Although initially a bit resistant to meditation, I have grown to enjoy the time spent meditating (although I tend to keep my daily sessions short). Meditating allows you to practice the art of sitting still in mind and body, which in turn, helps your brain rest and reset. My advice is to start with short meditations and work your way up to longer ones once you get used to sitting still. If you never get used to meditating (some of us have very active ‘monkey brains’!) that’s ok too. Even trying a few shorter meditations will remind you of the importance of sitting straight, breathing deeply, and scanning your body for potential problems areas where tension is creeping in.
Mindful meditation is an important way of meeting our migraine goal of decreasing triggers (such as stress and anxiety) whilst increasing our resistance to the triggers we can’t prevent (like hormones and the environment).
Here are some of the links that I have used:
Free Meditations to Support Your Mental Strength by Melli O’Brien (melliobrien.com)
(5 mins) 5-minute Guided Mediation with Jon Kabat-Zinn | MasterClass
(10 mins) 10-Minute Meditation For Healing (youtube.com)
(16 mins) Open awareness meditation 15 mins (youtube.com)
(17 mins) Instant Headache Relief – Pain Relief through Guided Visualization, Meditation & Relaxation (youtube.com)
(17 mins) Meditation For Complete Beginners | Genevieve Mackenzie, Insight Timer
(28 mins) Pain Relief Guided Meditation for easing aches, pain, headaches
(30 mins) Deep Relaxation | 30-Min Guided Meditation (youtube.com)
(35 mins) Migraine and Headache Relief: Guided Meditation to Relieve Pain (youtube.com)
(39 mins) Migraine Relief Meditation | Victoria Yoga, Insight Timer
Take care, Linda x
PS – all the videos are grouped together in a playlist over on YouTube: The Mindful Migraine – YouTube
PPS – If you have Spotify, I have two playlists of short and long meditations saved: Spotify – themindfulmigraine.wordpress.com – hope they help.
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