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Meditation

Hello
I have just started practicing meditation. I know it should help with well being but I'm hoping it will help with pain. I wondered if anyone else meditated and whether it had helped them especially with pain. I'd love to hear your opinions.
Thanks
J
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This 20-minute guided meditation course from Meditainment is free, easy to follow and proven to help people cope with chronic pain and is suggested by the NHS.
I find mindfulness and meditation a massive help for me living with a chronic illness and I used meditation to help with post operative pain too.
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I have the free version of Headspace which is an app available on IOS, android or Google play store. I've found it really helpful and easy to pick it up.
To be honest, I wish I did it more often.
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I hope you find the app useful! It's certainly a skill that can take time to get used to. I have found that it has helped when I have been in a lot of pain.
Please do let us know how you get on!
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P.S. Non practicing is Buddhist...only the chanting
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