Cindy Stralsoff, who lives in San Francisco, was diagnosed with generalized myasthenia gravis (MG) at 67. She shares how deep breathing, meditation, and intentional rest help her stay steady and show up for the moments that matter.
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I’m a big fan of meditation and breathing.
I’m a singer, so I breathe very, very deeply. So when I feel stress or I feel that my muscles are getting weaker, or my speech — especially my breathing — I just calm myself, I sit. I breathe deeply in and out and meditate, if that’s possible.
And that helps. I also do something one day and then I rest for 2 or 3 days, four days afterwards.
So if there’s something coming up, I’m make sure that I’m resting a lot before that event.
