I will say that my wife, Laureen, can completely stop her tremors (when in an "off" state) through meditation. Unfortunately, as soon as she stops meditating the tremors return. Thus, I would say the answer to your question must be "Yes," but I would guess that not many of us can remain in that extremely relaxed state while also performing daily activities. Scott >===== Original Message From Parkinson's Information Exchange Network <[log in to unmask]> ===== >Just to confuse the issue (sorry) - it's possible to have both. >Is there a link to emotional state ? >I know I shake much less when doing something I really enjoy. >If so, that suggests a means of partial control for some at least ? > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] >In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn Scott E. Antes Department of Anthropology Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5200 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn