Hi.
Something I happen to think of this morning while I was sitting... As most folks know here, Parkinson's disease, which means I sometimes have to address certain parts of my practice. Not a big deal. It's a simple adjustment to make practice possible or easier in my condition.
I also leave meditation groups at work, with people in recovery from substance abuse disorder involving drugs or alcohol or both. This can have long and short-term neurological effect faces, very similar to the tremor of my own Parkinson's.
One thing I have noticed is that some of us have a hard time keeping our hands still. The trimmer is completely involuntary, and trying to practice Zazen wild ones ends are twitching and fittering can be very distracting frustrating.
The simple fix?
Interlace my fingers. I can maintain the shape and position of having my hands, one in the other, palms up, thumbs touching, and if I simply interlace my fingers, the shaking is completely under control.
I realize that's most people it's either not a big deal or seems completely obvious, but for people new to practice or with newly emerging physical ailments, something that's small and seemingly insignificant might make all the difference in the world.
If it works for you and you get something out of it, great. It's not, that's great too, maybe at some point in your life you'll meet someone you can pass it on to.
ST
LAH
Something I happen to think of this morning while I was sitting... As most folks know here, Parkinson's disease, which means I sometimes have to address certain parts of my practice. Not a big deal. It's a simple adjustment to make practice possible or easier in my condition.
I also leave meditation groups at work, with people in recovery from substance abuse disorder involving drugs or alcohol or both. This can have long and short-term neurological effect faces, very similar to the tremor of my own Parkinson's.
One thing I have noticed is that some of us have a hard time keeping our hands still. The trimmer is completely involuntary, and trying to practice Zazen wild ones ends are twitching and fittering can be very distracting frustrating.
The simple fix?
Interlace my fingers. I can maintain the shape and position of having my hands, one in the other, palms up, thumbs touching, and if I simply interlace my fingers, the shaking is completely under control.
I realize that's most people it's either not a big deal or seems completely obvious, but for people new to practice or with newly emerging physical ailments, something that's small and seemingly insignificant might make all the difference in the world.
If it works for you and you get something out of it, great. It's not, that's great too, maybe at some point in your life you'll meet someone you can pass it on to.
ST
LAH
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