Welcome. I am a person with chronic pain (fibromyalgia and osteoarthritis), and I also have ten years' experience in mindfulness meditation. I would like to lead a group that introduces beginners to mindfulness meditation specifically for people with chronic pain. I will not charge members any fees. Anyone who is interested in meditation, and anyone who deals with chronic pain, is welcome. Let me describe more about this specific type of meditation called "mindfulness." Most types of medit …
The Los Angeles Chapter of the American Chronic Pain Association (ACPA) will meet on the first Tuesday of each month at the Fairfax Community Center (7929 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, 90046), from 2 PM to 3:30 PM. The ACPA is a non-profit, self-help group designed to teach people who suffer from chronic pain - pain that continues longer than six months and is not completely relieved by medication or medical treatment - to reduce the impact pain has on their working and personal loves. All prospe …
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I have decided to start this group because I want to support others coping with chronic pain. I have been dealing with daily migraines, headaches and muscle spasticity for 14 years. Partly due to partial transverse myelitis, fibromyalgia and myofascial pain but much of it is still largely unknown. i have had an intensive meditation practice for nearly 30 years and this has helped me get thru the worst of times. I also do abstract photography to help cope with chronic pain and assist others. The …
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… Missing school every month during my period, losing jobs due to the inability to function because of the pain, and let's not even get started on how it affected my sex life!! Of course, after years of trying a variety of pain medications, they all stopped working, and my OB-GYN wasn't trying to become my drug dealer. He even sent me to so-called "Pain Specialists", who also had no recommendations for pain control. I tried a variety of Complimentary and Alternative Treatments, as well as Traditio …
This is a group for peer support of those with fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue syndrome and their family members. Mike, the organizer, has been dealing with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue for over ten years, and hopes he can be of service to other people with these conditions. People with chronic pain can find meaning and hope in life by turning their situation into a chance to help other people. Mike feels that coping with chronic pain requires a combination of skills. Pain must be gently …
This is a group that meets to support healing, whose members have fibromyalgia/CFS, chronic physical or emotional pain, sleep disorders, and all other issues/symptoms that often accompany fibromyalgia. WE WANT TO GET BETTER. Our members are positive thinking and we have fun!
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This is an emotional and physical support group to help people with Fibromyalgia. The group will meet face to face and talk online to share challenges and how we face challenges, emotionally accept the Fibromyalgia and set up individual positive steps to help manage it. The individual creates their own steps to help improve their life with Fibromyalgia. The group members also to set up walking, yoga and swimming meetups for members to support each other in healthy ways to reduce pain. It is st …
… Who should join us: If insomnia is an issue in your life, If having focus & being present is hard for you, If you cannot relax & rest, if stress & tension is a part of your life, If you cannot meditate because your mind is restless, If physically, mentally & emotionally pain is a big issue in your life, If your body is tight & your mind is busy & your emotions are hurtful in general who ever is interested in Transformation, Healing & ultimately well being, our classes & workshop …
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I started this group to teach others the touch for healing that everyone has in their hands. Anyone can learn simple techniques of foot/hand reflexology, acupressure and energy medicine to instantly relieve pain, headaches and distress in the body. Open to all wanting to help self and others with holistic and non-drug approaches to feeling better.
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This is a distinctly different fibromyalgia group than many others. Our purpose is to help sufferers completely eliminate their symptoms and move to a state of joy and full living. We do not join to list our symptoms and complain about pain, we are unequivocally attached to the notions of healing, happiness, and breaking through emotions to uncomplicate the mind and body. We feel there is no reason for so many people to live in the dark about their conditi …
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… Chronic conditions may include: fatigue (CFS), fibromyalgia, muscle pain, sleep problems, depression, postpartum depression, panic attacks, asthma, allergies, migraines, osteoporosis, heartburn, Crohn's, IBS, sciatica, ADD, ADHD, weight gain, type II diabetes, thyroid issues, blood pressure problems, Raynaud's, sub-fertility issues, and many others.
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*Mayan wisdom is not just about 2012 but it’s the understanding that the health of society lies within the health of the woman.* Sisters join us for an exploratory workshop on breathwork, meditation, and personal connection for reclaiming all that is inherent in you. Discover secrets to Feminine Health, Vitality, and Strength. *Discover a new way to heal yourself from past traumas, abuse, reproductive disorders, surgeries, hysterectomies, diseases, painful and irregular periods. *Learn how to co …
The purpose of this group is to help you make the changes you desire through Hypnotherapy, EFT & NLP; you can Live-Joy-Fully! Hypnotherapy, EFT & NLP will help you release Unwanted Behaviors, Bad Habits, Addictions, Phobias, Pain, Trauma, Stress, Fear of Success and Limiting Beliefs. You can enhance Confidence, Sports Performance, Finances, Health and Overall Well being. You can achieve whatever you desire, Hypnosis, EFT & NLP make it easy. Live the life you desire; the life you deserve! Teach …
Education, training, treatment and networking with other massage therapists interested in JFB's Myofascial Release (MFR) and people in chronic pain seeking relief with MFR. We welcome all bodyworkers and anyone interested in looking within themselves to find authentic healing with MFR.
… Looking back, all I had to do was to scream out in pain and he would have gotten in trouble. How do these people know some of us will just take their punishment and not speak up? I don’t know. I dated all the abusive girls. Both verbally and physically. I would just take it, feeling that there was nothing I could do about it. Later in my 30’s I got into business with my 2 surviving older brothers. For 9 years they abused me daily with the full support of our mother and nieces. I had no were to t …
The Spondylitis Association of America helps all those with ankylosing spondylitis and related diseases meet each other for support and information exchange.
Come and hang out and heal with a group that is consistently bettering themselves and in support of each other in an unconditional loving way of being! When We Gather Together To Heal Ourselves We Heal Our World! Michael Brian Baker (The Breath Center) is a spiritual teacher as well as an international healer who helps people shed and let go of pain, anger, resentment, disease, and any other toxicty affecting one's life. He is a mind, body, soul and spirit healer, and a divine mirror and guide. …
Come join a fun outdoor group exercise class (the Anti-Boot Camp) with great workout music and a series of exercises that have you doing cardio and strength training in one great class! You will sweat and burn calories and have fun! All levels Welcome! Tired of boot camp classes that leave you with a sore back, knee pain and/or hip pain? Still struggling to get your body fit for summer? Are your gym workouts getting stale and boring? Getting in shape doesn't have to involve pain! Instructor Kurt …
… We run in the day to day so fast that we often get disconnected from our own hearts, bodies and spirits and so in a shared healing experience it not only benefits our health releasing blockages, stress, pain and being in a peaceful quiet state but it also reconnects us to our inner self and also the big kid that was open to new things and being in the UNKNOWN. Great shifts happen in my groups and so I wanted to expand the circle into MEETUPS and along the way new friendships and connections of …
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… You can enjoy a pain free, joy filled existence once your physical, emotional, and mental systems are cleared of old patterns. Clear Light Healings will introduce you to new thoughts and feelings that will accelerate your spiritual growth and bring more love, health, and prosperity into your life. What is a Clear Light healing? A Clear Light healing addresses and satisfies the unresolved needs of your body, mind and spirit. During your healing, a flood of spiritualizing life force is released …
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