| To neutralize the effect of high blood | | | | organs with key-functions in sensitivity and |
| pressure on your organs, to refresh your | | | | of the sympathetic nervous symptoms are also |
| nervous system are compulsory for a | | | | very frequent effects of forward bends on the |
| hypertensive, in order to have a normal life. | | | | patients. |
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| The neutralization of the effect of high | | | | Suspine poses, such as Supta Baddhakonasana |
| blood pressure on the organs and the | | | | concentrate on the relaxation of the |
| refreshment of the nervous system are not | | | | abdominal area and induce a state of calm and |
| only necessary, but also extremely benefic | | | | serenity of the nervous system. |
| for hypertensives. These goals can be | | | | |
| achieved by means of yoga exercises, also | | | | Very effective were proved to be the |
| known as asanas that proved their efficiency | | | | inversion exercises, which restore the lost |
| in time and in almost all of the cases. | | | | vitality of the nerves, control and normalize |
| | | | the pulmonary activity and that of the |
| From the extremely large variety of existing | | | | diaphragm. This multiple benefits contribute |
| asanas, there are four classes that can be | | | | to the lowering of blood pressure. Such |
| used in the battle against hypertension: | | | | inversion asanas are Viparita Karanti and |
| forward bends, suspine, inversions and | | | | Halasana, but the automatic nervous system is |
| sitting. | | | | also kept under control by means of the |
| | | | pranayama and Svanasana, which manage both to |
| The most effective with high blood pressure | | | | refresh the mind and senses and to contra |
| are considered to be the forward bends, which | | | | attack hypertension's effects. |
| have various methods to lower blood pressure | | | | |
| when it is alarmingly high. Their power to | | | | Sitting asanas are the last, but not less |
| calm the brain and to bring back to the | | | | important category, because they mange to |
| normal standard blood flow to the brain and | | | | solve one of the greatest problems of |
| from it, their stress-reducing effect makes | | | | hypertension: breathing. The intercostal |
| this class of asanas the most popular against | | | | muscles and the ribs themselves are also |
| hypertension. | | | | relaxed and released, so the blood pressure |
| | | | lowers. Such asanas are the Virasana and |
| The deceleration of the pulse, the regulation | | | | Baddhakonasana. |
| of the heart beats, the relaxation of the | | | | |