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My Home Remedy for Headache Relief

Medication AND Meditation

Written and verified by Holly Hazen


The best home remedy for headache relief I have found is meditation and building your inner resources. Of course, you need to consider taking your medication. And meditation can reduce stress, balance emotions and counteract headaches.

Meditating regularly to find that quiet place inside yourself can bring huge stress relief (and answers). But you might need more than that to cope with chronic headaches.

If stress causes your headaches, learning to take in the good along with everyday coping skills will help. And nobody teaches this better than Rick Hanson, Ph.D.

Neuroplasticity of the brain is now well established. It's no longer just a concept. So it makes sense that neuropsychology would follow.

I have been able to 'rewire' my brain to feel happier and more confident. And this lowered my stress levels... see where I'm going with this?

Here are some ways you can do this too… YAY YAY!

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Use your breath to reduce stress

Try this ten breaths exercise by Rick Hanson. He is a highly respected neuropsychologist, meditation teacher, and very down-to-earth, practical, and warm-hearted guy.

"Try staying with the feeling of breathing for ten breaths in a row, counting gently in the back of your mind or moving one finger at a time until you reach ten. 

Stay with the sensations of this moment - now and now and now - letting go of everything else. Open into the sense of your whole body as you breathe . . . abiding as a whole body breathing.

It takes only a minute or two, but the benefits are remarkable: calming, centering, feeling more whole, more present, more able to meet the challenges of your day. 

In your brain, this simple practice can stimulate and thus strengthen neural networks that support mindfulness and the sense of peaceful interconnectedness with all things.

Just ten breaths... can be an opening into something quite profound."

This should help you feel calmer.

But what stops the pain?

To help physical pain... rest in a dark, quiet room. Stress is one of the main causes of headaches, so meditate. Try caffeine or exercise; hot or cold treatments; acupuncture; acupressure; OTC meds. Massage might help too. Or any combination of these.

A common home remedy for headache relief uses a mix of essential oils with peppermint and lavender, which is calming too. I rub some on my temples and my lower back. It helps me relax but it doesn't stop the pain.

You can try butterbur and feverfew but...

Getting rid of a full-fledged migraine with nothing but herbal remedies ranks right up there with cleaning up an oil spill with tissues.

~ Migraine for Dummies

Stopping the pain phase is my main objective! I find that home remedies help me cope better but they don't really sort out the intense pain I get with my migraine headaches.

As you might find it difficult to get effective pain relief too, it will help a lot to learn what resources you have available. The best preventative thing I do is meditate regularly. But... the best thing I've done, just for me, was to learn better coping skills.

I did the Foundations of Well-Being course a few years ago and I can't tell you how much happier I feel now, every day. And I have more internal resources now.

I am not an affiliate of this program... I just love it that much. So go check it out.


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I liked it so much... I did it 3 times...

These are some of the changes I've noticed in my life... I:

  • Cope with stress and worry less
  • Turn ordinary everyday experiences into powerful inner strengths and resources
  • Offer more compassion and kindness toward myself when I have a migraine
  • Have more confidence and self-worth

It's a commitment. It takes one hour a week... over a year. But once it starts... it goes fast and the activities are fun.

Learn practical, effective ways to see more of the good in your life, and grow greater calm, contentment, and confidence from the inside out.

It's starts January 1st, but you can join anytime and catch up in your own time.


The things I found most valuable

It's thorough, it's deep and it works. And best of all... he says things in a way I can understand.

I find Rick’s gentle approach much more useful than other forms of ‘therapy’. He'll teach you to build yourself up, to resource yourself fully, making it easier to cope with life’s challenges that can pull you off balance. (migraines!)

I gained life skills that will not only serve me as a home remedy for headache and stress reduction but tools to help me feel happier in everyday life. This… is priceless to me.

If your chronic, severe headaches get you down and depressed… consider this course.

My favorite things besides seeing Rick live are his guided meditation practices and the creative activities.

You'll have full access to these and the:

  • Insightful talks
  • Revealing and accurate personality quizzes
  • Monthly live-streamed events with Rick (in person)
  • Inspiring guest experts like Tara Brach, Jack Kornfield, and Gretchen Rubin
  • Vibrant community forum

There are many short videos that explain the how of happiness, that guide you into self-nourishing experiences. I even spent time coloring with crayons... something I've not done in many many years.

There is proven science behind the program. I like evidenced based results.


Could this be your home remedy for headache too?

You really can change your brain for the better. This is the best home remedy for headache I can think of to reduce stress and bring changes on practical levels.

I found the Foundations of Well-Being program straight-forward, easy to use and effective.

So if you want these things... don't miss this opportunity to work with one of the best:

  • Start feeling less stressed and worried
  • Work with your brain's natural negativity bias 
  • Free yourself from past painful experiences
  • And experience more pleasure and joy in your daily life

This gives you some major coping tools in your tool kit to deal with headaches and migraines. And all of the stressful things life throws at you.

It's not just a great home remedy for headache and stress reduction... after you learn it all, you can use it to feel better forever!

I've developed 3 courses to help you out in this area too. Here's a link - Meditation and Energetic Healing for Migraine Sufferers.

Until next time, be well and be pain free.

Until next time, be well and be pain free, Holly @migrainesavvy




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