Ellen Tried Everything for Long Covid... This is What Worked
@RaelanAgle
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Summary
Ellen Alden shares her long Covid recovery journey, initially contracted during Christmas 2021. Despite expecting a typical Covid recovery, her symptoms persisted and worsened, leading to a two-year battle involving various specialists and methods. Through perseverance, Ellen found success in mindfulness practices and the teachings of John Sno, ultimately becoming a certified mindfulness-based stress reduction instructor. She emphasizes the power of mindset, visualization, and somatic practices in her recovery.
Quotes
- It was 2021 and it was Christmas time...a few days after Christmas one of my children said they were positive and then I was positive...
- I started to travel because I was like oh good now I can go somewhere...I was still short of breath...
- The migraines and the fatigue and the heart issues when I just tried to walk upstairs...
- I did the Gupta program and DNRS...I went to Mount Sinai, got some testing there...
- Visualization: I saw myself on a bike doing or on a hike or wherever... and it going really really well.
- My recipe is... the Mind Body aspect, how much the Mind affects the body...
- Joy was huge for me to get better too...one thing every day that brought me joy because I realized that when I'm in a more joyful place I tended to do better.