YogaDirect - Relieve Tension Headaches - January 31, 2012

If you suffer from chronic tension headaches, yoga can help! Here are a few poses to try:

o Standing fold: Standing tall, inhale and reach your arms out to the side and up, then exhale and fold forward. Let your arms dangle as you bend at your waist, bringing your chin close to your chest and your chest reaching towards your quads. Hold on to opposite elbows and close your eyes. Stay here for aboutminutes, only allowing gravity to weigh on your neck and head, and then slowly come up.

o Neck stretch: Gently drop your right ear to your right shoulder. Using your right hand, gentlyon the left side of your head to bring your right ear closer to your right shoulder and intensify the stretch.

o Upper back stretch: Lying down, place a block vertically underneath your upper back, in the middle of your spine touching your shoulder blades. Place a pillow under your head, and allow the block to sink in to your back,g up the areas between your shoulder blades. Stay here for a few minutes, with your arms overhead, trying to stretch and release trigger points in your upper back.

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