For the past three years or more, I’ve been listening to guided imagery at least once to twice a day. I have been battling M.S. for 28 years and your CD means so much to me and gives me so much hope. Thank you. I am blessed to have this encouragement in my life each day.
I am trying everything I can to stay strong and healthy, including Reiki, meditation, yoga and massage, along with my regular medication, and although I may not manage to do any of these other things in one day, I always listen to your imagery daily.
I am still walking aided with a stick and still driving, so after 28 years I am very lucky - I am sure the imagery has played a big part in this and I am truly grateful.
We just got this announcement from Miriam Franco, MSW, PsyD, a social worker-psychologist who’s done a great deal of clinical work and research on guided imagery for people with Multiple Sclerosis. As you can see, she’s put her own blood, sweat and personal resources into her new Guided Imagery Foundation, and she gets a hats off and a “bravissima!” from everyone around here at Health Journeys. Here are her own words:
I have written an article about it for Imagery International and am its founder and first president. After much personal expense and work, it is my hope that TGIF will enable GI practitioners to obtain innovative funding for community based GI interventions and research on GI efficacy.
Low Impact Exercise Reduces Fatigue in Adults with Autoimmune Conditions such as MS, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus
A systematic review of the literature reveals that low impact aerobic exercise, gradually increasing in intensity, duration & frequency, reduces fatigue in people with auto-immune conditions.
Researchers from Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia did a systematic review of non-pharmacological interventions for fatigue in adults with three common autoimmune conditions: M.S., rheumatoid arthritis and lupus. The literature search included 19 electronic databases and libraries, three evidence-based journals and two internet search engines, from 1987-2006, and limited to English.
A plucky guy who has had multiple sclerosis for the past 28 years relies on daily guided imagery, as well as Reiki, meditation, massage and yoga, and he’s still walking (with a cane) and driving..
A registered nurse with multiple sclerosis talks about how imagery helps her daily with her attitude, approach and general mental health, particularly because she has some limitations on her control over her symptoms..
Researchers in Oregon discover that Yoga and exercise help alleviate fatigue in people suffering with multiple sclerosis, but do not seem to help with mood or cognitive function..
Researchers from The Department of Neurology at The Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, investigated the effects of yoga and of aerobic exercise on the cognitive function, fatigue, mood, and quality of life in people challenged by multiple sclerosis (MS).
Sixty-nine subjects were randomly assigned to one of three groups lasting 6 months: (1) weekly Iyengar yoga class, along with home practice; (2) weekly exercise class using a stationary bicycle along with home exercise; or (3) a waiting-list control group. Outcome assessments were performed at baseline and at the end of the 6-month period, and included a battery of cognitive measures focused on attention, physiologic measures of alertness, Profile of Mood States, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Multi-Dimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI), and Short Form (SF)-36 health-related quality of life.
We just got this announcement from Miriam Franco, MSW, PsyD, a social worker-psychologist who’s done a great deal of clinical work and research on guided imagery for people with Multiple Sclerosis. As you can see, she’s put her own blood, sweat and personal resources into her new Guided Imagery Foundation, and she gets a hats off and a “bravissima!” from everyone around here at Health Journeys. Here are her own words: 
