| What is Blood Pressure??
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| | strain on mind, the mind also becomes
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| Every living animal on the planet has
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| | stable and focused. Also because of
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| blood pressure; there is no exception to
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| | twists and stretched postures, the
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| this rule. The blood flows through the
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| | functioning of endocrine glands,
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| body with certain pressure, but if the
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| | digestive organs, heart and other organs
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| pressure is higher than the normal range
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| | improves. To achieve this even simple
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| then it is a disease, which is called
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| | Yogasanas are helpful, one can easily
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| High Blood Pressure or sometimes the
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| | practice these yogasanas and get the best
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| blood pressure drops below the normal
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| | for himself.
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| range, then it is called Low Blood
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| | Pranayama is control of breath,
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| Pressure.
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| | breathing & blood circulation system,
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| For the blood to reach all parts of the
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| | heart have close relation between them.
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| body, it has certain pressure. This
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| | Also these are dependant on mental
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| pressure is created because of
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| | activities. If mental strain increases
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| contraction of heart. Sometimes for
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| | the breathing rate is affected. In
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| various reasons these blood pressure
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| | Pranayama the breathing is controlled and
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| increases, for example fearful situation,
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| | the rate is reduced, which reduces the
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| anger, anxiety, excessive thinking,
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| | strain on heart and also the rate. This
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| mental tensions or even for physical
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| | increases the stability of mind and
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| exertion. During these situations the
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| | mental activities are also controlled.
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| heart comes under extra workload. But
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| | Even simple breathing exercises like
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| when the situation changes and comes to
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| | Deep Breathing, Quiet Breathing help
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| normal, so also the blood pressure. This
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| | reduce the mental stresses and strains.
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| temporary change in Blood Pressure is not
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| | Also the Pranic force in the body is
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| disease but when this Blood pressure
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| | balanced with the regular practice of
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| remains high always, it becomes a
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| | Pranayama, which restores the physical
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| disease.
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| | and mental balance. Some Pranayama
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| Measuring BP
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| | techniques affect the functioning of
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| The BP is not same everywhere; it is
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| | nervous system, which again help restore
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| maximum close to heart from where the
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| | the balance.
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| blood comes out and lowest where blood
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| | Pranayama reduces the need of oxygen, so
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| comes in to the heart. So always the BP
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| | also the production of carbon dioxide.
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| is measured on the hands. There are 2
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| | So the respiration rate reduces. In
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| types of pressures, systolic and
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| | various Pranayama techniques Ujjayi
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| diastolic. Systolic Pressure is higher
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| | Pranayama balances the Pranic flow of
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| and indicates the contraction of heart
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| | energy in the body. Ujjayi also affects
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| and diastolic is when heart expands. The
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| | carotid sinus, which help reduce BP.
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| BP in healthy person is 120 mm / 80 mm,
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| | Nadishodhan Pranayama controls the Pranic
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| that is systolic 120mm and diastolic is
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| | flow. But people suffering from BP
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| 80mm. If the BP is greater or less by 15
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| | should not practice Kumbhaka (retention
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| mm to 20 mm than the normal range, it is
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| | of breath) but only inhalation and
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| considered as disease.
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| | exhalation.
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| There are various reasons for this high
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| | Meditation
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| BP. Sometimes because of improper
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| | Meditation is study of concentration.
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| functioning of kidneys, heart related
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| | One should try to keep mind focused on
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| problems or diabetes BP can go high, so
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| | one point or object, this concentration
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| if these diseases are treated then BP
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| | of mind has very effects on body and
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| also comes to normal. But in 80 % of the
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| | mind. Lot of research is going on around
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| cases there is no apparent reason, then
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| | the world about the meditation and its
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| it is called "Essential Hypertension".
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| | effects. Some of the observed facts are
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| The reason for this High BP is cannot be
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| | listed below.
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| found on physical plane but can be
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| | 1. Balance is achieved in the
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| traced to mental activities. High mental
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| | functioning of nervous system.
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| strain results in high BP. Modern medical
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| | 2. Complete body is relaxed, which gives
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| science treats the BP but not the
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| | enough rest to the muscles and various
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| underlying reason that is mental strain.
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| | organs.
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| When you take medicines, the BP comes to
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| | 3. Concentration, grasping power, memory
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| normal for sometime but when the effect
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| | increases and so also the will power.
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| of the medicines is over, the BP again
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| | 4. One can handle stressful situations
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| rises. So the best remedy is to remove
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| | in efficient ways.
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| all underlying reasons for mental stress
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| | 5. Balance is achieved in the
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| and strain. Yoga certainly helps achieve
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| | functioning of Body Mind complex.
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| the stress free mind. There is no
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| | 6. Brain functioning is improved.
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| solution except removing all the strains
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| | The basic meditations help achieve these
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| on mind and control the mental
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| | results, it includes Omkar Meditation,
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| activities. Yogasanas (Yoga Positions and
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| | Omkar chanting, Prana Meditation.
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| Postures), Pranayama, Meditation, Yoga
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| | Especially for High BP patients, Omkar
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| Nidra definitely help achieve the mental
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| | chanting for 15 minutes everyday shows
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| peace.
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| | miraculous results.
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| Yogasana - (Yoga Positions or Postures)
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| | Yoga Nidra
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| Yoga Guru Patanjali has defined Yoga as
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| | Yoga Nidra is psychic sleep, this
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| 'Steady and comfortable state of Body and
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| | process is designed by Paramhansa Swami
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| Mind means Asana'. || Sthirsukham Asanam
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| | Satyananda Saraswati of Bihar School of
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| | Yoga. This process helps remove physical,
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| During any exercise the strain on
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| | emotional and mental strains very easily
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| muscles increases, the requirement for
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| | and effectively. It also helps focus the
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| blood and oxygen increases but in
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| | mind and removes negative elements. This
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| Yogasanas the requirement goes down as
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| | Yoga Nidra is easy to practice and given
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| there are no strains and every muscle is
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| | results in short time. Even 1 hour daily
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| relaxed, the requirement for blood and
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| | practice helps.
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| oxygen goes down. This also reduces the
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