Migraine researchers offer Buddhist therapy sessions

THE Buddhist practice of mindfulness may help to relieve chronic or recurrent headache, according to Galway-based scientists seeking recruits to test the theory.

The NUIG Galway Centre for Pain Research is offering six free online sessions of mindfulness training for people who experience frequent headache pain or migraine.

The meditation technique, recognised as one of seven elements of enlightenment in the Buddhist tradition, focuses on awareness of reality in the present moment.

Psychologists have already recognised its ability to treat a number of mental and physical conditions, and NUIG’s Centre for Pain Research believes it may assist in chronic headache pain management.

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