Yoga is an ancient practice, whose practitioners consider it to be more than just a form of exercise. All it takes is a few minutes of your time to practice yoga every day and keep migraine away.

Here are some yoga Asanas for migraine:

1. Padmasana

The Padmasana or the Lotus Pose is a meditative posture that relaxes the mind and clears out the head, thereby reducing headache.

2. Uttanasana

The Uttanasana or the Pada Hastasana, is a standing asana, and more a forward bend. It works on the stimulation of the nervous system and enhances the blood circulation, thereby calming the mind. It helps in reducing migraine headaches.

3. Adho Mukha Svanasana

The Adho Mukha Svanasana is a pose that resembles a stretching dog. It increases the blood circulation in the brain, and works towards healing the pain and reducing the frequency of migraine headaches. Regular practice can also totally cure the disorder.

4. Marjariasana

The Cat Stretch or the Marjariasana is usually done in combination with the Cow Stretch or the Bitilasana. The combination of both these asanas is extremely beneficial to the system on the whole. This asana is a great mind and muscle relaxant. It also improves your breathing and allows you to release stress.

5. Paschimottanasana

This asanas is done in a seated forward bend asana. It is easy once you master it, and is sure to be an integral part of your yoga. This asana calms the brain and relieves stress, which are the two major triggers of migraines.

6. Setu Bandhasana

Also called the Bridge Pose, this asana resembles one too. This asana keeps your blood pressure in control and also calms and relaxes your mind. It helps relieve anxiety as well. It sends blood to your brain, which helps reduce the pain and also the symptoms of the disorder.

7. Balasana

This asana is called the Child’s Pose. It helps to give your ankles, hips, and thighs a good stretch. When your body is stretched, your nervous system calms down. Stress and fatigue are reduced, and thereby, migraines vanish.

8. Shavasana

The Shavasana or the Corpse Pose is great yoga session. It brings about a deep state of rest in the body. The body almost drifts into a meditative state and reduces migraines. When you practice these basic and simple yoga asanas, you reduce the migraine attack. Regular practice can also help in solving the problem for good.

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BY M. DIVYA SRI