Hi Adriene just wanted to say thank you so much for creating this video. I have suffered with chronic migraines for years and have recently decided to come off my medication in favour of mindfulness practice. Your videos have me cope so much better with the migraines. I tried this particular video for the first time tonight and my symptoms have drastically reduced. Thank you x
Rachael Moss I am 23 yo and have been suffering from migraines since I was in high school. I just tried this video for the first time and it made all the nausea go away. The actual pain isn't nearly as bad as it was before I did the video also. I too would like to say thank you lol
Rachael Moss Similiar story for me. Been off all medications for a year and half, eliminated all grains and sugar, do regular yoga for neck and shoulders, and after 36 years of chronic migraines, I am mostly migraine free. When one starts to creep on, I drink a ton of water, put an ice pack to the neck, and do this video. IT WORKS EVER SINGLE TIME!! Thank you so much, Adriene. This video is magic. Truly. Xoxo
At this point, whenever I feel something ain't right - I think about yoga. I put in the search field "yoga" and add some issue - every single time you have a video for it. Needless to say, every single time it helps me. Worked when I felt so low (depression practise), helped with overeating, helped with back pain and now this blessing! You're a wonder.
when you said "thank you for trusting me." I literally started weeping. I just moved into a dorm last week and I'm alone for the first time. I'm excited, and scared, and overwhelmed. I woke up this morning with a throbbing headache, but knew I had to still practice yoga. I feel a lot better now. Thank you.
Firstly, it's really touching that you said "so sorry you have a headache". Its a much nicer way to approach a yoga flow than the "do this and you'll feel better" type vids that other produce. I've had a migraine for a couple days, usually I'll sleep it off by now and wake up with a weird and unpleasant lightheadedness but well enough to work etc. But on day two I decided to try this and it has really helped me, Thank you. Peace to all
I agree and it even made me cry! Migraines can be so isolating and for someone to acknowledge and honor your pain instead of trying to make it go away is really nice.
@@summerwebb7618 Yes Summer! Acknowledgement is key, only sufferers can really relate. A doctor once said to a teenage me, "welp, we've tried everything, i guess you're just a migrainey person Daniel". I'm in my thirties now and I only get a migraine a couple times a month on average but i have a daily headache of varying degrees. I don't want to sound moany, with everything else happening in the world right now I am very grateful for my health. Hope you all are safe and well. Great work Adriene x
Ive had severe chronic migraines for 8 years and 2023 has been my most excruciating year. I began to feel like i'd never be able to continue living this way, but small mindfulness yoga practices like this really really help. It's so difficult explaining chronic pain to someone but through your video and your actions I felt seen. Thank you.
One can only lay in the dark so long with a migraine. Thank you for providing a peaceful, gently active option for me! Will certainly be pinning this video for next time.
This is not yoga, this is magic! Another years-long migrainer, tried everything and nothing worked, I was feeling so hopeless and helpless. So I decided to try this thinking, well, it couldn’t hurt. And it works. You cannot imagine how grateful and happy I am. I also do your beginner videos twice a day. You get that it is the whole body that needs help, in your kind and gentle manner. I even got my sister and neighbor to join the Adriene fan club. And my cat. He always waits till the very end and comes and lies on my stomach and says good job, Mom. Thank you so much. I look forward to when I can try some of your more challenging videos. Some day...
did anyone else have an overwhelming urge to cry in the middle of this practice? i started losing hope that i would find relief but i kept going and now i feel so much better. thank you adriene
😍 Benji almost lifted my headache by just being there, gorgeous. You are even talking in a low soft voice for all us headachers how thoughtful. Saving this one to my headache folder. Thank you.
Thank you so much for this video! I started off crying because no one has ever tried to help me this much with my own pain. Cheers for everyone suffering with any kind of illness. Here it is to our health! ❤
This is one of favourite self care videos. When I have a migraine, I feel hopeless and sad too. Everything seems too overwhelming . This yoga session helps me so much, not only physically, but emotionally as well. Thank you!
I have been anxious and having migraine attacks lately because of this global pandemic. Thank you Adriene for this video. This has been my go to practice when I have migraines. I have been doing this for years now :) Love and light to you :)
So sorry to hear this. I've been having more migraines lately, too, probably because of the pandemic. 🙏 Makes me feel more paranoid and scared. 😓 Trying out this video for the first time to see if it'll help calm me down and lessen my attacks.
Tip: Take a spare sock (a novelty super fuzzy sock that you lost the mate to is perfect) an fill about 3/4 full with rice. Bonus: add dried lavender or mint. Tie off or sew shut. You now have a weighted eye blanket that can be stored in the freezer or heated in the microwave (about a minute and a half).
Thank you Adriene and Benji, for your kindness, generosity and all of your videos! I have done this video countless times and it always helps me cope with migraine…. I can’t express how thankful I am for you! ❤
I see what you mean. I unrolled my mat this morning after an awful night of pain that brought me close to the tears and so much frustration. I hope it kicked off or helped in any possible way my healing process. It's so hard to accept the pain for me and allow anything is here to be here when it causes suffering. , LOTS of love ❤
It might be helpful to check Dr Berg’s video on Headaches - I have had migraines my whole life and that video has helped me a lot. Just search for Dr Berg Headache.
Thank you Adrienne. I'd rather try your yoga practices over medication if I can. You always seem to have a certain yoga to help me at a certain time. Allison
In December I started having a headache that didn't go away. The pain has been day and night for 9 months now. Sometimes it is managable, sometimes it spins way out of control and I am incapacitated. Today was one of those days. This video brought me back under control and made it managable again. I have been searching for answers to why, with little help from all the tests and specialists. Until I find out the root cause I will use the skills you have taught me to keep the pain from spiraling out of control. Your skill, kindness, compassion and gentle encouragement are a true gift. Thank you so much!
Adriene, thank you for posting this. I am traveling and woke up with an intense migraine. Your video popped up in my search for yoga that would give me relief. Thank you! ❤
I’ve been suffering from more headaches and migraines than ever in the past year. I actually discovered your channel from finding this particular video. I return to this video periodically when I do have a migraine, and I am often brought to tears by the end of it because the improvement is so significant, and I am so grateful for the relief. You are an angel, Adriene!
Having severe migraines for days were not fun. Thank God, I remember to practice yoga with Adriane. So thankful that she made this yoga video especially for migraine. I feel much better now 🙏🏼
Hi, Adrienne. You are Heaven sent. I have done yoga since I was 5 or 6. Now that I have migraines and multiple autoimmune disorders, it is a life saver. There are time that pain medication is not enough, and ONLY yoga helps me through. Your Yoga for Migraines is particularly helpful. I never considered adding essential oils to my practice. Thank you doesn’t seem to cover my gratitude. Bless you, and many thanks.
Adriene, My deepest gratitude for your multitude of target areas you have a yoga practice for!!! You are quite something! You are a powerhouse, a motivator, a doer, a thinker, and super sweet guide (and my personal guru!), and a very dynamic practitioner! I am super impressed by the magnitude of pains, discomforts, chronic illnesses, diseases, and other things you address. I have been a migraineur (so we are called, us sufferers of migraines) since I was around 10 years old. I am now 47, and though the incidents of migraines have tapered down and become less severe than they have been, I still get them for a ploethera of reasons, including weather - pressure changes -, foods, moods, stress, before an illness like a cold or flu set in, etc. I am ever looking for alternate ways to take care of my head than using drugs my doctor has prescribed. Happy to have another way to address a migraine through this practice. Thank you for this! I have participated in your 30-days of yoga series, your Yoga Camp series, and am now doing your TRUE series. You have totally changed my life, my idea of yoga and what yoga is, and my ability to follow through, and for all this, I am grateful and deeply honoured. In Lovingkindness ~ Zhem
This saved my day! Went to bed and woke up this morning with a migraine :( took a pill, grabbed my pillow, popped in my earbuds and embraced this whole yoga flow. By the end of it, migraine almost completely gone!!! ❤ Thank you so much for this video! It will be my go-to anytime I wake up with a migraine! It was just what I needed 🥰
I didn't have a migraine when I did this, just needed some self care while going through a tough time. Having a minor physical issue right now, and this was really helpful in getting me through it, as I believe our minds definitely have the power to heal. I guess what I'm trying to say is this could be a good yoga practice for chronic illness, depression, whatever you're going through at the time. Thanks for another beautifully healing practice, Adriene 💕
I have migraines at least once a month & today nothing was working to take the pain away. My husband suggested I try yoga & I’m so happy I did. This worked better than painkillers. Thank you Adriene!
I was suffering a tension headache. I didn’t quite believe it would go away but, like Adrienne says in other videos, trust yourself for choosing this practice today (or something along those lines!). Less than 25 minutes later and the headache is just a shadow of what it was before, but more importantly, I’m so grateful to Adriene for reminding me to breathe deeply and be gentle with myself! This is a wonderfully calming, soothing practice to relax and release tension.
I had a terrible migraine yesterday and did this video along with the Yoga for headaches (I did the latter first) and I have to say thank you Adriene, it helped immensely! I try to avoid medicine as much as possible but your kind of medicine never ceases to amaze me. You rock!! I’ll always refer people to this channel as it as helped me so much on the inside and out. Much ❤️ to you Adriene and to the entire community!
I really need to Thank You we’re doing a Yoga on migraines. I am a chronic suffer which is the worst type of more migraines to have. Recently I’ve been in a storm of migraines for four weeks and I’m getting better but I did need a little TLC yesterday. So I want to thank you for that for providing me that the comfort of your voice and your care and your movements. Namaste ♥️
You're a life savior. I am suffering from chronic migraines since 2010. I did this technique in 2018 and I got so much relief i can't tell you. Since then i didn't got a single migraine attack. Recently 2 days before I was watching a reality show of an Indian Yoga Guru, there he was telling to cure migraines by acupressure. I tried that and you don't believe it triggered my migraine again. I was very disturbed since then. Today i watched your video again and did your technique again. I got good relief. I will do this again till my migraine doesn't get cured. Thanks a lot Adriene.
hello, a chronic migraine sufferer here, can you please elaborate on how you used the above video to cure your migraines? Like did you do this practice everyday and therefore your migraine got cured?
20 years ago I watched as my aunt, a chronic migraine sufferer, injected herself with prescription chemical pain killers in the top of her thigh to relieve migraine symptoms. You don’t know what you don’t know. We are so unbelievably fortunate to have access to resources such as this. What enlightenment. Thank you so much.
As someone with frequent headaches, this video is one I come back to when I need a gentle way to tend to my pain by connecting to the body and breath! I was hit with a migraine while out on a trip with my family, and this loving practice, in conjunction w a short nap, has made all the difference
I had a terrible migraine-like headache yesterday and couldn't do anything but lie in the dark in pain with a cold towel over my forehead. Feeling much better today but working at a computer all day has started the pain up again so I was able to do this gentle practice before lying down and it has definitely been worth it. Thank you so much, Adriene, and love to anyone out there with a migraine or a headache xx
Adriene - you are something special. Like many others on this comments section, I turn to yoga for whatever ailment I may have at the particular time. I'm a complementary therapist (IHM and reflexology) and have supported depressed and desperate people throughout my working life - so have a deep belief in natural healing sources. But I'm 68 - I've gleaned this through a long life! You appear to have a lifetime's knowledge, understanding and expertise already. I just want to express my admiration and gratitude for your help on a range of issues
While I haven't had migraines recently, I've been battling an ear infection this week and this video plus the yoga when your sick really helped me get to a place where I can rest and let my body and my medicine actually get to the healing part of the process. Thank you so much for this. :)
I've only recently started trying yoga and have been using your videos almost every day for about 4 weeks now. They've helped me feel calmer through this crazy time but also just tried this practice out as I have suffered from migraines for so many years. I used fresh lavender from my garden, crushed into some paper towel and tucked into a scarf over my eyes. I feel so calm now and much lighter and hope that in time, yoga will help relieve and prevent these migraine attacks. Thank you Adriene x
Hi Adrienne, I'd just like to say I'm very grateful you made this video, I was woken up by a migraine tonight and couldn't get back to sleep as I was so distracted by the pain. I did this practice in bed and I felt like you were a friend supporting me through the pain. Thank you so much for practices like this, it really makes difference and I am so so grateful
i’ve been doing everything possible today to get rid of this migraine but after crying out of stress this helped me to feel heard and understood and I’m so glad I found your channel recently so I could find this video too.
I swear your videos are speaking to me specifically! My trainer told me to tone my butt and core...guess which video popped up? Then, I have migraines all week - voila! Thank you Adriene 🙏
Idk if it's just me. I was feeling another migraine coming so I tried this yoga practice immediately. Just around 12 minutes in and it's gone! Definitely bookmarking this. Thank youuuu!
I had the worst migraine attack in a while today, didnt wanna take meds, tried everything, nothing helped until i did this routine with you. Im very thankful to you and this video. Really made my day, hope you get whatever you wish for. Love you loads.
I love this channel in general because I don’t like to repeat workouts but this one I have kept coming back to. While I may feel like not moving when I have a migraine some gentle movement often is better to start to release tension. This channel has done a lot for my physical and mental well-being.
once again, your love, kindness and care shine through, Adriene. i was on the verge of a migraine this morning and this practice was exactly what i needed to calm myself and trust in my body’s ability to heal itself. thank you for trusting your path and for your incredible generosity in sharing it with the world. love and blessings to you always.
Just wanted to say that I did this yesterday when I had a migraine coming on. Was not expecting it to go away, just thought I might at least get a bit of relief. Well not long after I finished it went away completely! I am stoked and will definitely be doing this again next time I have a migraine. Thanks so much for this video!
Adriene, I’ve been watching your videos for a couple of years now, because you are so caring and informative, and you have a way of making people on the other side of the screen feel comfortable and confident while practicing yoga, even as beginners. Today I am exceptionally thankful for you and for your work. I had an awful migraine which happens often and I always have to take pain medication and lay in bed crying in pain. This video helped me find relief, and I am extremely thankful to you for that. Thank you for making this available to others at no cost. It’s a blessing.
I tested positive for COVID today and had an awful headache. As I moved through this practice, I became aware that my body was definitely going through something (more than usual). I wondered if this was worth the time, and though it was no sprinkle of fairy dust, it was a comforting practice that provided some relief mentally and physically. Thank you, Adriene. 💛
Love your videos so much! I get chronic debilitating migraines, and usually don't practice yoga during an attack. I was stoked to find this one as I assumed it would be gentle (it was) and would have no poses with the head below the heart (but it did...). Just for future reference, any poses that put your head below your heart when suffering from a migraine make the pain/pressure so much worse! I have asked my friends who suffer from migraines (and my neurologist) about it, as I wanted to make sure I wasn't alone in my body's reaction, and they all seemed to agree. Love love love your at home yoga vids, Adriene! I just thought I'd point out this one thing so perhaps you can offer alternative poses if you ever do another yoga for migraine video. I still do it, adjusting that pose and it's great xo
I was just checking the comments because i wanted to point it out myself! I really can't even think of putting my head below my heart, you are not alone. I absolutely agree with you, and maybe it could be useful for a next video. Love, from someone who knows what means going through a migraine
Hey, I fully agree. That pose actually also worsened my nausea. Most of the other poses were fine, but that one wasn't. I love all her videos, but I think this is a very good point for future reference. Much love.
Thank you! I used this as a post-migraine practice after an unexpected one last night, and I'm feeling wonderfully revived now - in a calm, low-energy way. I'll definitely save this video for the next time I feel a migraine coming on! I was worried that it'll make the headache worse, but am encouraged by other commenters who said they persevered and felt better for it. Lots of love Adriene and all you others watching!
For me, forward fold and downward dog are also helpful for migraines because I can let my head hang loose and release all the tension in my neck. Of course, if I am very sick to my stomach all the up and down might not be such a great idea. And thank you thank you for all these videos! I've been using them to develop better posture which is helping tremendously with nerve pinching that I was getting from scoliosis. As a bonus I have noticed that if I am hyper vigilant about my posture (basically thinking mountain pose as I go about my work day) I get migraines less often.
I've got to say thank you x10! I have lost count how many times I've used this video during a migraine. Sometimes it is the only thing that eases my symptoms!
While I don’t experience migraines, this session can be utilized in so many ways. Yoga for Mondays... a smooth, gentle intro to the work week, yoga for harried moms... quick reset while the kids nap or how about yoga for life... a requirement for the beginning or ending of your day. I loved this session. TYVM for creating it.
I can't even start to tell you how lucky I feel for finding this channel! I was never into moving my body, always either chubby and out of shape, or slim and out of shape, and during covid I decided to start taking care of my body and started with your "yoga for complete beginners" vid for a week just like you said, transitioned to 30 days of yoga challenge and haven't missed a single day of practice for the first time in my life! today I woke up with a terrible migraine, suffered through work and thought I might skip a practice for today.... I don't know if it was the weird feeling of disappointing you (lol!) or just feeling something was missing, but I felt I need the mat and your soothing voice today more than ever! and then I found this video... this was an amazing half hour and I feel so healthy and refreshed! thank you so much
Hi Adrienne! I’ve been doing your videos since the pandemic started. They put me in a great frame of mind for my day which involves a four year old and working from home. They are wonderful and easy to follow and I have seen a difference already in my strength and form. You have a great personality, quirky and full of peace and love, and of course you have a dog..shout out to Benjy! Today was tough as I had a migraine. I lay down in bed and thought Adrienne must have a video for headaches and did this video right from my bed using my sleep mask, peppermint oil and pillow (and blanket). Thank you for being you and for making these videos available to all who need it. Love and blessings!
Looks so relaxing, I actually didn't do this (no headache) but I want to tell anyone who has migraines, my dad had cluster headaches for 2 years, was in agony. He tried 3 different medications the doctors recommended, none worked very well. He even went to a specialist in migraines. Nothing helped that much. Then he did some searching online and joined a forum of people who also had these headaches. He discovered that taking high doses of vitamin D cured other people's so he tried it himself. Since that day he hasn't even had one! That was a year ago! I hope this helps people!
My neurologist got me started on 800mg of riboflavin daily and it's really cut down on the number and severity of my headaches/migraines. Look into magnesium as well.
I forgot to say moving to a sunny country and sunbathing is probably way better than supplementing vitamin D. Just like the benefits of a whole food plant based diet far out weigh taking vitamin or mineral supplements :) But if you live somewhere like Ireland a vitamin D supplement is better than nothing!
thumbprint44 my dr has me on 400 mg of b2 and I've noticed if I take my heavy duty meds within the hours it starts, The next day I feel fine. Also take high dose D (5000 iu every other day).
Since people are talking about supplements, I take a 250 mg magnesium every morning with breakfast and it has cut down a lot on the severity of my migraines. I still get them as often but they are much more manageable, and sometimes I can even get through my work day with one. (Luckily they are only once or twice a month and boss is understanding.)
I have been suffering from a severe headaches for the past 3 days. I have been taking pain medication and they did not help whatsoever. I just did this and it has alleviated the throbbing pain I have been suffering from and all i can say is THANK YOU SO MUCH. Now i can go on with the rest of my day (still going to take it easy because I know that's what my body needs right now).
There’s no feeling more vulnerable than the point at which you need to admit you need help. I’m not ashamed (after many months of practice with Adriene through her videos) that I spent a lot of this practice with tears rolling down my face. I had a headache this morning and whilst I would normally opt for the more physical practices, at the last moment I decided that that’s not what my body needed today. As Adriene says in the video - a lot of emotion can come up when we’re in pain. It’s a reminder that we need to be kinder to ourselves that can feel like an admission of weakness. But it’s not: pain is just your body trying to tell you what it needs. Today, what I needed was a gentle, mindful practice and to let off some emotional steam. Sitting up now, I feel so much lighter and felt compelled to write this comment. Adriene, thank you for teaching me how to listen to my body. I hope everyone using this video finds relief and peace, be it emotional or physical, even if just for these short 20 minutes. Namaste ❤️
I have unusual kind of migraine that occur only during weather changes. I tried this yoga for 3 days, twice a day daily and the headache is literally gone! I cannot thank u enough for making these videos, love, hugs and more power to u😘
Let me just say that I don't normally get migraines but once in a while during my menstrual cycle, if my cramps aren't bad I end up with a migraine. I know everyone's first thought is to google, "how to get rid of ..." or "what to do if this hurts..." because I'm guilty of it myself. Though I'm so proud of myself for thinking, yoga will help this subside and immediately searching for one of your videos. Thank you for helping to transform my thoughts into using yoga to help with pain, anxiousness or anxiety. This was tremendously relieving and I am so grateful to continue my journey through yoga because of you!
Honestly thank you for this video. Since rona started my head has been hurting and I dont know why and I realized its migraines and they hurt so bad. This video really helped me calm down. Thank you ❣
I wish I could see how many times I’ve played this video. It’s hands down the best tool that’s helped my migraines. I use this every time to get relief, it’s not a magic pill that clears it on call, it’s a tool I use with my others treatments and since adding this in I have finally cut my migraines down from 25 a month to less then 1 a month now. Completely life changing ❤🎉
thank you so much for this. i've had migraines since high school (i'm 32). i've had a bad hormonal one today, and this did help. i really appreciate the even softer than usual voice you had. you really care about your viewers!
I just wanted to thank you. You guided me into accepting what my body was telling me with this terrible headache. I'm worth it, I'm worth love and selfcare.
This really helped! I was starting with a migraine and my husband was able to massage my neck but I still had a bit of tension. The alternate nostril breathing helped 90% for relief. Thank you!
Tears of relief right now. I've had chronic migraines for the past few years and they are pure agony. Some medications ease the pain a bit, but taking it too often can cause rebound headaches or other side effects and damage my stomach/liver so I am SO grateful for anything else that helps. Favoriting this video so that I can always have it on hand.
Appreciate this Adriene but, for me anyway, seems like headache relief rather than migraine. I went through migraines and would never be able to sit still and shut my eyes like this as the spinning and ache would of been too much. I've mentioned this before on your channel but the plow position, the one where you bring legs over your head head while on your back, I believe, helped A LOT...amazing stretch for the back of the neck and shoulders. Gives you that slight release you crave at that moment. That stretch plus scalp and head massage, darkness, deep breathing and laying on back without pillow but towel under neck. Great focus of attention and thoughtfulness as always Adriene to something this specific but it is a deep and intense pressure that demands relief on so many different personal ways.
I've been feeling so anxious lately. There is such a beautiful release of negative emotions, I'm amazed and so grateful to you. From the bottom of my heart, I thank you for this. Your approach is so kind, that I have come to forgive so much that I held against myself.
I had a strong right-sided sharp headache all day and this practice just cleared it all up, so powerful! Deep gratitude for all you do Adriene, I have been doing yoga with you for more than a year now and it has brought so much joy and self-discovery to my life. Stay blessed!
You have yoga for everything and honestly you in my opinion are the best yoga teacher I’ve ever had and that’s in real life and the internet. Thank you so much for sharing all you know and your personality with the world . I truly treasure you and your videos
Hey, I just wanted to say, I've been getting over a concussion and this video has been really good and helpful for me. I'd be super interested in more brain healing yoga practises :) thank you so much
Hey yo Adriene ! *Rocky voice* You're truly the best. I woke up this morning with CRAZY neck pain and behind my left eye this morning (probably had my durag on too tight last night lol) but a nice hot shower followed along with this video helped me get my migraine to go away. I appreciate you and every video you come out with. Im going to discipline myself to wake up early in the mornings and dedicate some time to yoga and meditation. Once again thank you! -Kwamel :)
I cried, I feel that I experienced real compassion from you and from myself. I have chronic migraines, and cluster headaches. Nerve block, triptan injections, the works! Never would I have believed I could sooth myself - I am overwhelmed with relief. In awe of yoga and of you. Thank you
I've had chronic migraines for over 10 years... for most of them i cannot even stand up or open my eyes, but hopefully doing this will help prevent them maybe... thanks for this video though! :)
hey, i actually got that piercing done around a year ago and it hasn't helped me at all unfortunately, however I'm so happy its helped you! and thanks for taking the time to help :)
Ericaann do you have it in both sides? I also take a apple cider shot with cinnamon as soon as a wake up and a ginger shot after I have lunch it has helped me a lot I use to take up to 14 pills a week sumatriptan to be specific I don't take medication anymore the other thing I had try its weed tea that helps a lot. My friend got the Botox shot a year ago and that helped her too I know it's so hard I really hope you can find something that helps you!
yeah i do get it on both sides! i will also try the different shots you suggested and will probably get around to trying botox if they don't start to improve soon haha! i feel like in the uk especially, they don't recommend the best medicines for migraines because of all the side effects so hopefully i can find a natural way :) thank you so much for your help, i really appreciate it!
I return to this Healing flow often, it works so well for me. Balances the breath & soothes the energy. Spearmint is my go to essential oil for migraines. Thank you Adriene, Namaste 🙏🌟
Hi Adriene, I just wanted to say THANK YOU. Your video helped me a lot yesterday, the suffering has reduced a lot. Also, thank you for understanding migraines and not just think about like a headache, it is, in my opinion, a disease which can make your life quite tough. Thanks for your patience and kindness, xx
As someone who has at least 3-5 migraines a week, the thought of doing Yoga while having one is a complete nightmare to be honest, but if it's to prevent them, then maybe that is a different story. That being said I really appreciate this video thank you.
I just did the video with a bad migraine going into it thinking it would be a nightmare. I can't lay down with my migraines as it makes the pain worse so I was definitely worried. I figured I had nothing to lose, worst case I still have the headache. Well, I do still have the migraine but I will say it drastically brought the pain level down and made it a little more tolerable. To be fair this wasn't the worst of the worst migraines I have recently had but I look forward to utilizing this tool at the onset as well as when the really bad one hits and I am hopeful that it will help again!
@anony many times it's deficiency in magnesium if you suffer from migraines. It's good to take magnesium supplement, butterbur with feverfew and B2 riboflan
Bless you sweet girl! You put so much thought into your videos I can never follow another yoga instructor! I have had brain/skull trauma and have titanium fusion in my neck. I get some wicked migraines. Sometimes I end up in the hospital. For 2 days this migraine has held on. My head was so sore. Something said, "Adriene has thought up a video for every other ailment, try her for headaches..." so I did and this was the one I picked. I just did it along with you and although my head is still sore, I can honestly say that my symptoms did improve. For those out there who suffer from motion sickness with their migraines, you might wanna wait until day 2 of it to try the movement part but definitely do the breathing. This video is a life saver! Much love Adriene and thank you!
This is my go to video whenever I have a migraine, no matter how bad it is, I always manage to get through the entire video and always end up feeling better about 2 hours later instead of suffering the whole night. Thank you Adriene
Thank you for this video! I have had a migraine for three days and nothing was working. I followed your yoga video, drank a lot of water, took an epsom salt bath, and then took a nap for an hour. Four hours later, I felt wonderful. Thank you for the compassion that you demonstrated in this video and for sharing this video.
Adriene thank you so much for this video I get horrible migraines and lost my job because of it 😰 your videos are so amazing I'm new to yoga can you recommend a beginner plan ? Thanks!
Hi Adriene just wanted to say thank you so much for creating this video. I have suffered with chronic migraines for years and have recently decided to come off my medication in favour of mindfulness practice. Your videos have me cope so much better with the migraines. I tried this particular video for the first time tonight and my symptoms have drastically reduced. Thank you x
Rachael Moss I am 23 yo and have been suffering from migraines since I was in high school. I just tried this video for the first time and it made all the nausea go away. The actual pain isn't nearly as bad as it was before I did the video also. I too would like to say thank you lol
Its so great isn't it!! Its helped me cope so much better :)
This was lovely. It reduced my ache by just one round of your video. I will definitely come back to it.
Rachael Moss Similiar story for me. Been off all medications for a year and half, eliminated all grains and sugar, do regular yoga for neck and shoulders, and after 36 years of chronic migraines, I am mostly migraine free. When one starts to creep on, I drink a ton of water, put an ice pack to the neck, and do this video. IT WORKS EVER SINGLE TIME!! Thank you so much, Adriene. This video is magic. Truly. Xoxo
Mossy keep going, sending love. Somatic therapy helped me. (NARM therapy )
At this point, whenever I feel something ain't right - I think about yoga. I put in the search field "yoga" and add some issue - every single time you have a video for it. Needless to say, every single time it helps me. Worked when I felt so low (depression practise), helped with overeating, helped with back pain and now this blessing! You're a wonder.
i do the same thing!
Yoga is like a sea, there are no limits!
I have started doing the same thing, come to Adriene channel and put my ailment in her search field, bingo there is what I need.
Same!! Haha
Same here!! I am so thankful for her TH-cam channel 🤍
when you said "thank you for trusting me." I literally started weeping. I just moved into a dorm last week and I'm alone for the first time. I'm excited, and scared, and overwhelmed. I woke up this morning with a throbbing headache, but knew I had to still practice yoga. I feel a lot better now. Thank you.
You've got this! Thinking about you, transitions can be hard especially with what's happening right now. Lots of love 💙
Adriene has been my friend many, many times when I have felt alone or lonely.
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Firstly, it's really touching that you said "so sorry you have a headache". Its a much nicer way to approach a yoga flow than the "do this and you'll feel better" type vids that other produce. I've had a migraine for a couple days, usually I'll sleep it off by now and wake up with a weird and unpleasant lightheadedness but well enough to work etc. But on day two I decided to try this and it has really helped me, Thank you. Peace to all
Dan i had this thought before searching for a video like this from her. I thought to myself: I bet she’ll empathise and be kind about it.
it made me really happy to hear her say that as well.
I agree and it even made me cry! Migraines can be so isolating and for someone to acknowledge and honor your pain instead of trying to make it go away is really nice.
@@summerwebb7618 Yes Summer! Acknowledgement is key, only sufferers can really relate. A doctor once said to a teenage me, "welp, we've tried everything, i guess you're just a migrainey person Daniel". I'm in my thirties now and I only get a migraine a couple times a month on average but i have a daily headache of varying degrees. I don't want to sound moany, with everything else happening in the world right now I am very grateful for my health. Hope you all are safe and well. Great work Adriene x
@@summerwebb7618 me too! Glad it wasnt just me being an emotional wreck lol
Ive had severe chronic migraines for 8 years and 2023 has been my most excruciating year. I began to feel like i'd never be able to continue living this way, but small mindfulness yoga practices like this really really help. It's so difficult explaining chronic pain to someone but through your video and your actions I felt seen. Thank you.
You are not alone! I have been experiencing the same. Hoping we will be in better health soon!
One can only lay in the dark so long with a migraine. Thank you for providing a peaceful, gently active option for me! Will certainly be pinning this video for next time.
This is not yoga, this is magic! Another years-long migrainer, tried everything and nothing worked, I was feeling so hopeless and helpless. So I decided to try this thinking, well, it couldn’t hurt. And it works. You cannot imagine how grateful and happy I am. I also do your beginner videos twice a day. You get that it is the whole body that needs help, in your kind and gentle manner. I even got my sister and neighbor to join the Adriene fan club. And my cat. He always waits till the very end and comes and lies on my stomach and says good job, Mom. Thank you so much. I look forward to when I can try some of your more challenging videos. Some day...
did anyone else have an overwhelming urge to cry in the middle of this practice? i started losing hope that i would find relief but i kept going and now i feel so much better. thank you adriene
Yeah ❤ It reminds me of trauma release exercises, very healing
I’m always amazed by how I connect with her practices!
😍 Benji almost lifted my headache by just being there, gorgeous. You are even talking in a low soft voice for all us headachers how thoughtful. Saving this one to my headache folder. Thank you.
Thank you so much for this video! I started off crying because no one has ever tried to help me this much with my own pain. Cheers for everyone suffering with any kind of illness. Here it is to our health! ❤
This is one of favourite self care videos. When I have a migraine, I feel hopeless and sad too. Everything seems too overwhelming . This yoga session helps me so much, not only physically, but emotionally as well. Thank you!
I have been anxious and having migraine attacks lately because of this global pandemic. Thank you Adriene for this video. This has been my go to practice when I have migraines. I have been doing this for years now :) Love and light to you :)
So sorry to hear this. I've been having more migraines lately, too, probably because of the pandemic. 🙏
Makes me feel more paranoid and scared. 😓
Trying out this video for the first time to see if it'll help calm me down and lessen my attacks.
@@xxkpop4xx906 love and light to you🤗❤🙏 meditation and yoga and more mindful eating has helped me with my migraines 😊
Tip: Take a spare sock (a novelty super fuzzy sock that you lost the mate to is perfect) an fill about 3/4 full with rice. Bonus: add dried lavender or mint. Tie off or sew shut. You now have a weighted eye blanket that can be stored in the freezer or heated in the microwave (about a minute and a half).
Thank you Adriene and Benji, for your kindness, generosity and all of your videos! I have done this video countless times and it always helps me cope with migraine…. I can’t express how thankful I am for you! ❤
I see what you mean. I unrolled my mat this morning after an awful night of pain that brought me close to the tears and so much frustration. I hope it kicked off or helped in any possible way my healing process. It's so hard to accept the pain for me and allow anything is here to be here when it causes suffering. , LOTS of love ❤
I'm a chronic migraine sufferer, you don't know how excited I am to start this practice!! Thanks Adriene :)
It might be helpful to check Dr Berg’s video on Headaches - I have had migraines my whole life and that video has helped me a lot. Just search for Dr Berg Headache.
@@anvithank7344 which video ?
@@michalborn9409 here is the video link: th-cam.com/video/0C6zoIgraWs/w-d-xo.html
Me too!
how did it help you?
Thank you Adrienne. I'd rather try your yoga practices over medication if I can. You always seem to have a certain yoga to help me at a certain time. Allison
In December I started having a headache that didn't go away. The pain has been day and night for 9 months now. Sometimes it is managable, sometimes it spins way out of control and I am incapacitated. Today was one of those days. This video brought me back under control and made it managable again. I have been searching for answers to why, with little help from all the tests and specialists. Until I find out the root cause I will use the skills you have taught me to keep the pain from spiraling out of control. Your skill, kindness, compassion and gentle encouragement are a true gift. Thank you so much!
May God heal you😪♥️
Adriene, thank you for posting this. I am traveling and woke up with an intense migraine. Your video popped up in my search for yoga that would give me relief. Thank you! ❤
I’ve been suffering from more headaches and migraines than ever in the past year. I actually discovered your channel from finding this particular video. I return to this video periodically when I do have a migraine, and I am often brought to tears by the end of it because the improvement is so significant, and I am so grateful for the relief. You are an angel, Adriene!
Having severe migraines for days were not fun. Thank God, I remember to practice yoga with Adriane. So thankful that she made this yoga video especially for migraine. I feel much better now 🙏🏼
Adriene I've only been aware of you for the last month but you've changed my life! I am serious! Thank you for all you've done and continue to do.
Hi, Adrienne. You are Heaven sent. I have done yoga since I was 5 or 6. Now that I have migraines and multiple autoimmune disorders, it is a life saver. There are time that pain medication is not enough, and ONLY yoga helps me through. Your Yoga for Migraines is particularly helpful. I never considered adding essential oils to my practice. Thank you doesn’t seem to cover my gratitude. Bless you, and many thanks.
What do you mean by Autoimmune disorders can you please explain
Adriene, My deepest gratitude for your multitude of target areas you have a yoga practice for!!! You are quite something! You are a powerhouse, a motivator, a doer, a thinker, and super sweet guide (and my personal guru!), and a very dynamic practitioner! I am super impressed by the magnitude of pains, discomforts, chronic illnesses, diseases, and other things you address. I have been a migraineur (so we are called, us sufferers of migraines) since I was around 10 years old. I am now 47, and though the incidents of migraines have tapered down and become less severe than they have been, I still get them for a ploethera of reasons, including weather - pressure changes -, foods, moods, stress, before an illness like a cold or flu set in, etc. I am ever looking for alternate ways to take care of my head than using drugs my doctor has prescribed. Happy to have another way to address a migraine through this practice. Thank you for this! I have participated in your 30-days of yoga series, your Yoga Camp series, and am now doing your TRUE series. You have totally changed my life, my idea of yoga and what yoga is, and my ability to follow through, and for all this, I am grateful and deeply honoured.
In Lovingkindness ~ Zhem
This saved my day! Went to bed and woke up this morning with a migraine :( took a pill, grabbed my pillow, popped in my earbuds and embraced this whole yoga flow. By the end of it, migraine almost completely gone!!! ❤ Thank you so much for this video! It will be my go-to anytime I wake up with a migraine! It was just what I needed 🥰
I didn't have a migraine when I did this, just needed some self care while going through a tough time. Having a minor physical issue right now, and this was really helpful in getting me through it, as I believe our minds definitely have the power to heal. I guess what I'm trying to say is this could be a good yoga practice for chronic illness, depression, whatever you're going through at the time. Thanks for another beautifully healing practice, Adriene 💕
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I have migraines at least once a month & today nothing was working to take the pain away. My husband suggested I try yoga & I’m so happy I did. This worked better than painkillers. Thank you Adriene!
Oh my goodness, I can't thank you enough. My head was absolutely killing me and this relieved so much of the pain. You're a natural born healer.
I was suffering a tension headache. I didn’t quite believe it would go away but, like Adrienne says in other videos, trust yourself for choosing this practice today (or something along those lines!). Less than 25 minutes later and the headache is just a shadow of what it was before, but more importantly, I’m so grateful to Adriene for reminding me to breathe deeply and be gentle with myself! This is a wonderfully calming, soothing practice to relax and release tension.
I had a terrible migraine yesterday and did this video along with the Yoga for headaches (I did the latter first) and I have to say thank you Adriene, it helped immensely! I try to avoid medicine as much as possible but your kind of medicine never ceases to amaze me. You rock!! I’ll always refer people to this channel as it as helped me so much on the inside and out. Much ❤️ to you Adriene and to the entire community!
I really need to Thank You we’re doing a Yoga on migraines. I am a chronic suffer which is the worst type of more migraines to have. Recently I’ve been in a storm of migraines for four weeks and I’m getting better but I did need a little TLC yesterday. So I want to thank you for that for providing me that the comfort of your voice and your care and your movements. Namaste ♥️
You're a life savior. I am suffering from chronic migraines since 2010. I did this technique in 2018 and I got so much relief i can't tell you. Since then i didn't got a single migraine attack. Recently 2 days before I was watching a reality show of an Indian Yoga Guru, there he was telling to cure migraines by acupressure. I tried that and you don't believe it triggered my migraine again. I was very disturbed since then. Today i watched your video again and did your technique again. I got good relief. I will do this again till my migraine doesn't get cured. Thanks a lot Adriene.
hello, a chronic migraine sufferer here, can you please elaborate on how you used the above video to cure your migraines? Like did you do this practice everyday and therefore your migraine got cured?
20 years ago I watched as my aunt, a chronic migraine sufferer, injected herself with prescription chemical pain killers in the top of her thigh to relieve migraine symptoms. You don’t know what you don’t know. We are so unbelievably fortunate to have access to resources such as this. What enlightenment. Thank you so much.
As someone with frequent headaches, this video is one I come back to when I need a gentle way to tend to my pain by connecting to the body and breath! I was hit with a migraine while out on a trip with my family, and this loving practice, in conjunction w a short nap, has made all the difference
I had a terrible migraine-like headache yesterday and couldn't do anything but lie in the dark in pain with a cold towel over my forehead. Feeling much better today but working at a computer all day has started the pain up again so I was able to do this gentle practice before lying down and it has definitely been worth it. Thank you so much, Adriene, and love to anyone out there with a migraine or a headache xx
absolute proof that not all superheroes wear capes. ❤️
Adriene - you are something special. Like many others on this comments section, I turn to yoga for whatever ailment I may have at the particular time. I'm a complementary therapist (IHM and reflexology) and have supported depressed and desperate people throughout my working life - so have a deep belief in natural healing sources. But I'm 68 - I've gleaned this through a long life! You appear to have a lifetime's knowledge, understanding and expertise already. I just want to express my admiration and gratitude for your help on a range of issues
No headaches, but also works for anxiety and stresses. Super relaxing. Thanks 🙏🏻
It sure does. x
Yoga With Adriene Were you posting information about the oils you like that you used in the video? Thank you for everything, as always. Namaste 🕉️
I think Adriene has healing powers. This practice saved me from a skull pounding migraine! Thank you so much Adriene 🙏🏻
While I haven't had migraines recently, I've been battling an ear infection this week and this video plus the yoga when your sick really helped me get to a place where I can rest and let my body and my medicine actually get to the healing part of the process. Thank you so much for this. :)
I've only recently started trying yoga and have been using your videos almost every day for about 4 weeks now. They've helped me feel calmer through this crazy time but also just tried this practice out as I have suffered from migraines for so many years. I used fresh lavender from my garden, crushed into some paper towel and tucked into a scarf over my eyes. I feel so calm now and much lighter and hope that in time, yoga will help relieve and prevent these migraine attacks. Thank you Adriene x
Hi Adrienne, I'd just like to say I'm very grateful you made this video, I was woken up by a migraine tonight and couldn't get back to sleep as I was so distracted by the pain. I did this practice in bed and I felt like you were a friend supporting me through the pain. Thank you so much for practices like this, it really makes difference and I am so so grateful
i’ve been doing everything possible today to get rid of this migraine but after crying out of stress this helped me to feel heard and understood and I’m so glad I found your channel recently so I could find this video too.
I swear your videos are speaking to me specifically! My trainer told me to tone my butt and core...guess which video popped up? Then, I have migraines all week - voila! Thank you Adriene 🙏
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I know, right? This is happening to me as well. I find that incredible.
I am a chronic migraine sufferer, can I do this everyday as part of daily yoga routine or should I do it only when I get migraine headache.
6 Feb 2023 - just needed to slot this in today. I knew it'd work to relieve my headache at the end of a stressful day. Thank you. See you tomorrow 💕
Idk if it's just me. I was feeling another migraine coming so I tried this yoga practice immediately. Just around 12 minutes in and it's gone! Definitely bookmarking this. Thank youuuu!
I had the worst migraine attack in a while today, didnt wanna take meds, tried everything, nothing helped until i did this routine with you. Im very thankful to you and this video. Really made my day, hope you get whatever you wish for. Love you loads.
I love this channel in general because I don’t like to repeat workouts but this one I have kept coming back to. While I may feel like not moving when I have a migraine some gentle movement often is better to start to release tension. This channel has done a lot for my physical and mental well-being.
once again, your love, kindness and care shine through, Adriene. i was on the verge of a migraine this morning and this practice was exactly what i needed to calm myself and trust in my body’s ability to heal itself. thank you for trusting your path and for your incredible generosity in sharing it with the world. love and blessings to you always.
Just wanted to say that I did this yesterday when I had a migraine coming on. Was not expecting it to go away, just thought I might at least get a bit of relief. Well not long after I finished it went away completely! I am stoked and will definitely be doing this again next time I have a migraine. Thanks so much for this video!
Adriene, I’ve been watching your videos for a couple of years now, because you are so caring and informative, and you have a way of making people on the other side of the screen feel comfortable and confident while practicing yoga, even as beginners. Today I am exceptionally thankful for you and for your work. I had an awful migraine which happens often and I always have to take pain medication and lay in bed crying in pain. This video helped me find relief, and I am extremely thankful to you for that. Thank you for making this available to others at no cost. It’s a blessing.
I’m a chronic migraine sufferer and this is so good, thank you 🙏
Thank you for this video. I cried when you said, "we'll get through this together". Your innate compassion is incredible.
Adriene, your tone and the way you talked through this video really helped me feel relaxed and cared for! Thank you!
I tested positive for COVID today and had an awful headache. As I moved through this practice, I became aware that my body was definitely going through something (more than usual). I wondered if this was worth the time, and though it was no sprinkle of fairy dust, it was a comforting practice that provided some relief mentally and physically. Thank you, Adriene. 💛
Love your videos so much! I get chronic debilitating migraines, and usually don't practice yoga during an attack. I was stoked to find this one as I assumed it would be gentle (it was) and would have no poses with the head below the heart (but it did...). Just for future reference, any poses that put your head below your heart when suffering from a migraine make the pain/pressure so much worse! I have asked my friends who suffer from migraines (and my neurologist) about it, as I wanted to make sure I wasn't alone in my body's reaction, and they all seemed to agree. Love love love your at home yoga vids, Adriene! I just thought I'd point out this one thing so perhaps you can offer alternative poses if you ever do another yoga for migraine video. I still do it, adjusting that pose and it's great xo
I was just checking the comments because i wanted to point it out myself! I really can't even think of putting my head below my heart, you are not alone. I absolutely agree with you, and maybe it could be useful for a next video.
Love, from someone who knows what means going through a migraine
Hey, I fully agree. That pose actually also worsened my nausea. Most of the other poses were fine, but that one wasn't. I love all her videos, but I think this is a very good point for future reference.
Much love.
The forehead to the mat felt good to me, but I am not in a full-blown migraine. I just am trying to head one off before it takes me down.
I couldn’t dream of moving my head like that while in migraine attack . I really think I would vomit and pass out 🤕
Thank you! I used this as a post-migraine practice after an unexpected one last night, and I'm feeling wonderfully revived now - in a calm, low-energy way. I'll definitely save this video for the next time I feel a migraine coming on! I was worried that it'll make the headache worse, but am encouraged by other commenters who said they persevered and felt better for it. Lots of love Adriene and all you others watching!
For me, forward fold and downward dog are also helpful for migraines because I can let my head hang loose and release all the tension in my neck. Of course, if I am very sick to my stomach all the up and down might not be such a great idea.
And thank you thank you for all these videos! I've been using them to develop better posture which is helping tremendously with nerve pinching that I was getting from scoliosis. As a bonus I have noticed that if I am hyper vigilant about my posture (basically thinking mountain pose as I go about my work day) I get migraines less often.
I've got to say thank you x10! I have lost count how many times I've used this video during a migraine. Sometimes it is the only thing that eases my symptoms!
I started this video with horrible tension and a throbbing headache in my eyes. By the end of the video it was gone. Thank you so much.
While I don’t experience migraines, this session can be utilized in so many ways. Yoga for Mondays... a smooth, gentle intro to the work week, yoga for harried moms... quick reset while the kids nap or how about yoga for life... a requirement for the beginning or ending of your day. I loved this session. TYVM for creating it.
I can't even start to tell you how lucky I feel for finding this channel! I was never into moving my body, always either chubby and out of shape, or slim and out of shape, and during covid I decided to start taking care of my body and started with your "yoga for complete beginners" vid for a week just like you said, transitioned to 30 days of yoga challenge and haven't missed a single day of practice for the first time in my life! today I woke up with a terrible migraine, suffered through work and thought I might skip a practice for today.... I don't know if it was the weird feeling of disappointing you (lol!) or just feeling something was missing, but I felt I need the mat and your soothing voice today more than ever! and then I found this video... this was an amazing half hour and I feel so healthy and refreshed! thank you so much
Can you help me plz
I have pain between my eyes
Hi Adrienne! I’ve been doing your videos since the pandemic started. They put me in a great frame of mind for my day which involves a four year old and working from home. They are wonderful and easy to follow and I have seen a difference already in my strength and form. You have a great personality, quirky and full of peace and love, and of course you have a dog..shout out to Benjy! Today was tough as I had a migraine. I lay down in bed and thought Adrienne must have a video for headaches and did this video right from my bed using my sleep mask, peppermint oil and pillow (and blanket). Thank you for being you and for making these videos available to all who need it. Love and blessings!
Looks so relaxing, I actually didn't do this (no headache) but I want to tell anyone who has migraines, my dad had cluster headaches for 2 years, was in agony. He tried 3 different medications the doctors recommended, none worked very well. He even went to a specialist in migraines. Nothing helped that much. Then he did some searching online and joined a forum of people who also had these headaches. He discovered that taking high doses of vitamin D cured other people's so he tried it himself. Since that day he hasn't even had one! That was a year ago! I hope this helps people!
thanks for taking the time to write this! I've been suffering with migraines for 10 years so i will be trying this very soon! (:
My neurologist got me started on 800mg of riboflavin daily and it's really cut down on the number and severity of my headaches/migraines. Look into magnesium as well.
I forgot to say moving to a sunny country and sunbathing is probably way better than supplementing vitamin D. Just like the benefits of a whole food plant based diet far out weigh taking vitamin or mineral supplements :) But if you live somewhere like Ireland a vitamin D supplement is better than nothing!
thumbprint44 my dr has me on 400 mg of b2 and I've noticed if I take my heavy duty meds within the hours it starts, The next day I feel fine. Also take high dose D (5000 iu every other day).
Since people are talking about supplements, I take a 250 mg magnesium every morning with breakfast and it has cut down a lot on the severity of my migraines. I still get them as often but they are much more manageable, and sometimes I can even get through my work day with one. (Luckily they are only once or twice a month and boss is understanding.)
I have been suffering from a severe headaches for the past 3 days. I have been taking pain medication and they did not help whatsoever. I just did this and it has alleviated the throbbing pain I have been suffering from and all i can say is THANK YOU SO MUCH. Now i can go on with the rest of my day (still going to take it easy because I know that's what my body needs right now).
this came at such a great time! Ramadan started yesterday and my caffeine withdrawals are killing me, but this helped so much!
sara mashallah masha Allah 🤗🤗 Ramadan Mubarak sis
There’s no feeling more vulnerable than the point at which you need to admit you need help. I’m not ashamed (after many months of practice with Adriene through her videos) that I spent a lot of this practice with tears rolling down my face. I had a headache this morning and whilst I would normally opt for the more physical practices, at the last moment I decided that that’s not what my body needed today. As Adriene says in the video - a lot of emotion can come up when we’re in pain. It’s a reminder that we need to be kinder to ourselves that can feel like an admission of weakness. But it’s not: pain is just your body trying to tell you what it needs. Today, what I needed was a gentle, mindful practice and to let off some emotional steam. Sitting up now, I feel so much lighter and felt compelled to write this comment. Adriene, thank you for teaching me how to listen to my body. I hope everyone using this video finds relief and peace, be it emotional or physical, even if just for these short 20 minutes. Namaste ❤️
I have unusual kind of migraine that occur only during weather changes. I tried this yoga for 3 days, twice a day daily and the headache is literally gone! I cannot thank u enough for making these videos, love, hugs and more power to u😘
Let me just say that I don't normally get migraines but once in a while during my menstrual cycle, if my cramps aren't bad I end up with a migraine. I know everyone's first thought is to google, "how to get rid of ..." or "what to do if this hurts..." because I'm guilty of it myself. Though I'm so proud of myself for thinking, yoga will help this subside and immediately searching for one of your videos. Thank you for helping to transform my thoughts into using yoga to help with pain, anxiousness or anxiety. This was tremendously relieving and I am so grateful to continue my journey through yoga because of you!
Honestly thank you for this video. Since rona started my head has been hurting and I dont know why and I realized its migraines and they hurt so bad. This video really helped me calm down. Thank you ❣
I wish I could see how many times I’ve played this video. It’s hands down the best tool that’s helped my migraines. I use this every time to get relief, it’s not a magic pill that clears it on call, it’s a tool I use with my others treatments and since adding this in I have finally cut my migraines down from 25 a month to less then 1 a month now. Completely life changing ❤🎉
thank you so much for this. i've had migraines since high school (i'm 32). i've had a bad hormonal one today, and this did help. i really appreciate the even softer than usual voice you had. you really care about your viewers!
I just wanted to thank you. You guided me into accepting what my body was telling me with this terrible headache. I'm worth it, I'm worth love and selfcare.
This really helped! I was starting with a migraine and my husband was able to massage my neck but I still had a bit of tension. The alternate nostril breathing helped 90% for relief. Thank you!
Tears of relief right now. I've had chronic migraines for the past few years and they are pure agony. Some medications ease the pain a bit, but taking it too often can cause rebound headaches or other side effects and damage my stomach/liver so I am SO grateful for anything else that helps. Favoriting this video so that I can always have it on hand.
Appreciate this Adriene but, for me anyway, seems like headache relief rather than migraine. I went through migraines and would never be able to sit still and shut my eyes like this as the spinning and ache would of been too much. I've mentioned this before on your channel but the plow position, the one where you bring legs over your head head while on your back, I believe, helped A LOT...amazing stretch for the back of the neck and shoulders. Gives you that slight release you crave at that moment. That stretch plus scalp and head massage, darkness, deep breathing and laying on back without pillow but towel under neck. Great focus of attention and thoughtfulness as always Adriene to something this specific but it is a deep and intense pressure that demands relief on so many different personal ways.
I've been feeling so anxious lately. There is such a beautiful release of negative emotions, I'm amazed and so grateful to you. From the bottom of my heart, I thank you for this. Your approach is so kind, that I have come to forgive so much that I held against myself.
migraines are such a problem for me, and this really truly lessened my headache. thank you Adriene
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I had a strong right-sided sharp headache all day and this practice just cleared it all up, so powerful! Deep gratitude for all you do Adriene, I have been doing yoga with you for more than a year now and it has brought so much joy and self-discovery to my life. Stay blessed!
Thank you for this! Now I'm still able to practice even with a headache.
You have yoga for everything and honestly you in my opinion are the best yoga teacher I’ve ever had and that’s in real life and the internet. Thank you so much for sharing all you know and your personality with the world . I truly treasure you and your videos
Just paired this video with the "yoga for PMS and cramps" and it was the perfect start to my day to encourage gentle healing
I have been suffering from migraines for years and recently got back into yoga before finding this video. What a relief!! Thank-you for this video! :)
Hey, I just wanted to say, I've been getting over a concussion and this video has been really good and helpful for me. I'd be super interested in more brain healing yoga practises :) thank you so much
Adriene, you awaken a positive side in me that gets lost in the chaos of life. Thank you for sharing your talent and love with us!!!
Hey yo Adriene ! *Rocky voice* You're truly the best. I woke up this morning with CRAZY neck pain and behind my left eye this morning (probably had my durag on too tight last night lol) but a nice hot shower followed along with this video helped me get my migraine to go away. I appreciate you and every video you come out with. Im going to discipline myself to wake up early in the mornings and dedicate some time to yoga and meditation. Once again thank you! -Kwamel :)
I cried, I feel that I experienced real compassion from you and from myself. I have chronic migraines, and cluster headaches. Nerve block, triptan injections, the works! Never would I have believed I could sooth myself - I am overwhelmed with relief. In awe of yoga and of you. Thank you
This is great as I suffer severe aura cluster migraines along with my eating disorder and this will hopefully really help.Thanks so much Adrienne ❤️
I've had chronic migraines for over 10 years... for most of them i cannot even stand up or open my eyes, but hopefully doing this will help prevent them maybe... thanks for this video though! :)
Ericaann hello I had them very bad too and was hospitalized so many times I got the daith piercing and they are gone completely I really recommend it!
hey, i actually got that piercing done around a year ago and it hasn't helped me at all unfortunately, however I'm so happy its helped you! and thanks for taking the time to help :)
Ericaann do you have it in both sides? I also take a apple cider shot with cinnamon as soon as a wake up and a ginger shot after I have lunch it has helped me a lot I use to take up to 14 pills a week sumatriptan to be specific I don't take medication anymore the other thing I had try its weed tea that helps a lot. My friend got the Botox shot a year ago and that helped her too I know it's so hard I really hope you can find something that helps you!
yeah i do get it on both sides! i will also try the different shots you suggested and will probably get around to trying botox if they don't start to improve soon haha! i feel like in the uk especially, they don't recommend the best medicines for migraines because of all the side effects so hopefully i can find a natural way :) thank you so much for your help, i really appreciate it!
Did the yoga help?
I return to this Healing flow often, it works so well for me. Balances the breath & soothes the energy. Spearmint is my go to essential oil for migraines. Thank you Adriene,
Namaste 🙏🌟
You just cured my horrible migraine! Thank you thank you thank you so much! Namaste 🙏🏻✨💞
Hi Adriene, I just wanted to say THANK YOU. Your video helped me a lot yesterday, the suffering has reduced a lot.
Also, thank you for understanding migraines and not just think about like a headache, it is, in my opinion, a disease which can make your life quite tough.
Thanks for your patience and kindness, xx
As someone who has at least 3-5 migraines a week, the thought of doing Yoga while having one is a complete nightmare to be honest, but if it's to prevent them, then maybe that is a different story. That being said I really appreciate this video thank you.
I just did the video with a bad migraine going into it thinking it would be a nightmare. I can't lay down with my migraines as it makes the pain worse so I was definitely worried. I figured I had nothing to lose, worst case I still have the headache. Well, I do still have the migraine but I will say it drastically brought the pain level down and made it a little more tolerable. To be fair this wasn't the worst of the worst migraines I have recently had but I look forward to utilizing this tool at the onset as well as when the really bad one hits and I am hopeful that it will help again!
@anony many times it's deficiency in magnesium if you suffer from migraines. It's good to take magnesium supplement, butterbur with feverfew and B2 riboflan
Bless you sweet girl! You put so much thought into your videos I can never follow another yoga instructor! I have had brain/skull trauma and have titanium fusion in my neck. I get some wicked migraines. Sometimes I end up in the hospital. For 2 days this migraine has held on. My head was so sore. Something said, "Adriene has thought up a video for every other ailment, try her for headaches..." so I did and this was the one I picked. I just did it along with you and although my head is still sore, I can honestly say that my symptoms did improve. For those out there who suffer from motion sickness with their migraines, you might wanna wait until day 2 of it to try the movement part but definitely do the breathing. This video is a life saver! Much love Adriene and thank you!
Jan 8 for me. I always love this practice.
This is my go to video whenever I have a migraine, no matter how bad it is, I always manage to get through the entire video and always end up feeling better about 2 hours later instead of suffering the whole night. Thank you Adriene
Adriene thanks for this video. Can you please do a video for TMJ pain? Thank you so much!
Thank you for this video! I have had a migraine for three days and nothing was working. I followed your yoga video, drank a lot of water, took an epsom salt bath, and then took a nap for an hour. Four hours later, I felt wonderful. Thank you for the compassion that you demonstrated in this video and for sharing this video.
dont suffer from migraines regularly but stress? Definitely. this should be great❤
Surprising where you find tensions even when you haven't got a headache/migraine. Thx for this therapeutic practice.
Adriene thank you so much for this video I get horrible migraines and lost my job because of it 😰 your videos are so amazing I'm new to yoga can you recommend a beginner plan ? Thanks!
lovely87ym Check out her Foundations of Yoga series here on TH-cam. 😊