How to Get Rid of a Headache

This technique seems strange, but it really works (and there are others that do, too)

If we can focus ourselves to send mindful energy toward the pain, it is often a way to help the body to heal itself.

In Greek mythology, the goddess Athena sprang, fully formed, from her father Zeus’s head. That must have been quite painful for the thunder god. I can sympathize. When I get headaches, they really do feel like someone’s trying to batter their way out of my skull.

It turns out that I, too, can often eject unwelcome invaders. I discovered a technique to get rid of headaches, courtesy of a Colorado-based friend and colleague. My friend, who goes by Robbie Rose, showed me how to cure a headache without using analgesics (painkillers).