Headache Healer's Handbook (eBook)

Jan Mundo, CMSC, CMT, has held headache programs at medical centers, universities, and corporations including Kaiser Permanente, Stanford University, and Apple. She is a certified Master Somatic Coach and massage therapist with advanced training in multiple healing modalities. She lives in New York City.

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction (or Preface and Introduction)

Part One. Entering In

Chapter 1. Putting Relief In Your Hands

Chapter 2. What’s Your Headache Type?

Chapter 3. Your Personal Headache Profile

Chapter 4. The Mind–Body-Headache Connection

Part Two. Handling Headache Triggers

Chapter 5. The Chinese Menu Theory

Chapter 6. Dietary Triggers

Chapter 7. Environmental, Lifestyle, and Physical Triggers

Chapter 8. Medication and Hormonal Triggers

Chapter 9. Diet for Migraine Prevention

Chapter 10. Tracking Your Triggers

Part Three. Creating Balance Through Awareness

Chapter 11. Breathing In, Breathing Out

Chapter 12. Being Still: Mindfulness and Headaches

Chapter 13. Posture, Ergonomics, and Sleep

Chapter 14. The Zen of Exercise and Headaches

Part Four. Hands-on: The Healing Power of Touch

Chapter 15. Touch Prep: Listening With Your Hands

Chapter 16. Backing Down Headaches with Self-Massage

Chapter 17. Relax Your Head and Face

Chapter 18. Headaches in the Language of Touch

Chapter 19. Mundo Method Therapy Self-care Instructions

Part Five. The Deeper Realms of Headache

Chapter 20. Headaches, Somatic Shaping, and Trauma

Chapter 21. Embodied Wisdom: Your Feeling Self

Part Six. Embodying Your New Life

Chapter 22. Completion and Appreciation

Index

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