also calm heart rates and even relieve pain, especially when the mind is directed toward muscle relaxation. It's actually very easy to learn to control your breath and once you do, you'll quickly find that you can begin to block out your environment and short circuit the energy that is powering the mechanisms in your body that are causing unnecessary sensitivity, which leads to reactions. You can even do your breath work while driving or just walking around.
Is meditation something that could help with dysautonomia symptoms? Absolutely. While initially meditation may only reduce the severity of certain symptoms, such as tachycardia, blood flow issues, etc. With increased consistent, daily practice, however, meditation may begin to help in a more permanent way because it's actually reducing the expression of genes responsible for inflammation. Inflammation is really coming to the forefront in so many natural healing circles as a major cause of a wide variety of ailments and anything that reduces inflammation, has to help on some level.
How do you do it? Learning to meditate is now literally as easy as searching for 'how to meditate' on Google or Youtube. Alternatively, you can seek out a meditative yoga class (yoga may also provide an amplified benefit to the meditation as they work together very well). Essentially, you can start out easiest by sitting comfortably on the floor or a chair, close your eyes, and breathing in for 4 counts, then breathing out for 4 counts, in a flow, without holding your breathing, like a wave coming in and going out. As you progress, you'll increase the count to 8-12 seconds or more. In most cases, you'll find that meditation instructions include diaphragm breathing because it works the best.
Diaphragm breathing means that you'll want to slowly inhale and let your belly expand, all the way until your lungs are filled to the top with air. When you exhale, you let the air out of your lungs in a slow, controlled manner and collapse your diaphragm. Adding mindfulness is simple, as well, and helpful. An example would be, while you're breathing, say to yourself (either silently or spoken) "I am" and you slowly breath in and on the exhale add a positive attribute such as "healthy","relaxed", or "perfect health".
As always, if you want better results with anything related to dysautonomia or POTS, you're best served by seeking out dysautonomia treatment center. A great place to get answers and get better faster is to check out Dysautonomia-MVP Center, LLC in Birmingham, AL. Dr. Paula Moore and Dr. Susan Phillips bring many, many years of autonomic disorder knowledge and experience to their patients and routinely find ways to improve symptoms where other methods and sources of care fail. Call today for an appointment at 205-286-3200 and start feeling better today!
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