Migraine is a neuro disorder that causes headaches of high intensity. Typically, it affects only one half of the head and can last from 2 hours to up to more than 2 days. When under a migraine attack, the sufferer may become extremely sensitive towards light or noise. Other common symptoms include vomiting, nausea and pain aggravation due to physical activity.
1. Shishuasana (Child pose)
Child pose
Shishuasana or the child pose can calm your mind and body. This pose also stretches your body.
How to do it: Start by kneeling down on the floor. Now, sit back on your heels and then bend forward. Try to touch your forehead on the floor and stretch your hands forward. Hold this position for a couple of minutes and return to the original position.
2. Hastapadasana (Standing forward bend pose)
Standing Forward Bend pose
Hastapadasana or the standing forward bend pose increases the blood circulation to refresh your nervous system. It also calms your mind.
How to do it: Stand straight with your feet together and your hands at your side. Inhale and lift up your hands above your head. Exhale and bend forward from your hips bringing your hands towards your feet. Try to touch the floor. Hold this position for half a minute and return to the original position.
3. Shavasana (Corpse Pose)
Corpse pose
This pose reduces headache, fatigue and anxiety.
How to do it: Lie down comfortably on your back and close your eyes. Your hands and legs should be wide apart from each other and in a relaxed pose. Breathe in slowly through the nostrils and draw attention to every part of your body starting from your toes. Breathe out and relax
4. Padmasana (Lotus Pose)
Lotus pose
It calms the brain and increases awareness and attentiveness.
How to do it: Sit on the ground in a cross-legged position (legs tucked one above the other) with spine straight. Bring both your hands in Gyan mudra (join the head of your thumb and index finger to make a small circle) and place them on your knees. Breathe in and out while holding this pose for a few minutes. Repeat this asana with the other leg on top.
5. Gomukhasana (Cow face Pose)
Cow face pose
This pose opens and facilitates movement in the shoulders, which helps correct the rounded upper back and forward head position.
How to do it : Plant your feet firmly in a parallel position and extend the sides of the torso up, pressing down through the sitting bones. The shoulders drop down, and the head rests on the body’s midline. Lift the right arm into the air (with a belt in your hand if you have tight shoulders), stretching from the little finger side. Bend the right elbow and reach down between the shoulder blades. Bring your left arm behind your back and swing the left hand up to meet the right, clasping the hands or taking hold of a belt. Relax the ribs. Lift the right elbow into the air and drop the left elbow down. Make sure that the spine stays extended and is not leaning left or right to compensate for tightness in the shoulders. Release on an exhalation and reverse the arm positions.