Your Own Personal Headache Revolution

In the Headache Healing Road, I declared that my approach is revolutionary. Why is that so—but not in the way you might think? It’s revolutionary because, based on working with hundreds of headache sufferers, the following statements will make some people feel uncomfortable:

  1. Longtime headache and migraine sufferers can greatly reduce or completely get over their cycles of pain.
  2. They can accomplish that goal without taking headache medications for the rest of their lives.

If you get migraines, how many times have you:

  • Been to a practitioner who told you “you’ll just have to live with it”?
  • Been prescribed medication to get over the rebound headaches you got from the previous medication(s)?
  • Had an adverse reaction or side effect to a medication you were taking (or trying to discontinue) for your headaches?
  • Rejoiced in finally finding a solution only to have it fizzle out?
  • Thought or worried or over-committed yourself into a migraine and/or a tension headache?
  • Lived your life in fear of the next pain?
  • Felt the tightness in your body and mind but not known how or be able to change it?

Given all of that, it’s tempting to crawl into a hole and never come out again! And when you do, again, you’ll try the “next best thing” because you’re not a quitter, and you really want to find your way out of this misery. Continue reading

Author Jan Mundo Introduces Her Book

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Jan Mundo, author of THE HEADACHE HEALER’S HANDBOOK, introduces her holistic, mind-body program that teaches headache and migraine sufferers how to relieve and prevent their symptoms naturally — without drugs and their side effects. For more info visit http://bit.ly/2K3B7Pm.

 

I was a guest on “Beyond the Shadows,” with host, producer, and author, Susan Finelli. The show, which aired on MNN during February in New York City, New Jersey, and Connecticut, was also streamed live online and is now available at blip.tv. During my interview entitled, The Headache Healing Road, I discuss my somatic approach to working with longtime, chronic headache and migraine patients, and how they can improve and move beyond their pain by embodying practices that promote centered balance in all aspects of their lives.

You can click the photo or this link to watch: http://www.blip.tv/file/4662048/

Your Headache Story

I’ve noticed that classes around headache healing can be an extremely compassionate way to move forward in solving longtime headache mysteries. I, and the entire class, listen carefully and neutrally to each person’s story. The class spontaneously learns listening distinctions and begins to model my listening. From there each person begins to experience compassion—compassion for others and, more importantly, for themselves. Inevitably, there’s always someone in the class who’s had it worse, one way or another, which creates empathy. And there’s always someone who isn’t as afflicted or who improves, which gives hope that life can be better and headaches can change. Continue reading