Headache has been a big problem for almost everyone for many centuries. Modern medicine offers many drugs, the pharmacology of which allows you to instantly get rid of exhausting pain and spasms.

However, each drug has its own side effects and often works on the principle of "one heals, the other cripples." Alternative medicine strongly disagrees with these moments, and today yoga for headaches comes to the aid of people. The headache does not appear on its own, it is caused by good reasons. If you once understand them in detail and identify those that correspond to a specific person, you will not need any chemical preparations.

The most common causes of headaches are:

• overwork;
• systematic exposure to stress;
• physical and emotional stress;
• problems with blood vessels and pressure;
• problems in the muscles of the neck, back and spine.

In most cases, head pain is caused by problems associated with muscle strain in the neck and back. All these unpleasant sensations are easily eliminated with the help of simple physical exercises that yoga offers.

"Blowing" energy channels

The person should sit on the floor, take any comfortable position and completely relax. Then you need to close one nostril with your finger and inhale the air as deeply and slowly as possible through the second free one for two minutes. Then the nostrils are changed. This exercise is performed until the pain begins to recede.

"Cooling breath"

You need to take the lotus position (sit down in Turkish), straighten your back, stick out your tongue, curling it into a tube, and inhale slowly and as deeply as possible through its air. Exit through the nose, tightly closing the oral cavity. Repeat several times until relief is felt.

Physical exercise

For the neck

You can perform it anywhere and in any position, you just need to sit on the floor with your legs crossed, or just on a chair with your legs wide apart. Stretch your right hand to your right knee or grab a chair, put your left hand on top of your head and gently tilt it to the left, holding on to your knee or chair. The exercise is done for a minute, then the arms, legs and direction change in a mirror order, and the head is tilted to the right side;

For shoulders

Sit on the floor, bend your legs at the knees and spread them apart, while the big toes should be located opposite each other. Inhale, as you exhale, stretch forward, trying to gently stretch the spine, freeze for a few seconds in this position. After that, stretch your arms forward and connect at your feet in a lock, raise them up as far as possible. On a slow exhalation, slowly lower them down, while trying to shift the weight of the body forward, lifting the hips. To linger in this position for a few seconds, then lower the hips, repeat 5-10 times as much as possible;

For the back - dog pose

Kneel on the floor and at the same time lean on your wrists, spreading them shoulder-width apart. While inhaling, lower your elbows to the floor, while exhaling, raise your hips. In this case, one should try to press the heels to the ground and not tear off the feet from it, which should be strictly parallel to each other. Then you need to lower your head down, relaxing your neck muscles as much as possible and inhale-exhale 5-6 times;

For chest, back and buttocks

Sit on the floor, tucking your legs under you, joining your feet. Lean back, leaning on your hands on the floor behind your back, arch your back and raise your chest as high as possible, while your hips should rest on your heels. Throw your head back and try to hold out in this position for about 30 seconds. After that, raise your head and slowly return to the starting position;

To relax the lower spine

Lie on the floor on your back, bend your knees and wrap your hands around your feet, slowly spread your knees and lower them to your armpits. Try to hold out in this position for half a minute, swinging from side to side;

Final exercise

• Place the pillow or a rolled-up blanket against the wall, lie on your back facing the wall, placing your buttocks on the pillow, and placing your feet upright against the wall.
• Slowly and carefully spread your legs to the sides, as wide as your physical data allow, and lie there for half a minute.
• Then bring your legs together and, bending them at the knees, "walk" down the wall. Repeat 5-10 times.

Eastern practitioners have proven that all parts of our body are interconnected, and relaxation of overstrained muscles of the back, neck, spine and even buttocks can easily remove any headache.

Such simple poses and a set of yoga exercises help to quickly remove tension and stretch problem areas well.

• This makes the blood circulate better, it begins to flow to the brain in the required amount, which ensures the reduction or complete elimination of headaches.
• However, despite all the benefits, yoga has some contraindications for a certain group of people.

Contraindications

Yoga is contraindicated for people:

• suffering from cardiovascular diseases;
• having tumors;
• caught a cold;
• with increased body temperature.

With such ailments, it is worth visiting a doctor; in other cases, yoga exercises are not dangerous.

Whatever the cause of the headache, before you buy yourself a pack of pills, it is worth remembering that any medicine only temporarily removes the symptom, but not the cause. This method seems to be the most effective and simple, but in the end it carries more harm than good points.

This is a good reason to think about whether the game is worth the candle and to take a different path. The realization that yoga is the best alternative to any medicine has helped millions of people around the world not only get rid of headaches, but also improve their health in general.

Very often, to reduce headaches, a person resorts to the use of pills. But this approach without consulting a doctor is frivolous in relation to your health. In the case when the headache appears as a result of tension in the neck, shoulders, back, some physical exercises and breathing exercises can help. Unlike drugs, they do not have a harmful effect on the body.

Breathing exercises

Yoga for headaches is the safest and most effective way to get rid of headaches. Performing special exercises is not difficult: they are simple, they can be performed at any place and age.

1. First you need to work out the neck in all directions. The arms are freely positioned along the body. Sitting on a chair, you can take the lotus position, with your right hand reaching your left ear over your head. Then, under the pressure of the same hand, give the head an inclined position, and this exercise should be performed with little resistance. The duration of being in this state is about a minute. After that, you need to repeat the same in the other direction. Care should be taken to avoid stretching the neck muscles. If pain is felt during exercise, reduce resistance. When done correctly, the yoga exercise should only feel muscle tension.
2. An open heart. This exercise will work the muscles in the front of your neck. In addition, it has a relaxing effect on the back and strengthens, at the same time relieves tension, on the spine. Thanks to this, the headaches will become less pronounced or disappear altogether.

Starting position: sitting on your knees, hips touching heels, feet together. From this position, you need to bend back, resting your palms on the floor 20 cm from the feet. The chest must be raised higher, and the head must be thrown back. The buttocks touch the heels, only the back flexes. This pose must be fixed for 35 seconds. After returning to the starting position: first you should raise your head, only then your chest.

1. Camel. Starting position: standing on your knees, you need to rest your palms on your feet, and bend your body. The correct execution of this yoga exercise implies the observance of the following points:

the hip line should be perpendicular to the floor surface;

the gluteal muscles are tense, the arms are straight;

the head is thrown back;

the muscles of the entire back are involved in the deflection; muscle tension from the tailbone to the shoulders should be felt.

For the shoulders. Starting position: sitting on your knees, you should tilt your upper body forward and rest your forehead on the floor. It is worthwhile to linger in this position for a few seconds, it will allow the muscles of the lower back and spine to stretch.

While in the same position, it is necessary to connect your hands behind your back and slowly turn them in your shoulders, as far as possible. Fix the position again. Next, you need to raise the hips and shift the pivot point to the crown of the head. In this case, the joined hands should be twisted as much as possible at the shoulders.

After, after keeping the pose a little, return to the starting position. The return to it should be gradual, fixing all intermediate positions. Repeat these movements 3 - 4 more times. If the headache is due to a tight shoulder, this yoga complex will bring relief.

Dolphin. This position helps to relax the shoulder and upper back, which are often stressed by headaches. First you need to get on all fours, arms and legs - shoulder-width apart and hip-width apart, respectively. Next, the emphasis must be transferred to the elbows, and the buttocks must be raised. It is advisable to touch the floor with the entire surface of the feet. The head should be located between the forearms, and the gaze should be directed towards the feet. While in this position, you need to take a deep breath and exhale several times.

Happy child. This pose also has a relaxing effect on the spine and back muscles and relieves pain in the head. First you need to lie down with your back to the floor and relax. The next movement is to grab the feet of the legs raised and bent at the knees. Next, you need to gently move the knees slightly apart to the sides to the chest. When you reach the level of the armpits, you need to stay in this position for several minutes. To achieve maximum effect, you can wiggle from side to side. Thanks to this, a positive effect will be exerted on each vertebra.

Relaxation of the body. In addition to special and aimed at achieving a certain result of asanas in yoga exercises for headaches and the recovery complex is also included. It includes poses, the execution of which is not accompanied by any tension, so they have no restrictions on the number and time.

To perform one of these yoga exercises, you need to sit next to the wall, for convenience, you can put something soft under the buttocks. Keep your feet upright along the wall. The exercise is as follows: you need to spread your legs as wide as possible, while your feet do not need to be torn off the wall. The duration of being in this position depends on the individual capabilities of the person. You need to return to the starting position in small steps along the wall, keeping your legs upright.

Despite the many positive aspects of yoga, headache relief exercises are not available to everyone. Those who have cardiovascular diseases and malignant tumors are not recommended to take the described positions and postures.

If, as a result of examinations, the causes of headaches are not found, then the reason for this is a certain way of life. In this case, yoga for headaches will help relieve tension, thereby improving the general condition. As a result of its application, not only will the head become lighter, but also the muscles will become stronger, the figure will tighten, and the vital energy will return.

Yoga for headaches can be a real salvation. It is a source of inspiration for many people who practice it, therefore it will successfully replace the pills with which you save yourself from feeling unwell.

The teachers of this spiritual and physical practice suggest not to keep the pain inside yourself, but to let it out. You can imagine a lump of painful sensations in the form of a melting piece of ice. Special exercises for headaches will be effective.

Causes of headaches

Yoga for headache relief can only be used under certain circumstances. First, it is important to find out the cause of poor health or migraines, and then proceed to asanas.

Causes of pain in different parts of the head:

1. Inflammatory processes in the structures of the brain. This could be a signal of meningitis or encephalitis. If you walked down the street without a hat, you slipped through, picked up a tick, this will be indicated by a severe headache.
2. Poisoning. Painful sensations are caused by metabolic disorders in the body (intoxication).
3. Increased sensitivity to weather conditions. Some people feel more than others a change in atmospheric pressure, which is expressed in tension or vasodilation. This can also cause a headache.
4. Injuries. Even if you accidentally bump your head on the corner of furniture while cleaning, you may not at first notice how you received a serious bruise or even a concussion. But the pain will remind you of it.
5. Wandering pains in neuralgia. This is only associated with nerve endings and does not indicate any violations in the organs.
6. Pinching in the cervical spine. Migraine is a side symptom.
7. Stress, overwork, depression, excitement make a person tense up, which interferes with the free flow of blood to the brain and causes discomfort.
8. An uncomfortable position throughout the day leads to overstraining and pinching of muscles, which, in turn, causes chronic headaches.

If during inflammatory processes, intoxication, injuries, the obligatory help of a doctor is needed, then in other cases, exercises for headaches may well improve the state of health.

Respiratory yoga for headaches

Pranayama, or the system of breathing exercises, helps to relax, relieve tension, calm the nervous system, and improve blood circulation in the upper body. After that, the migraine caused by stress and improper posture recedes.

By doing Nadi Shodhana, you will clear the energy channels of the body:

1. Sit down, straighten your back, relax.
2. Pinch your right nostril with your thumb and inhale slowly but deeply through your left. Exhale through it even more slowly.
3. The duration of the exercise for 1 nostril is 2-4 minutes.
4. Then pinch the other nostril. Follow the same steps.

Shitali helps reduce body temperature through cooling breath:

1. Sit in the lotus position.
2. Putting your tongue out of your mouth slightly, roll it up with a tube.
3. You need to inhale slowly and deeply through this "tube", imagining that you are swallowing air.
4. The exhalation is done through the nose with the mouth closed.
5. It is repeated 3 times without haste and overexertion.

If breathing exercises for headaches are performed correctly, then you will immediately experience relief.

By repeating these 2 pranayamas after 2 hours throughout the day, you will get rid of the pain.

Poses to help relieve head pain

Yoga asanas are designed to train parts of the body where pinching can cause unpleasant symptoms. Forget about work chores, family problems and get into the development of the neck, forearm, shoulders and spine.

You can stretch your neck while sitting on a chair in the office:

1. Place your hand on your head, touching the opposite ear with your fingers.
2. Slowly tilt your head towards the helping hand.
3. Hold this position for 60 seconds.
4. Change your hand.

Muscle tension should be felt in this exercise.

Back relaxation can be achieved by performing the following asana:

1. Sit on the floor with your knees bent.
2. Connect your feet parallel to each other.
3. Lean back, resting on your hands behind your feet.
4. Extend your chest as much as possible without lifting your hips from your heels.
5. Throw your head back.
6. Hold the pose for at least 30 seconds.

The Dog or Dolphin pose will relieve stress on the upper back:

1. Get down on your knees, rest your hands on the floor, spreading them shoulder-width apart.
2. Lower your elbows to the floor and then raise your hips.
3. The feet are parallel (try not to tear off the heels).
4. Lower your head between your hands, looking at your legs.
5. Take a few slow breaths in and out.
6. Kneel down gently.

An exercise with a rather funny pose will help to relax your back. He can be called "Happy Child":

1. Lie on your back. You need to completely relax.
2. Raise your legs and bend your knees.
3. Grasp your feet with your hands, winding them from the inside of your thighs.
4. Lower your knees with your hands, spreading them slightly to the side.
5. Freeze for a few minutes in this position, or try to slowly swing from side to side.

By working your core muscles and eliminating headaches, you will tone your body and gain overall well-being.

Contraindications to yoga

It is better not to practice asanas as a pain reliever for those who have cardiovascular diseases, oncological tumors. They are also contraindicated for colds, in the postoperative period. First see your doctor to rule out serious illness, only then start gymnastics.

You need to be very careful when you are pregnant, for whom special sets of exercises with an instructor are provided for in yoga. Women on critical days are also better off avoiding activities that involve the back and hips.

Respect your feelings, do what you can.

Probably everyone has encountered a severe headache called migraine at least once in their life. Some "lucky ones" were less fortunate - migraine haunts them constantly.

According to statistics, women are more susceptible to this unpleasant disease, but men are often tormented by severe headaches. Migraines appear in the first 30 years of life and are often hereditary, so it is worth asking relatives in detail if they are prone to headaches.

One good thing is that by the age of 50-60 the migraine, as a rule, disappears.

Migraine symptoms

Migraine has many symptoms and may appear differently from person to person. The following symptoms are most common:

• Weakness;
• Pressure "surges";
• Dizziness;
• Sweating;
• Chills;
• Freezing of the limbs;
• Lack of oxygen;
• Throbbing headache;
• Feelings of anxiety and anxiety.

A migraine can last for a couple of hours or for several days. In this case, the pain often does not extend to the entire head, but is localized in a specific place (in the area of ​​\ u200b \ u200bthe temples, forehead, nape). The pain is often so strong that it resonates throughout the body.

Migraine causes

Migraines can be triggered by a variety of factors, ranging from loud noises to serious illnesses. The most common causes of long-term headaches are:

• Lack of sleep and rest;
• Improper nutrition;
• Hormonal changes (for example, in connection with the monthly cycle in women);
• Climate change;
• Sudden warming or cold snap;
• Stress and mental shock;
• Pungent odors;
• Differential pressure (for example, when climbing to a great height).

More serious causes of migraine are:

• Changes inside blood vessels (diseases of the cardiovascular system);
• Disorder of the nervous system;
• Deterioration of blood supply to the brain;
• Hormonal disruptions;
• Uneven expansion of the vessels of the brain.

In case of persistent debilitating headache, an urgent need to consult a doctor.

Methods for treating migraines

Headache is treated in different ways. Someone more trusts the recommendations of doctors and pharmacy medicines, someone likes traditional medicine.

The main treatments for migraines are:

1. Drug treatment;
2. Alternative medicine treatment (herbal teas, lotions, baths);
3. Homeopathy;
4. Relaxation;
5. Music therapy;
6. Yoga for migraines.

The latter method is not very common, but, nevertheless, it has many advantages. We will talk about him.

Yoga classes for headaches

The reason for the effectiveness of yoga for headaches is as follows: it not only relieves pain (as pills do), but also eliminates the causes of migraines - nervous tension and accumulated stress. That is why regular exercise for migraines helps better than any pharmacy drug.

You can learn the basic yoga asanas that help fight pain, both independently and in special courses. Fortunately, there are now many sections where they teach not only to put their figure in order with the help of yoga, but also to deal with pain in different parts of the body.

Yoga for migraines involves the use of several basic postures.

Inverted candle

To complete the exercise you will need:

• Blanket;
• Belt;
• Thick book or brick;
• Pillow.

Spread a blanket against the wall, place a pillow on it (preferably a roller-shaped pillow). Place a brick (book) between the wall and the pillow. Make a wide loop out of the belt (fasten it to the outermost hole).

Sink back on the pillow. You should be sideways against the wall. After that, turn to face her and at the same time raise your legs on the wall, and put your head and torso on the blanket. After your body is in a horizontal position (while your legs remain upright against the wall), put the belt on your legs and spread your feet to the sides. At the same time, the hips and pelvis should be pressed against the wall.

Relax and freeze in this position for five minutes.

Not an easy exercise, isn't it? It requires some physical training, and it may not be possible to reproduce it the first time. However, after some workout, it will help both fight migraines and develop internal flexibility.

Downward facing dog pose

Consider a simpler exercise that almost anyone can do. This pose is good in that it not only relieves pain in the head, but also helps fight fatigue and strengthens the back.

Sit on your haunches, spread your knees in different directions. Lower your palms to the floor in front of you.

As you exhale, slowly slide your palms forward. The arms should be extended on the floor in front of the body.

Inhaling air, lift your pelvis up, bend your toes. At the same time, the feet remain hip-width apart. Legs and knees are straight and extended.

Try, without lifting your hands off the floor, pulling your shoulders towards your waist and stretching your spine, lowering your thigh muscles down. The face and neck remain relaxed.

While doing the exercise, remember how dogs stretch: the pelvis should go up, stretching the back.

Hare pose

Sit on the floor. Bring your hips and knees together, and lower your pelvis between your feet. As you inhale, raise your straight arms above your head. The palms "look" at each other. Shoulders touching ears. Hold your breath and arch your back.

As you exhale, without changing the position of your hands, slowly bend forward, but do not lift your pelvis off the floor. In other words, you should lie on the floor with your arms outstretched.

In this case, the face is in front of the knees. The abdomen is pressed against the thighs. Hold your breath and stay in this position for a few seconds. Next, exhale and return to the starting position.

By improving blood circulation in the head area, this position helps to get rid of migraines, and also serves as prevention of its appearance.

Breathing yoga exercises

This is another type of exercise that can help relieve a headache attack. The advantage of such gymnastics is that no additional devices are needed to perform it. Only the muscles of the face will be involved, so this kind of gymnastics for migraines will come in handy when you are out of the house and cannot perform regular asanas.

Cleansing and healing channels

Sit comfortably and relax. The back remains straight. Use your thumb to pinch the right nostril so that no air can flow through it. Take a slow deep breath in with your left nostril, then exhale. The inhalation should be in four counts, and the exhalation should be eight, that is, the exhalation should be twice as long as the inhalation. You need to do the exercise for about two minutes with one nostril, and then another couple of minutes with the other.

Relax your entire face while doing this exercise. If the forehead is tense, then to relax it, you can close your eyes.

Advice! This exercise is perfect for pregnant women, as slow deep breathing will help not only relieve an attack of pain, but also calm down, relax, and also prepare for future childbirth.

"Cold breath"

Sit cross-legged in a Turkish fashion. Roll your tongue into a tube and slightly stick it out of your mouth. Take a slow deep breath through your mouth, that is, through your tube tongue. Do not rush to exhale immediately, but "swallow" the air, let it in. Exhale through the nose. The mouth is closed. Try to do the exercise without stress.

This exercise will not only help relieve headaches, but also cool the body in hot weather.

Helpful for migraines and simple deep breathing. Do not focus on pain, because painful sensations make us breathe quickly and intermittently.

Better lie down on the sofa, put your palms on your stomach, close your eyes and try to relax. Take a deep breath. In this case, the palms on the stomach should rise, that is, the air fills not only the lungs, but also the entire diaphragm. Exhale slowly.

Migraine meditation

Meditation is the foundation of yoga. It is complete relaxation (both physical and emotional) that gives tremendous results in the fight against diseases and ailments.

With the help of regular meditations, you will not only get rid of pressing throbbing pain, but also gain additional strength, energy, thirst for life and new achievements, and also open your mind to new ideas and pans.

Where to start meditation? Sit in a comfortable position. You can sit "in Turkish" or in the "lotus position". Raise your hands up (slightly forward), palms "look" at each other. Close your eyes.

Under closed eyelids, mentally look at the hairline. Remain in this position for at least 10 minutes. Concentrate on the thought that nothing bothers you and does not bother you, believe that the pain recedes.

This exercise will improve blood flow to the head, neck and back, so that the pain will actually go away.

Prevention of migraine

Common migraine prophylaxis include:

1. Regular walks;
2. Proper nutrition;
3. Full rest;
4. Drinking herbal teas;
5. Correct daily routine;
6. Getting rid of anxiety, excitement, stress.

Yoga proposes to supplement this list with three important components of migraine prevention:

1. Deep relaxation - a person relaxes so much that he almost ceases to feel himself in this world, it is as if he is “between the worlds”;
2. Removal of toxins and harmful substances from the digestion;
3. Rinsing the nose.

Compliance with these rules will help you forget about headaches forever and feel like a full-fledged and healthy person. Remember that you can only learn how yoga will affect migraines by trying the exercises on yourself. So maybe it's time to give up pills and pharmaceuticals and turn to the wisdom of the ancient peoples?

There are different types of ailments, as well as a wide variety of causes. They are classified according to the type of unpleasant symptoms causing them, their location and duration. It is important to determine the type of headache:

• migraine;
• cough;
• pressure change;
• stress, etc.

The scale of the problem is enormous. Studies indicate that 90% of the population complains of the disease at least once a year. Just as there are so many types of headaches, there are also many causes of them. These include:

• malfunctions of the endocrine system;
• poor sleep;
• lack of exercise;
• imbalance of neurotransmitters;
• poor posture;
• stress;
• food containing various types of additives and many others.

To solve a problem, you need to have a deep knowledge of its origin. It is required to understand the mechanism of action, or all the factors influencing the onset and appearance of symptoms of discomfort.

Asana Viparita Karani will help to quickly get rid of pain

According to the method of B.K.S. Iyengar, yoga, and the lotus pose can help combat ailments.

“The main thing is to take the right posture, have adequate support, straighten the spine, relax the neck, back, arms and abdominal muscles,” says the teacher.

You can sit in this position for a long time, changing the crossing of your legs.

The most common cause of headaches is stress and migraines. Stress interferes with the work of the cardiovascular system and heart, causes shortness of breath, which can lead to hypoxia of the body, fatigue, irritability and problems with concentration, and is harmful to the blood vessels of the brain.

When determining the cause:

• The first step will be research (svadhyaya), which gathers information about the nature of the problem.
• The next step is practice. Using asanas, pranayama, meditation, it is determined what is useful for you, neutral or unacceptable.
• You shouldn't approach this process automatically. What leads to a positive reaction at the beginning of the process can become neutral over time. Work that initially generated negative emotions becomes highly desirable and will yield positive results. Therefore, it is necessary to practice and experiment all the time until you find the antidote.

Over time, the disease will begin to recede, although occasional relapses may sometimes appear.

A headache can be a blessing and force you to change your habits and lifestyle.

Check what helps you

There is no ready-made sequence (sequence) of exercises for headaches of all kinds. To achieve positive results, it is advisable to carry out the work in three stages:

• prevention when there are no problems;
• work preceding the reduction of pain symptoms and discomfort;
• exercises at the time of its onset.

First, it is worth finding out, at the time of the onset of symptoms, is it helping you to move your head slowly back and forth? It is enough to perform a tilt in the position of Pavan Muktasana (emission of winds) on two chairs, with the head bowed to the hands (with the palms of the hands, embrace the opposite elbows). Perform a head tilt in the Shavasana position (dead man's pose). Lying on the bed, move your head slightly behind the mattress so that the whole neck is supported.

Both positions are performed with minimal head movement.

Even a slight decrease in symptoms will be a valuable clue as to what to do next: bending forward or backward. In none of the positions performed, the symptoms should not increase.

Over time, the malaise should go away, but you should not expect too much at the very beginning (about 5-10% will go away). You have to be patient and repeat asanas, pranayamas and meditation.

In severe cases, the pain lasts 30 to 40 years. Sometimes it takes 2-3 weeks of constant practice to get rid of it. This pain is accompanied by vomiting, dizziness, and growing panic.

In case of a headache, it is important to understand what it is connected with and to be patient.

In practice, there are many examples when during one lesson it was possible to reduce discomfort to a minimum. However, you will need patience and maximum trust in the teacher.

Preventive practice

Once you know the basic principles of self-help, it is important to recognize the symptoms and respond to them. For many people, the position of Viparita Karani (bent candle pose) is the magic wand that will relieve them of pain. It is only important to recognize the first signs of the arrival of pain in time:

• drowsiness;
• panic;
• labored breathing;
• weakness;
• relaxation or mood changes.

The position can even provoke pain. The pose is allowed to be modified. For some people it is convenient to lie down with straight legs raised on the wall without any help, others require support of the sacrum and lower back. This is the work that needs to be done in order to discover and find what helps.

Worth pondering

The causes of pain can arise not only on the physical level, but also on the mental level. What precedes the headache and its arrival, what events? This will be the key information for making a decision.

Some life situations cause drowsiness, after which malaise appears. If a strong backward bend of the head helps, perform Shavasana with the head thrown back beyond the edge of the mattress or pillow. Do the exercise in such a way that there is a slight arousal and sobering up.

The position can also be performed using a roller, where a rolled blanket serves as a neck support.

If front bends help, do Supta Baddha Konasana (butterfly pose) or Supta Virasana (prone warrior pose) with a roller. Set it in front, and put enough blankets under your head so that it is in a neutral position, or with a slightly tilted chin towards the sternum. In addition to relieving pain, the position will improve breathing.

If symptoms appear as a result of stress, you should concentrate on relaxing the contracted diaphragm during bends. Adho Mukha Virasana, with a support roller, will help restore calm and composure.

Yoga exercises relieve some of the symptoms, add blood flow to the head, and with each deep breath you will feel better.

Neck pain and headaches are often caused by excessive muscle tension in the neck and shoulders. This leads to damage to the nerve endings, misalignment of the vertebral discs and a feeling of tension, as well as discomfort in the neck and head. Yoga for headaches can relieve symptoms with a common stretching procedure by lengthening all major muscle groups in the neck and shoulders.

Muscles of the neck

The main muscle groups of the neck include the erector muscle of the back, muscles of the scalp, levator, upper trapezius and sternoclaidomastoid muscles. To learn how to properly stretch each muscle group individually, you can purchase an instructional video or practice under the guidance of an experienced leader.

Yoga for the treatment of migraines and headaches

Migraine is a neurological disorder that causes recurring headaches of moderate to high intensity. Usually affects only one half of the head and can last from 2 hours to two or more days. A migraine attack can make a person extremely sensitive to light or noise. Other common symptoms include:

• vomiting;
• nausea;
• exacerbation of pain due to physical activity.

The Life Saving Mudra Helps With Headaches

According to a study by British physicians, almost 0.2 million migraines occur daily in the UK. Migraine headaches affect 8 million.

According to the American Headache Society, nearly 90 percent of Americans suffer from headache pain. Forty-five million Americans experience chronic headaches and 23 million suffer from severe migraines.

Migraine attacks cause unbearable pain and can interfere with your personal and professional life.

Do not hide the problem that has arisen. By explaining the situation to family, friends, and colleagues, you will receive moral and emotional support from them. This will help them have a complete picture of your situation.

Practicing simple yoga postures will help you reduce the impact of migraine attacks and ultimately stop them for good. Unfold your yoga mat, take some time off, and get the headache out of your life for good.

Poses to help relieve migraines

Is there a natural way to deal with migraines without harming the body in the process? Fortunately, yes - that's yoga.

Migraine yoga is an ancient technique that promotes a fulfilling, fulfilling and holistic life through a combination of postures and breathing techniques. She is able to fight headaches. If you practice these simple yoga poses for a few minutes every day, then the following migraine attack can be taken fully armed:

• Hastapadasana (Pose for the arms and legs).
• Setu Bandhasana (Bridge Pose).
• Balasana or Shishuasana (Child Pose).
• Marjariasana (Cat Pose).
• Pashchimottanasana (Seated Legs Bend).
• Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward Facing Dog Pose).
• Padmasana (Lotus Position).
• Shavasana (corpse pose).

Process and action

1. Hastapadasana activates the nervous system, increases blood flow and soothes pain.
2. Setu Bandhasana soothes the brain and reduces anxiety.
3. The baby's pose calms the nervous system and effectively relieves headaches.
4. Marjariasana improves blood circulation and also relaxes the mind.
5. Bending to the legs from a seated position calms the brain and relieves stress. Pashchimottanasana pose relieves headaches.
6. Adho Mukha Svanasana increases blood circulation to the brain and relieves headaches.
7. The hallmark of yoga - Padmasana soothes the mind and relieves headaches.
8. Corpse pose regenerates the body, bringing it into a state of deep meditative rest.
9. To finish the procedure of treatment with asanas, it is necessary to perform Shavasana for several minutes.

Yoga from the head - Balasana

The practice of yoga helps to develop the body and mind, has many health benefits, but is not a substitute for medicine. For yoga to be beneficial, it is important to learn and practice yoga asanas under the guidance of a trained teacher.

In case of any medical diagnosis, practice different yoga postures after consulting a doctor and teacher of Sri Sri Yoga.

Treatment cannot be stopped, even if you decide that you are all right, until your doctor tells you about it. Yoga is a remedy to help you resist headaches, but it shouldn't be an alternative to medication.