A very recent study showed that a short, one-off meditation combined with nature scenes improved pain and anxiety in fibromyalgia patients. More than audio alone.
The study was: A randomized controlled trial on single-session mindfulness self-compassion interventions for Fibromyalgia Syndrome: evaluating interoceptive awareness, anxiety, and pain, published in Current Psychology, 02 December 2024. See it here.
I love sharing evidence-based, easy and free or low cost ideas. This one I was able to create for free for you to replicate!
Cliff notes
They chose a “mindfulness self-compassion” seven minute intervention.
64 patients with fibromyalgia were split into three groups – a control group, audio only or audio plus nature scenes.
They did the intervention once.
Their findings were: “Both MSC groups showed significant improvements in IA, anxiety, and pain compared to the control group, with the audio-visual group showing the strongest effects. Enhanced interoceptive awareness significantly mediated anxiety reduction but not pain relief. Nature visuals further reduced anxiety and pain compared to audio-only.” (my bold) see here
You try it
This is not the first, nor will it be the last, study on mindfulness for fibromyalgia.
But the ease of this intervention caught my attention.
So I created a class for you – meditation combined with nature – that you can use more than once. I encourage you to use it regularly for some time and see how it supports you.
Mindfulness, and particularly meditation, are important parts of my holistic management plans for living life with chronic pain and fatigue as well as possible. Meditation is the key part of my pacing plans. It’s my jam to share these tools with you.
So take it, and try it, then let me know how you find it.
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