How to Use Shiatsu for a Migraine Headache

Migraine headaches are vascular headaches that are frequently accompanied by visual disturbances, as well as nausea and vomiting. Shiatsu will release congested energy and blood from the head and promote the natural flow of digestion to ease the pain.

Things You'll Need

• Aromatherapy Votive Candles
• Tiger Balm
• Peppermint Oils

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Instructions

• 1

  Clear head tension and congestion by placing your thumbs on top of your ears and bringing your index fingers one over the other on the top of your head. Apply pressure to this point using your index or middle finger.

• 2

  Use the pad of your thumb or middle finger to apply pressure under the bony ridge at the base of the skull, approximately 1 inch away from your spine, to clear stuck energy.

• 3

  Clear your mind and release tension by pressing and gently massaging the point on the center of your forehead between your eyebrows.

• 4

  Release the pressure from behind your eyes as you apply pressure to the point found at the outer corner of your eye, just behind the bone.

• 5

  Relieve nausea and promote circulation to your hands and feet by squeezing the back side of your hand at the fleshy mound between your thumb and index finger. Press the top of the mound toward your index finger with the pad of your opposite thumb.

• 6

  Promote the flow of energy and the circulation of blood, release cramps and spasms, relieve migraines, and calm the nervous system as you apply gentle pressure and movement to the point on top of your foot where the bones between your big toe and second toe merge.