Useful Contacts and Links

Action for ME has a very good journal and membership service.

Action for ME,
3rd Floor, Canningford House,
38 Victoria Street,
Bristol,
BS1 6BY

www.afme.org.uk

Alex Howard runs a clinic to help support those with ME. He offers excellent advice on the best diet to gain optimum health and energy and also offers therapy services such as NLP.  

His book   'Why ME?' published by Cherry Red books is also available from:

The Optimum Health Clinic,
1-7 Harley Street,
London
W1G 9QD

www.theoptimumhealthclinic.com

or e-mail:

The   DVD, 'Beat Fatigue with Yoga', which includes a twenty-five minute session for people with ME is also available from this address.

Angela Stevens has excellent cassette tapes and CDs with yoga for M.E. sessions on them. Angela also keeps a list of teachers across the UK who specialise in teaching yoga for M.E. so if you want to know if there is a teacher in your area send an SAE to:

Angela Stevens,
Laminga,
Southview Road,
Wadhurst,
East Sussex
TN5 6TL

Dr Andy Wright runs a clinic and offers lots of help on nutrition.  

Chronobiology,
57 Chorley New Road,
Bolton,
BL1 4QR

E-mail:

Asquith make great clothes for doing yoga in - I used their bootcut trousers for my book.   They also make really good comfortable clothes to relax in, so if you are feeling tired you can look smart and comfortable at the same time - without too much effort.  

Visit: www.asquith.ltd.uk

or for a catalogue call 0208 968 3100

Brainfog is an excellent online support group for people with M.E.   Run by Alison Petty, the site has won awards for its design and innovation.   Brainfog also run gatherings.   I sometimes take yoga retreats for Brainfog.

Visit www.brainfog.org

ME Association is also a good national charity for people with M.E.  

M.E. Association,
4, Top Angel,
Buckingham Industrial Estate,
Buckingham,
MK18 1TH

Tel: 01280 816115

Visit: www.meassociation.org.uk

Revival is a holistic health and yoga centre in West London.   All the products used are environmentally friendly - here are no chemicals in any of the treatments. (Although if you are chemically sensitive please note that oils and incense are used).   Massage, reiki, sacro-cranial therapy and homeopathy are just some of the treatments available and all the therapists are excellent .   I run classes there four times a week.  

Revival,
227 High Road,
Chiswick,
London W4

Tel: 0208 994 8582

E-mail:

The Special Yoga Centre runs general and therapeutic classes including a weekly class for people with ME.   The Special Yoga Centre has an amazing peaceful atmosphere, is run by true yogis and also offers classes for children with special needs.

The Special Yoga Centre,
2a Wrentham Avenue,
Kensal Rise
NW10.  

Tel: 0208 9681930

Tanya Roche.   If you ever need a cheerful, helpful and professional photographer then contact Tanya on 07956 423521. Tanya has M.E. herself but is now recovering.

www.tanyaroche.co.uk

Tim Francis has written an excellent interpretation of the sutra's of Patanjali if you are interested in exploring yoga philosophy further.   The book is available from the author at £4.00 which covers post and packing:

Tim Francis,
8 Cave's Court,
Potton,
Bedfordshire
SG19 2PW

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