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Yoga exercises to reduce high blood pressure
Hypertension is the clinical name for “high blood pressure”. There are two effective yoga exercises that helps lower the blood pressure:
1. Inverted Yoga.
Inverted yoga reverses the action of gravity on the body. In inverted poses, legs and abdomen are placed higher than the heart. In inverted poses, gravity causes the blood to flow easily back through the veins and this brings the blood pressure in the feet to a minimum. This in effect gives skeletal muscles a chance to rest. In Inverted poses, drainage of blood and waste from the lower body back to the heart is increased and disorders such as varicose veins and swollen ankles are relieved.
2. Rhythmic Breathing.
It’s time to learn about breathing, because inhaling and exhaling has the power to nourish the body and calm the mind. If you’re like most people, you take shallow breaths, pull in your stomach when you inhale and never empty your lungs of carbon dioxide when you exhale. Here’s the physiological explanation: Long, slow breaths are more efficient than short, fast ones. Read the rest of this entry »