Focus: This 40 minute video focuses on poses that will help to relieve headaches. The class includes some approaches that are commonly used in the Iyengar method for helping to ease headaches. It shares methods such as wrapping a bandage around the forehead and eye region to help relieve the sensation of pressure within the skull. It also shows how forward bends can be used to help diffuse headaches by soothing the nervous system and releasing tension from the neck and upper back.
Key Poses: Supta baddha konasana, pavanamuktasana, savasana.
Equipment: Mat, 2 bolsters, 2 chairs, 2 blankets, 2 blocks, belt.
Level: Advanced
Duration: 40 min
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