Category: Movement
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A holey revelation
Every now and then, life hands you a strange revelation… sometimes it comes in the form of a blinding-light styled epiphany, a “Eureka!” moment of extreme enthusiasm… other times, it comes as more of a muted “huh.” I guess it doesn’t matter which way a revelation arrives, only that you…
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Unhurry – or – make haste slowly
Aesop’s fable of “The Tortoise and The Hare” involves two critters who decide to have a race. The story is over 2,000 years old, but still as lively as ever. The young hare (or rabbit) taunts the old tortoise (or turtle) for moving in a way that is so agonizingly…
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Basketballer Scottie Pippen and THE migraine
Today’s another one of my “stories matter” episodes in which I tell you a bit about someone famous with a migraine. Problem is, it’s about a basketballer, and I know NOTHING about basketball… so – apologies in advance if I mess this up, and I’ll keep it short, so I…
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Foot Yoga for migraines
I was listening to an interview about migraines a while ago and the two women discussing their pain management spoke about the importance of good footwear. Their adamant conviction caught me off guard. “Good shoes = less head pain” … surely not? But as they kept talking, I realized their…
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What is “interoception”?
I’m a blog-hopper as you all know – jumping from my blog, to yours, to newbies… and it was while I was jumping all over the place that I came across a new blog called: Unmasking Eve. In the Welcome to 2025 blog post, there was a specific phrase that…
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Like mother like daughter
I’ve been thinking a lot about the habits that we learn from our parents – and those that we pass onto our kids. The list that comes up in my mind is a mixed bag of wonderful memories, routines and rituals… as well as a handful of dubious practices. [This…
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Swimming for migraines
In Australia, where I live, summer has ended. Based on what I know from previous years, within a few weeks the temperature of the water in backyard pools will go from “balmy” to “fresh”. Another few weeks after that, and the water becomes “nippy” and off limits to all but…
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Yin and Yang and You
According to Wikipedia, Yin and Yang is a part of ancient Chinese philosophy and cosmology. They symbolize “an opposite but interconnected, self-perpetuating cycle”. Yin is “retractive, passive and contractive” whilst Yang is “repelling, active and expansive”. The dichotomy of the two energies creates seasons, moods, evolution, balance… and infinite potential.…
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Studio Migraine AND “what is rolfing?”
Feeling a bit better today – thank you for all your kind words yesterday – they help a lot! First up – here’s the link to the podcast I mentioned yesterday where I spoke to Ellen from Studio Migraine: it’s called Studio Migraine meets The Mindful Migraine blogger Linda. I’m…
The Mindful Migraine 