Ursula Fleming (1930 in

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– 1992 in

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) was an

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psychotherapist, Lay Dominican and author; she was considered an expert in her field of work. Fleming was educated at Crichton Royal Hospital in

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in south west

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. She began developing pain control techniques, as she wanted to be a concert pianist and wanted to control her nerves. Her attempts to find a cure for her unsteady hands led her to find a technique, which she used to treat thousands of patients, and led to her follow a career in

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. Her technique, known as the Fleming Method, relies on relaxed concentration to overcome pain. Ursula dreamed of opening a training center where she could pass on her knowledge to others but was unable to fulfill her goal due to dying of

leukemia Leukemia ( also spelled leukaemia and pronounced ) is a group of blood cancers that usually begin in the bone marrow and result in high numbers of abnormal blood cells. These blood cells are not fully developed and are called ''blasts'' or ...

. She was married to English tennis player Jack Darkins. In 1987, Ursuala Fleming was one of the co-founders of The Eckhart Society, a group that aims to promote the views of medieval theologian

Meister Eckhart Eckhart von Hochheim ( – ), commonly known as Meister Eckhart, Master Eckhart

and is now being translated into

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. Fleming wrote five books and featured in another, the most notable were two on pain control called ''Grasping the nettle: A positive approach to pain'' and ''Fleming Method of Relaxation for Concentration, Stress Management and Pain Control''.Amazon.co.uk: Fleming Method of Relaxation for Concentration, Stress Management and Pain Control: Carol Horrigan, Anne Fleming: Books
/ref> They are designed to help health care professionals teach pain control techniques to patients.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fleming, Ursula British health and wellness writers 1930 births People from Liverpool 1992 deaths English psychotherapists Lay Dominicans English Roman Catholics Deaths from leukemia People in health professions from Merseyside Writers from Liverpool