In today’s stressful world, many of us suffer from headaches, sometimes even daily. Over time, you can get used to these headaches. You might even dismiss them as being a regular occurrence.
However, always remember that headache is a pain, and it means that something in your body isn’t right. That’s why it’s essential that you do something to cure them.
The Most Common Medical Complaint
There are many reasons as to why you could be suffering from a headache. In fact, depending on the location of your headache, it could be a number of different causes. They can also vary in length, some lasting minutes, some lasting several days.
One of the most common forms of a headache is caused by overactivity. This could be overactivity of your mind, your physical body, muscles of even the nerves in your head. This can result in cluster headaches, tension headaches or even migraines.
Alternatively, you could be suffering from a secondary headache. These are caused by another condition where a headache becomes a symptom. These can be caused by hangovers, ‘brain freeze’, dehydration, panic attacks and even strokes or tumours.
No matter what kind of suffering you’re going through, many of us just want it to stop. Commonly, you may take medication, such as paracetamol, but this has been proven to cause long-term damage and immune weakness over time. This will almost definitely be the case if you’ve been taking them regularly.
Relieving a Headache with Meditation
One of the most up and coming methods of treating headaches is through meditation. This allows you to stop what you’re doing, tune into your body and locate the source of your headache. Next time you feel like a headache is coming, or it’s in full flow, try this quick 10-minute session to get you back to your normal happy self.
Step One – Get Relaxed
This is especially important if you’re suffering from a stress-induced headache. Whether you prefer to sit on the floor, in your chair or lay on your bed, find a comfortable position to relax your muscles. As you sit, try to relax your shoulders, so they’re away from your head.
Also, revolve your head and your neck in little circles, simply to relax the muscles. You may also want to tense the muscles in your foot, releasing the tension to feel the stress flow away.
Step Two – Breathing
Now that you’re feeling comfortable close your eyes. Really stare into the blackness and the emptiness of your closed eyelids. Take ten long, deep breaths, following each breath from the beginning of the inhale to the very end of the exhale. Every time you breathe out, release the tension in your shoulders even more.
Step Three – Search for Tension
After your ten breaths, allowing your breathing to return to normal. Start to scan your head and your skull for signs of tension. Start wherever you please and slowly move your focus around your head until you accurately find the source of your headache.
Once you have found the source, use the same technique above to release that tension with your breathing. Also draw your focus to your forehead, your eyes and your ears, another common source of tension and headaches.
Step Four – Calming & Winding Down
Now that you’ve pinpointed the exact location of your headache return to following your breathing. You’re not trying to clear your mind, simply focus on your breathing. If any thoughts of your day pop into your head, simply think to yourself ‘thought’ and then return to your breathing.
Continue this process for around 2-3 minutes, simply to calm your mind and tune into your body. You may notice other points of stress in your body. If you do, simply breathe away the tension using the method above.
Final Thoughts
No matter how used to headaches you are, this doesn’t have to be the case. Using this quick 10-minute meditation session, you can wash away the stress of your day, get yourself re-focusing, enabling you to tackle whatever life throws your way.
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