Focus of Upcoming ILD Meeting

As we have already learned, there are now studies in place to see if yoga helps people with ILDs breathe better. Interesting. Relax and breathe. Makes some sense.

Susan and I were talking about how stress might have played a huge role in allowing our ILDs to find a home in our lungs. Now I think it is important to manage the stress of having a chronic illness to maintain overall better health.

At our November ILD meeting at my university hospital this week, James Mitchell, PhD and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) instructor will talk to us about how the MBSR program has helped people manage stress, pain, illness and anxiety.  

The MBSR program started in the Stress Reduction Clinic at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in 1979, and is now offered in many medical centers around the world, including my university hospital.

I am looking forward to this meeting and will report back to you, dear reader.