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

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

James Swartz runs courses in India for those interested in the study of vedanta. This is advaita, also known as non-duality. If you are interested in this please visit www.shiningworld.com or you can order the book 'How to Attain Enlightenment' by James Swartz via Amazon.

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

Angela also has an excellent range of CDs on yoga, breathing and relaxation. E-mail Angela for more details on e-mail: info@angela-stevens.co.uk

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 http://www.brainfog.org

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
www.specialyoga.org.uk

Tim Francis has written an excellent interpretation of the sutras 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

Neelam Taneja trained with the Chopra centre and is a great teacher of meditation. He also runs courses at The Special Yoga Centre (see above.) He runs workshops on conscious living.
www.aummeditationyoga.com

If you have special dietary needs or allergies this is a fantasic website giving lots of tasty hints and receipes:
www.allergyfreecook.com

The Yoga for Health and Education Trust

(YHET)YHET is a charity promoting yoga for all. It runs yoga events and courses, including remedial / therapeutic yoga and trains yoga teachers with an emphasis on remedial yoga. Its website includes yoga for ME / CFS and lists of yoga classes.

Yoga Pages

Prime Impact Events & Media Ltd,
The Old School
Colchester Road
Wakes Colne
Colchester
Essex CO6 2BY
www.yogapages.co.uk