Yoga for headaches

The first thing everyone reaches for when they have a headache is medicine and we all have our favorite, mine is Excedrin Migraine. I've been working to using a more holistic way to treat my headaches, though it's not always easy since I work with children and they constantly need watched. This being said I can't be stopping to do Yoga routines. But I have no problem busting into a routine anywhere else, especially in the comfort of my own home.

Yoga has many benefits for your health and wellness. Yoga is a great way to relieve stress and tension in the body. And I bet most of us could use a little relief every day. I know I can, like I said I work with children. Try working on Yoga a little every day, it doesn't even have to be for very long and you'll soon begin to feel and see a difference in yourself and your body.  I know when I practice Yoga continuously I can definitely feel a difference.

However, the past week I've been suffering from headaches just about every day. Finally on Tuesday I decided to work on a Yoga routine for headaches that I found on Pinterest. I am an avid Pinterest user and love finding information about Yoga on it. I have a whole board on Pinterest dedicated to a Yoga lifestyle. You can find it here. This routine I found on LoveLifeSurf blog consists of 6 poses that aid in helping headaches. You can find the routine here.

Child's Pose

The weather has gone from hot to chilly to extremely hot over the past couple of weeks. There is also no air conditioning downstairs in the building I work in. And as I mentioned I also work with children, 5 days a week 8 hours a day. All of this combined has led to these head aches. Try as I might to drink enough water it never seems to help, but I continue to drink it throughout the day anyways. After I've popped a couple of Excedrin at work because I just can't seem to get rid of the darn thing and drinkk about 6 cups of water I come home do my nightly routine. I then retire to my bedroom where I work on these yoga poses, more than likely with Revenge playing in the background since it is my current binge show I am watching on Netflix. I tend to throw in a couple of other poses as well like rag doll, lying on my back on the floor and stretching my whole body, and butterfly pose while bending over and stretching my arms out in front of me.

A few of these poses I've already shared with you, but next time you are feeling a head ache coming on try these 6 poses in sequence instead of reaching for the meds.

xo

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Remember I am not a certified Yoga instructor.
Please consult a certified instructor or doctor before beginning any routine.
I have been practicing yoga for over a year and I know my own body and my limitations.
I may be able to do things you cannot and you may be able to do things I cannot.
I am passionate about Yoga and love sharing with you my journey.
Work was rough today. I wanted to scream.
I went in with a pretty bad headache, that I carried with me throughout most of the day.
I tried rubbing some headache soother by Badger on my temples, behind my ears, and under my nose. I drank so much water I was using the bathroom every 10 minutes. Still nothing was working. I finally broke down and took some Excedrin.
After work I came home and baked red velvet cupcakes, for a work shower, and drank honey mead.
And eventually worked on my headache Yoga routine.
Namaste friends.
I hope you have a safe and wonderful holiday weekend.
What are your plans?