Category: Rest
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Cool, calm and collected
One of the upsides of practicing mindfulness techniques over the last year is the sense of serenity that is slowly creeping into my revived soul. I move slightly slower and with more intentionality, for example, and not just when I am practicing Tai Chi. When I am putting the dry…
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Insta-fatigue and resentment reels
In the paper the other day was an article about the declining level of fulfilling engagement with social media sites such as Instagram and TikTok. The author spoke of how Instagram began with a happy-snap, moved towards an emphasis on swoon-worthy enviable pictures, then a collection (or carrousel) of pictures,…
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A quick history of pillows
When you suffer from chronic migraines you spend a lot of time lying down. When you spend a lot of time lying down, you become very particular about what your head is resting on. This tends to turn you into a pillow-perfectionist or a cushion-connoisseur. The problem with experimenting with…
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“In bed” by Joan Didion
Joan Didon (1934-2021) is an American writer and journalist. Her obituary in Vogue casually mentions: “She was afflicted by migraines and was frequently depressed, even wearing dark glasses through the wedding ceremony.” I found a picture on Joan’s website, and sunglasses indoors does appear to confirm she is a person…
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Hypnic jerks… um.
OK, so that title looks a lot like ‘hippy jerks’ or something possibly ruder, but ‘hypnic jerks’ ARE a real thing… + Ever twitched violently while you were resting in bed? + Perhaps your leg or arm suddenly jerked in your sleep – so much so that you woke yourself…
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Midnight migraines
A while ago I wrote that I was pretty sure that nightmares can trigger midnight migraines… today I’m adding another unconventional culprit to the list: wearing socks to bed. Hear me out… For a few months there, one of the biggest banes of my life was midnight migraines. I was…
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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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Free mini-makeover for your bedroom
Mindfulness is a skill which involves being non-judgmentally present in your current moment. This might be an odd sidestep to traditional mindfulness matters, but if you regularly do your meditations or Yoga routines in your bedroom, or you spend a lot of time there due to chronic illness, you can…
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Rest assured(?)
In Australia, we have two (main) terms for afternoon rests: ‘power kips’ and ‘nanna naps’. For the first, you’re more likely to make a conscious decision to go lie down. You might even set your alarm clock to be sure you get back up at a certain time. The nana…
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