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The psychosomatics of a headache + an affirmation

The psychosomatics of a headache + an affirmation

We often pay no attention to a headache: we take an aspirin and carry on, or we put it down to the weather, atmospheric pressure, lack of sleep and so on. Yet the psychosomatic causes of a headache are very interesting. In this article we shall look at the causes of pain in the temples (left, right) and in the forehead. The occipital area will be covered in another article, as it belongs to migraine.

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7 health benefits. The practice of qigong

7 health benefits. The practice of qigong

There are many kinds of qigong exercise to choose from. They all share a common basis, but they may differ in their sets of exercises and in their teaching methods.Once you start practising qigong, you will realise that it is not about separate exercises but rather about a series of flowing movements combined with deep breathing and with attention focused on the “here and now”. That is why qigong is so often called “meditation in motion”.

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