[Inspiretoday]

Happy Sunday Morning!

I hope everyone is relative pain free & enjoying a relaxing day. It is rainy here in Va and the temps are starting to drop. This will be my first fall in 7 years and my first LONG winter since leaving the warm temps of the caribbean.

I am having a bit of trouble staying warm…even in the summer my feet are always stone cold. The WINS (wearable intensive nerve stim.) is helping that but my body still has trouble keeping up with the dropping temps.

My Reiki person whom I see every 3 or 4 weeks (she does Cranial Sacral Massage & Reiki & I honestly feel better for about a week with a lot of energy) has loaned me a Biomat to see if it helps with pain reduction and staying warm.

Has anyone tried these or purchased one? They are expensive purchases ($650 for the mini) but after being 'abused' by western medications and made to feel sicker than I actually am for over a year I am veering off into my Hippy Roots I wish I had known about MBSR, WINS, Kratom, Cranial Sacral Therapy and this mat before I blew my life savings on "advanced medical treatment".

Here is my experience so far: It warms me from the core, I sleep better, I can move easier when coming from a sitting position or laying when using it, my pain calms down, I feel relaxed but energized and when laying on it a long period of time I feel like I have 'detoxed' myself & have to make sure I drink plenty of water! It uses Far Infrared Light, Amethyst Crystals, Negative Ions to promote healing, better immunity & overall health.

I do like it and my family (dad has Lyme,step mom has MS & boyfriend has back injury) all really like the mat… It is just a huge purchase to justify so I wanted to get some feedback from the group.

[BioBased]

Count me among the interested. I looked at a small, German made infared device sold on Amazon, but was in so much crazy pain at the time I couldn't figure out how I could use it. I also looked at a portable infared sauna, but I could not deal with unpackaging it and setting it up. A mat makes more sense, but the cost is hefty.

Have you tried kratom? What is WINS and MBSR?

[Inspiretoday]

Originally Posted by BioBased

Count me among the interested. I looked at a small, German made infared device sold on Amazon, but was in so much crazy pain at the time I couldn't figure out how I could use it. I also looked at a portable infared sauna, but I could not deal with unpackaging it and setting it up. A mat makes more sense, but the cost is hefty.

Have you tried kratom? What is WINS and MBSR?

I have tried Kratom. It's really difficult to get down when you buy the powder and try to make tea or put it in applesauce. I have bought a something from amazon called Kava Kava-pill form and it worked for a short time and now I take it occasionally for sleep. The Kratom (which is different) gives me energy which is nice and it takes the burn out for a short amount of time. Worth a try.

WINS is Wearable Intensive Nerve Stim. I just bought one last week and it is really working with my pain. It cut my pain by almost half. I am on the fence about it because in the video that Chopra lectures he says don't use stimulators but this feels like it puts my nerves to rest when I have it on. I have an appointment coming up at a bigger medical facility so I am going to ask about it's affect on my nerves & those Glei (sp) cells.

MBSR is Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction. It has by far been the biggest help. It was an 8 week course where I learned to accept my disease & my pain and breathe through it. The hardest thing I have ever had to do as it challenges a lot of beliefs that make up your core being. It taught to be in the Moment and how to meditate through the worst of my pain days. This also reduced my pain and my reaction to it. Check out the book Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabat Zinn. It was one of the best books I have read and is the book for the course.

I will keep you posted. It is a purchase I want to make.. but I am also concerned about upcoming medical bills.