In a study published in the British Journal of Health Psychology suggested that mindfulness-based awareness is helpful in alleviating symptoms and pain perception related to fibromyalgia by re-orienting relationship and attachment to self and body. A randomized controlled study suggested that mindfulness-treated group showed significant improvement in “… pain perception, sleep quality, psychological distress, non-attachment (to self, symptoms, and environment), and civic engagement.” Previous studies have indicated that regular practice of mindfulness-based techniques works (and change) areas related to body awareness and self-referential processing (the way we relate to our own self).
Daily duration of time spent in meditation practice was also a reliable predictor of the improvement.
If you are interested in mindfulness, come and join us in Intro to Mindfulness Practice starting in Hamilton, Ontario from March 24, 2017.