The power of your mind: Practicing mindfulness and its role in healing from CIRS

The CIRS Group Podcast

For more information, visit https://thecirsgroup.com

CIRS, or Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome, is an illness that can cause us to dissociate from our own bodies, as a way of self-protection. If you are far enough along with your healing, it can become important to rebuild that connection and tune in to what your body needs and feels, so that you can heal fully and completely. Today, we dive into this topic, covering some of the challenges of mindfulness as well as strategies and methods you may want to try. For more information, support, and resources in your own CIRS healing journey, visit TheCIRSGroup.com

TIME STAMPS:
0:00 Intro and disclaimer
0:30 Why mindfulness is so difficult
2:25 The power our brains have over our healing
4:55 Limbic Retraining is an on-going practice
5:54 How to tell if you’re out of touch with your body
7:07 Practice: all you need to do is show up
8:13 The best method is the one you can stick to
9:12 Gratitudes
10:55 Play with the time of day
11:40 Journaling or Morning Pages
13:01 Meditation, choosing identities
14:26 ADHD struggles with mindfulness
15:56 Yoga
17:46 Walking
19:51 How to get started with Mindfulness
20:47 Tracking symptoms
23:12 Practice, not perfect

The CIRS Group:
Support Community: https://thecirsgroup.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecirsgroup/

Find Jacie for carnivore, lifestyle and limbic resources:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ladycarnivory
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LadyCarnivory
Blog: https://www.ladycarnivory.com/
Limbic Training Community: https://www.wired4healing.com

Find Barbara for business/finance tips and coaching:
Website: https://www.actlikebarbara.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/actlikebarbara/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@actlikebarbara

HELPFUL LINKS:
Limbic Retraining episode: https://youtu.be/tTzgIsdYovA?si=S4eS_dytKrK2Yj3r
The Joy Plan book: https://a.co/d/gx82x4B
The Artist’s Way book: https://a.co/d/1u2x3lo
CIRS Meditation practice with Melanie: https://www.instagram.com/meditation4cirs/
Great research on why ADHD makes mindfulness difficult (and how to overcome): https://youtu.be/RFJBwdpSPmU?si=vV__3XUxNc9iYVdP
Yoga with Adriene: https://www.youtube.com/@yogawithadriene

Jacie is a 4 year carnivore, certified nutrition coach, and carnivore recipe developer determined to share the life changing information of carnivore and CIRS to anyone who will listen. Barbara is a coach, facilitator, speaker, 3 year carnivore, and a big fan of health and freedom. Together, they co-founded The CIRS Group, an online support community to help people that are struggling with their CIRS diagnosis and treatment.

Catch Jacie and Barbara on Judy Cho's podcast to learn more about their health journeys and why they started The CIRS Group: When Carnivores are Affected by Mold Illness - Jacie Gregory & Barbara Williams - https://youtu.be/CR8Uj-d_fok