Category: Movement
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Bed rotting for migraines
There is a TikTok trend that has been going around long enough now, and gaining enough interest, that Time Magazine has weighed in on the subject: Bed Rotting. (Here’s the link to the article: Is Bed Rotting Bad for You? | TIME) The idea behind bed rotting is that you…
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Visualizing movement for chronic pain and insomnia
One of the things that I have discovered after practicing Tai Chi, Qigong or Yin Yoga often enough is that you start to gain ‘muscle memory’. Your body begins to recall the repeated actions, and they get easier and more automatic. Remember, I’m very much a beginner in all three…
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Face Yoga for migraines
A while ago, when I was at the physiotherapist for my frozen shoulder, I asked her for some advice about the tension in my face. I’ve mentioned before that I wear a mouthguard at night to stop me grinding my teeth, and I also (regularly) talk about ways to prevent…
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The healing tide
For a recent post about Mt Everest, I was looking for an image of mountain climbers from WordPress-Pexels (where I get my blog images from unless they’re my own AI ones). It occurred to me that several of them had a ‘long way to go’ feeling, or else a sense…
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#shadesformigraine
I know I said I wasn’t going to ‘show my face’ here again for a while, but I forgot about the initiative that is always run on the 21st of June by migraine advocates around the world. They pick this date because it is the summer solstice; the longest, sunniest,…
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Migraines and exercise
Dr Betsy Seng, a psychologist and researcher in neurology, presented on migraine and exercise at the wonderful 2024 Migraine World Summit. It’s taken me a while, but here are my notes from her interview. It was agreed that exercise is good for everyone, however, when you have a migraine it…
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The Boston Marathon and Mount Everest
What do the Boston Marathon and Mount Everest have in common? They seem to be the two most common stories I hear referred to as an (im)possible dream. A dream so big, the dreamer knows it could take them years to achieve, but one which they believe the sacrifice will…
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Chair Yoga for migraines
One of the first posts I ever made on The Mindful Migraine Blog was about Yin Yoga. My neurologist recommended I do a few lessons as a form of mindful movement to help reverse my chronic pain. I mentioned at the time that I felt “no victory” getting out of…
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Finding migraine relief
The Migraine World Summit is almost over, but there’s a few more hours left of their good information. I’ll definitely be back next year to listen again. Yesterday’s presentation was by headache specialist, neurologist and founder of Migraine Quebec, Dr Elizabeth Leroux. The contents of her interview are simplified, and…
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