Friday, August 6, 2010

Meditating and Meniere's Disease

I'm not sure that meditating right after I get up in the morning is working.  Although I haven't had a vertigo attack in several years, my Meniere's disease does cause other problems.  I have trouble walking when I first get up--I stagger as a result of inner ear problems.  Sitting up in a lotus-like position right after I've gotten out of bed is difficult--this morning I felt a bit queasy.  Also doing this on an empty stomach is tough.  Ever since I developed Meniere's, I've noticed that if I haven't eaten in a while I start to feel dizzy.  While this may be common to others, it makes me nervous, because I'm afraid it's a precursor to a vertigo attack.  The attacks, when I was having them, were brutal--it would take several days for me to recover, and just when I was starting to feel better I would have another attack.   So it's always in the back of my mind that the vertigo attacks could recur.  They disappeared almost as mysteriously as they emerged--which means they could return at any time.

And I didn't feel well for a few hours--could it have been the acupuncture?  Who knows?  I did manage to make it to my fourth yoga class this week.  Seems like that's too much for me.  I think I've developed Downward Dog Shoulder...just like the recent NYT article, which noted that yoga-related injuries were on the rise.

I still haven't turned in my yoga teacher training application--the training is pricey, and I haven't yet broached this topic with my husband.  I worry about spending money, now that I'm not employed.  But then I always felt like we didn't have enough money when I was working.  My pitch will be that one has to spend money to earn money--I need the certificate in order to teach yoga.  I have to say something to him, because the first payment is due next week.

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