Yoga Therapy for Headache Relief: Healing Therapies

by Rich McCord and Peter Van Houten

Book Overview

Learn to use simple yoga postures as an instant prescription for relief from headache pain. With two complete therapeutic yoga routines. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1565891694
• ISBN13: 9781565891692
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: Crystal Clarity Publishers
• Length: 158 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

Very practical

This book has positions for headache relief that can be done without doing headstands! They were even approved by my yoga instructor who assured me that although I can't get into some of the exact postures yet (due to my weight and fibromylgia) I will get there with practice. They will improve strength in the shoulder girdle and neck muscles that can have a great deal to do with headaches. It reviews types of headache's, how to tell them apart, how yoga can provide relief, easy to understand instructions and pictures. There are 2, one short & one longer, safe and effective routines. There are variation suggested for pregnant women, overweight people, even cautions for people with injuries or conditions that a particular position might aggrevate. There are also suggestions for alternative things you can try for migraines and tension headaches and a list of book, video, & music resources in the appendix. I found this book helpful and well worth the money.

Perfect

Perfect book, perfect service, The exercises are wonderful, big help for tension headaches, absolutely wonderful, easy to follow, and very effective for headache relief. Thank you!

Headache Free!

After a grueling day at work in the city, I came home with a headache that was more than unbearable. Luckily I had recently purchased "Yoga Therapy for Headache Relief", and this was the perfect opporutnity to try it out. It worked! After the rountine, amazingly the severity of my headache had dimishned and after sometime the pain left entirely. Now I practice the yoga postures offered in this book so I can maintain overall well-being and I remain to this day virtually headache free. Thank you! -Phil Romano

Yoga Therapy for Headache Relief

I found this book both informative and enjoyable to read. The background information on headaches is presented in a thorough but easy to understand way. The techniques for headache management and prevention are both practical and fun. I have made the yoga techniques a part of my daily routine with good result--I look forward to doing them! I would recommend this book to any one who would like to learn to better manage their own stress, and get results right away.

This deserves to be a bestseller!

Outstanding! I couldn't stop reading it from cover to cover, just for the pleasure of discovering what information and solutions would come next. I tried the short yoga routine when I had a major tension headache building and had complete and immediate relief, plus my headache didn't reappear hours later as it can when taking pills. The photos took me step by step with excellent guidelines. Now I keep the book handy, and have put away my bottle of Advil. I'm thrilled I don't have to be dependant on pills!This book is very well written, and has lots of photos so it's easy to follow and understand. Here is a great blend of traditional medicine and easy yoga postures and techniques to prevent and relieve headaches. The medical information is thorough, yet nicely written for the layperson. The medical treatments transition beautifully to prevention and remedies through yoga. The postures are fabulous, too, just for relieving neck and shoulder tension and feeling more calm. I'm sold! A longer, daily routine is also offered for people who suffer from migraines and frequent headaches.Now I don't have to mask symptoms by taking pills, and can go right to the source of the problem -- in 5-10 minutes. A treasure of a book!