Admit it. Headaches suck. They come on when you least want them, and they are never welcome. Headaches, and back pain, are the most common kinds of pain that people suffer from. It is always a bad day when they happen.
People in ancient times actually had a cure for headaches, which they made from the bark of the white willow tree. White willow tree bark contains a natural substance called salicilin, a bitter-tasting chemical which has been known to be highly effective in curing headaches for thousands of years.
White willow is native to Europe and North America. The bark is served in the form of a tea. Scrape the bark from branches which are between two and three years old. No more than two or three teaspoons of the bark shavings are needed, which can be steeped and served like a tea.
This is willow bark, ready for making willow tea.
If you do not have access to willow trees, don't worry. Here is a meditation you can do, which will have the same effect of washing away your headaches.
Find a comfortable spot, in a safe and quiet place. This place alone should have the effect of calming your body immediately. You need only take with you a drink of water, preferably still rather than sparkling, and as cold as possible.
Once you are there, settle your body in a comfortable position, preferably sitting as straight as possible, without putting undue stress on the body.
Begin by focusing on the water in the glass. Note its stillness, and the little vibrations caused by the tiniest body movements and adjustments. Take a small sip of the water. Let it settle in your mouth a moment. Try to get some of the water up to the back of your mouth, to let it cool your throat.
Once you swallow it, clear your throat and take a deep breath in. Let yourself draw in golden light from outside, deep into you. Let that golden light suffuse your muscles with light, and relaxation. Let the light fill your body, and let it relax you.
Take a second sip of the water, and once you've cleared your throat, breathe in more of the light and make your body and mind lighter. Each sip draws in more light, and the more you breathe in, the lighter your body and mind are.
And you'll soon find the light filling your entire body, and when your eyes change focus, and you drift, that is the time to release that light and let out all the muscle tension which caused the headache. Let it out, a beautiful stream of light, drawing out your thoughts, the stresses, the tensions, and let your thoughts drift away, gone.
All your thoughts, drifting, going, gone, replaced with peace and relaxation and stillness, as your conscious mind lets go and floats away with the light and the tensions, and when you are ready, and your conscious mind is gone, count from 3.
3, and the tensions and pain are too faint to feel.
2, and your last conscious thought drifts out with the light.
1, and your focus has shifted, and you're now empty, blank, ready to move on to the next meditation, which will push away the headaches and leave your body and mind feeling wonderful.
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