Mindful Living with MS- Our Sessions

Mia Middleton is the Mindfulness Coach at AIMS, supporting people living with MS through gentle, practical techniques. She shares tips on mindfulness, movement, and how to join her sessions.

Mindfulness:

Living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) can bring unexpected changes fatigue, pain, and stress that make life feel heavy. Mindfulness is a simple practice that can help ease that weight, even just a little.  Mindfulness means paying attention to what's happening right now, without rushing ahead or worrying about what's next.

For example:

Imagine you're sitting in a chair, feeling tense. You close your eyes and take a slow breath in… then out. You notice how the air feels moving through your nose. You listen to the sounds around you—a bird outside, your own breathing. You gently bring your attention back when your thoughts wander (and they will). Just doing this for a minute or two can calm your nerves and help your muscles soften.

People with MS who practice mindfulness often say it helps them:

• Feel more in control of stress

• Sleep better

• Manage pain more gently

• Feel kinder toward themselves, especially on hard days

  
  

You don’t need special skills or tools. Just a few quiet moments and a kind curiosity about what’s happening right now.

Mindful Movement:

When you live with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), movement can feel hard. Muscles may feel weak, stiff, or tired. Mindful movement is a simple way of moving your body while paying gentle attention to how it feels without rushing, judging, or pushing too hard.

It’s not exercise. It’s more like making friends with your body again.

Here’s how it works:

You might lift your arms slowly and become more aware of how to get the best out of your mobility. Maybe you gently stretch your legs and feel how your muscles respond. You move carefully, with kindness, like listening to what your body is saying in each moment. If something hurts or feels tired—you pause. That’s okay.

Even small movements like rocking side to side in a chair, or rolling your shoulders can help you feel more calm, loosen tight muscles, feel more balanced steady, and connected.

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