Breathing practices are usually of great benefit to those with ME/CFS because they help to release toxins and impurities from the body. The basic breathing practice in yoga is called deergha swasam, the three part breath. This can be done while sitting in a chair with the spine straight but not stiff. Take control of the breath, then exhale deeply from the abdomen. Let the inhalation begin in the abdomen, flow through the lower chest, then rise into the upper chest. When it reaches the upper chest, the collarbone may slightly rise. Then, exhale from the collarbone, deep into the abdomen. This is one breath. In the beginning, continue the practice for a couple of minutes, gradually lengthening the time up to 5 minutes.

Keep a symptom calendar. Using the calendar with large squares, note how you are feeling each day (a scale of 1 - 10 works well), along with symptoms, medication changes and unusual activities (travel, major weather changes, toxic exposure and other stressors). Setting it up may take time, but jotting daily notes is quick and easy. Keep the calendar simple and legible; it may help you or your doctor identify symptom-treatment-activity correlations and patterns as well as disability documentation.

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