MRI Outcomes of Mindfulness Meditation for Migraine

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) involves focused attention while practicing moment-to-moment nonjudgmental awareness of the self with the goal of achieving emotional balance and clarity of thought. There will be 8 weekly sessions and a half day retreat followed by 4 bi-weekly sessions over a period of 4 months.

Intervention involves a standardized stress management for headaches (SMH) group intervention that focuses on stress and general stress management skills, headache symptoms and their management, sleep hygiene, and healthy eating. There will be 8 weekly sessions followed by 4 bi-weekly sessions over a period of 4 months.