Food allergies?

Questioner · 04-27-2002, 09:05 PM

One of my students gets migraine headaches from food allergies, she thinks. She is doing muscle testing as well as food elimination diet. What can I as her yoga teacher offer her? What poses might bring relief for the headaches?

Mukunda · 04-27-2002, 09:10 PM

If she is accurate that the problem is from allergies, then I would suggest focusing on balancing vata from Ayurveda perspective. This is done by slow posture specific sequences coupled with coordinated ujjaye breathing. Also deep relaxation and restorative poses are the general program for her to do. For headaches I would recommend moving into and out of shoulder and neck flexing poses Vinyasa style, not holding poses. Some examples would be variations of bridge, cobra, cat poses. This creates a flushing effect upon the neck and brachial plexus I am working on a book entitled Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy that will have more details

04-27-2002, 09:05 PM	#1
Questioner Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 479	One of my students gets migraine headaches from food allergies, she thinks. She is doing muscle testing as well as food elimination diet. What can I as her yoga teacher offer her? What poses might bring relief for the headaches?

04-27-2002, 09:10 PM	#2
Mukunda SYTherapy Creator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Yoga Therapist and trainer Posts: 1,068	If she is accurate that the problem is from allergies, then I would suggest focusing on balancing vata from Ayurveda perspective. This is done by slow posture specific sequences coupled with coordinated ujjaye breathing. Also deep relaxation and restorative poses are the general program for her to do. For headaches I would recommend moving into and out of shoulder and neck flexing poses Vinyasa style, not holding poses. Some examples would be variations of bridge, cobra, cat poses. This creates a flushing effect upon the neck and brachial plexus I am working on a book entitled Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy that will have more details