Meditation: Working with Chronic Pain and Illness

23 minutes | Those with chronic pain or illness tend to either identify with the pain/illness, or try to push it out of consciousness. Mindfulness practice encourages us to invite the pain or illness to tea – to bring kindness and perspective to the pain or illness, and then to gently investigate it. In this way, the mind gradually forms a new way of relating to the pain or illness, tending toward a greater sense of well-being.