Can neck tension cause headaches, and how do I ease it?

Yes - many headaches start in the neck rather than the head. When the muscles at the base of the skull and across the shoulders stay clenched - screen posture, stress, hours of holding the head forward - that tension refers pain up and over the scalp as a dull, banded ache. The head feels like the problem, but it is usually built lower down. And behind most of it stands stress, the number one problem of our time.

Gravity Stretching unloads the neck and upper spine and opens the tight shoulders and chest that drag the head forward, so the muscles at the base of the skull can finally stop working overtime. And the practice is led by breathing - the mind switches off only through the breath, and with the mind goes the clench that feeds these headaches. People often describe the head feeling lighter and clearer after a session.

Keep it gentle and regular. Inversions send a little extra flow toward the head, so a beginner hangs short and easy - a few seconds, and only when the body asks for more.