Meeting Report – Sat 12th April 2025 on ZOOM

I am delighted to share with you the video of our group meeting from our Group Meeting on 12th April 2025 .  This email contains links to both YouTube and Facebook, to watch this excellent meeting video. 

Our Expert Guest Expert Was :-

Our Expert Guest Expert Was :-

Sarah Burns
Vestibular audiologist & Mindfulness Expert

Presenting :-

Mindfulness for the Dizzy Patient

Calm your thoughts, Calm your body

 Followed by 

Q&A session – for members questions

 

For any balance condition patients attending Leicester NHS Balance Centre, they will probably not need an introduction to Sarah Burns, who has been an Audiologist now for some 25 years. Now practicing as well at the Leicester based London Road clinic along side Prof Peter Rea. Sarah’s decades of experience and understanding with all types of balance disorder patients, has given her a perfect vantage point to find, develop strategies & processes that apply the concept of mindfulness to the often overly stressed and fatigued minds that we experience when dealing with the significant disruption and anxieties that our conditions cause.

Thank You Sarah for another excellent presentation and sharing your knowledge & time with the members

Links to watch the full meeting video are at the bottom of this page

Introduction Where we clarified some guiding principles of the group and our meetings.  We are not doctors   – We are not medically trained or qualified, so we will never seek to advise on treatments or medical matters. Whatever advice or personal experiences are shared, everyone should always consult with their own medical and healthcare experts for the best medical care and advice. We are not a charity  – We are not a registered charity, we handle no money, we have no money. We are just people helping people.   Positive Only  – We are a support group, with the emphasis being upon support, so we encourage everyone to seek the positive in what we discuss, in our members situations and our overall attitude to our mutual challenges. Let us always try to find solutions rather than be dragged down by the problems, and let us always give encouragement and hope to each other. Tolerance & Friendship  – The group is for everyone, and we can all seek different things from belonging to this group, but at the very least I hope we will all find some degree of friendship and comfort from meeting and knowing our fellow members.  Let us all be tolerant of differences and respect that balance disorders come in many flavours and affect any person in any walk of life and at any age – so we of all groups, should acknowledge and celebrate the variety and differences in our members. Charity Support  – The group is supported by the Menieres Society and VeDA as an official support group listed by both of their web sites. We support both charities in their good work for all things related to balance issues.  NHS Support – We actively support the wonderful UK NHS system (even though it is the most broken that we ever seen) and we encourage participation by all NHS trusts with our group. –Private medical care – Whilst we wish it was possible for all people with balance conditions to be treated in a timely and effective manner at no charge to the patient, the reality in many countries is that this is not possible. We therefore advocate the use of private high quality consultation and treatment, where affordable and as a necessary alternative to “no treatment”. Together we are stronger.

Do take some time out to watch this brilliant content and please do share it with anyone who may benefit from seeing this video.   See Meeting video links below.

Watch the full meeting now on Face Book or Zoom

Click to watch on YouTube

Click here to watch on Facebook

Please come and join our group if you feel we can help and don’t wish to face your challenges alone.  You are very very welcome. 

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