winter retreat a success; yoga & winter

Debra A. Patrow says:

Well, the writing retreat is over and I did wonderfully. I was able to outline my chapters and write a couple of them. Now to finish typing it up as I start the old fashioned way; on pencil and paper. (I know, I must be an oldie) So... it was well worth the time and effort to make it happen. Any of you authors get an offer to sneak away and have some quiet time, take it!

You can fight winters effects on your fibromyalgia with yoga.  I saw a  diagram with several poses on it and have been doing them a couple times a day for about five minutes.  They call it restorative yoga, which basically is stretching to loosen up our muscles.  And relieve the stress on our body as well as our mind.  I have never been to a class, so there are no expenses involved. You can also get DVD's, print outs or watch on YouTube as well. Thank you someone for coming up with  the idea and getting it out there for all of us sufferers.  I also make sure I get structured sleep, usually in bed 9 or 10 pm and up 7-7:30 am with a nap in the middle of the day.  I do fairly well with that endeavor.   Otherwise, not only does my body react negatively, so does my thought process. I don't like to go anywhere at night, for that reason alone.  So to speak... when the lights aren't on, nobody's home.

Yoga, and Writing Retreat

I am currently tucked away in a cabin on the lake.  It is my writing retreat for the winter.  I have been able to outline my chapters, write a few and form the direction in which 'Bittersweet Reunions' will take.  Yay!!  I also have been able to do my yoga each morning while looking out on the beautiful lakeshore.  What could be a better way to have a little respite from my usual daily routine.

Fibro sufferer

I am a fibro sufferer and glad to talk about it.  Most people can't pronounce it or spell it correctly and certainly don't understand it. It took eleven years for my diagnosis to be straightened out.  On the advice of my who is just slightly older than I am I went to see a young doctor fresh out of medical school.  My doctor had been treating me for fibrocitis, (now who can't spell) but thought there was more advanced thoughts out there on the subject.  And he was correct, my new doctor said he was going to look into treatment for fibro.  And that's history, he prescribed the correct medication and I was on my way to a more normal life.  And now I've discovered that yoga is wonderful for my symptoms too.  So, don't give up hope, there's a lot out there that you can do to feel better.  Good Luck to you!








////Debra A. Patrow, Acres of Bitterness, Wisconsin, Idaho, Rocky Mts. Bitteroot Mts. Native Americans, Historical Fiction, Nez Perce, Romance Novel, 1877, 1905,1930, love, loss, birth, death, intrigue, mystery, suspense, history, family secrets, three decades

Fibromyalgia & Winter

I am a fibromyalgia sufferer and I am fighting with Mother Nature steadily.  This cold, cold Wisconsin weather is taking me for a long, hard ride this year.  Our frigid temperatures are keeping me from doing too much in the way of physical movement.  However, I have found that yoga really helps keep me untangled!  They used to call it stretching when I first became a sufferer.  Now, it has a more dignified title and people don't think I am strange when I do it.  Also, taking yourself to a place far away used to be called biofeedback or meditation.  Now, everybody's doing it!  Gotta go for now, fibro sufferer's; hang in there.