On the 10th of September I decided that the only way out of my misery is to stop taking the migraine pills. For two and a half months I was feeling very tired. I had migraines every now and then and as if this was not enough I had an episode of pinched nerve in [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Yoga’
No More Drugs! No More Migraines
Posted in headache, Migraine, tagged end of migraines, exercise, headache, headache drugs, headaches, Medication overuse headache, Migraine, migraine prevention, migraine treatment, MOH, NO MORE HEADACHES, triptan, Yoga on September 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What have I learnt about migraine elimination?
Posted in headache, Migraine, Yoga, tagged headache, headaches, learning process, Medication overuse headache, Migraine, NO MORE HEADACHES, Yoga on August 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s been 4 months since I started to study my headaches with the goal of freeing myself from the suffer. I would like to sum up what I learned so far: Migraine is not a disease it is a genetic neurological condition, it is more like a symptom. We never look for a cure for [...]
Loosening the neck muscles – preventing Migraine
Posted in headache, Migraine, Yoga, tagged headache, headaches, learning process, Migraine, migraine treatment, NO MORE HEADACHES, Yoga on August 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Every morning and before I go to bed I do a series of exercises to loosen my neck muscles. During the day, every now and then, when I remember I do head retraction. It is something I can do even while listening to others in a meeting. It’s now two weeks of this new routine. [...]
Learning how to stop the migraine
Posted in headache, Migraine, Yoga, tagged breathing, guided imagery, headache, headaches, Medication overuse headache, Migraine, migraine treatment, NO MORE HEADACHES, Yoga on August 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Being my own therapist means that I have to find the way to: Stop the migraine Prevent them Since 99% of my migraine start in the middle of the night. I considered not going to sleep, but they say I won’t survive… The migraines starting at night are the result of my tight neck muscle. [...]
Being my own therapist
Posted in headache, Migraine, tagged headache, headaches, learning process, Migraine, migraine treatment, NO MORE HEADACHES, Yoga on August 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
IT IS NOT ABOUT SUCCESS OR FAILURE. It is a long learning process. Till now I avoided understanding my migraines. I thought all I need to do is find the right doctor or the right therapist or the right treatment method. I would find a new SOLUTION, read about it, ask others about it, as [...]
Yoga coupled with strong detrmination
Posted in Migraine, Yoga, tagged headache, headaches, Migraine, NO MORE HEADACHES, Yoga on August 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On the 30 of July was my birthday. Each year my group of friends since childhood celebrate the birthday of three of us in the north of Israel. Israel is very hot in the summer. The area near the Sea of Galilee is just like a furnace. In spite of the heat we headed up [...]
Exploring the healing effects of Yoga
Posted in headache, Migraine, Yoga, tagged headache, headaches, Migraine, NO MORE HEADACHES, Yoga on July 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Exploring the Internet I realized that there are plenty of hints and tips how to cure headaches with Yoga. Here are two other sites I found: Yoga Cure for Headaches Restorative Yoga Therapy class Laura Hawes Now is the time to incorporate it into my life. Since no one really knows what is best for [...]
Yoga can reduce migraine attacks
Posted in headache, Migraine, Yoga, tagged headache, headaches, Migraine, Yoga on July 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A year ago I bought a book named “Yoga Therapy for Headache Relief”. When I bought it I did the exercises every morning and evening for few weeks, didn’t see any change and stopped. Did I give up too fast? Now that I know that the main source of my migraines are the stiff neck [...]
How Yoga Works?
Posted in Yoga, tagged books, Master Patanjali, Michael Roach, The Diamond Cutter, Yoga on June 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Each year we have in Israel 10 days of Hebrew books (including translations) Festival. We call it “The Hebrew Book Week” (my translation). In major cities, in a central place, hundreds of tables loaded with books tempt you to buy books in very low prices. The selection is huge and I usually find books that [...]
