Experts suggest that these yoga poses combat high blood pressure

2020 World Hypertension Day: Blood pressure that can be diagnosed with low or high blood pressure is classified as low or high blood pressure. There are an estimated 927 million people worldwide suffering from blood pressure conditions. This number accounts for about 26% of the world’s hypertensive population. Work-related stress can initiate a cycle of unhealthy life with inadequate sleep, food that does not meet the body’s nutritional needs, irregular sleep and meal times, and loss of appetite. Blood pressure is an important part of how the heart and blood circulation function in the human body. Medically defined as the pressure of blood on the walls of arteries as the heart pumps around the body. High blood pressure can be effectively controlled with a healthy lifestyle. Yoga also helps fight high blood pressure and controls the risk of diseases associated with it.

World Hypertension Day 2020: Yoga Asana Fights High Blood Pressure

1. Vrikshasana

• Start by standing in Samati
• Lift your right foot off the floor and balance your weight with your left foot
• Place your right foot on the thigh inside the lift
• Place it as close to the pelvis as possible
• Support your feet with your palms and secure your feet
• Once you find the balance, join the palm of your heart with the Pranam Mudra Chakra
• Raise Pranam towards the sky
• Extend your elbows and make sure your head is between your arms
• Look forward
• Repeat with the alternate leg
• At the beginning of practice, place your foot in the calf muscles of the other leg and slowly raise your foot position until you reach asana
• Repeat 3 sets of 30 seconds each

Breathing

While practicing this asana, take normal inhalation and exhalation

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2. Vajrasana

This is the only pose you can do when you are full. In fact, it should be done immediately after eating.

• Start by standing straight up with your arms facing your side
• Lean out and slowly drop your knees on the mat
• Place the pelvis on the heel with the toes facing outward
• Here, the thighs should push the calf muscles
• Bring your heels closer to each other
• Do not put your toes on any other. Instead the right and left should be next to each other
• Place your palms with your knees facing up
• Stretch your back and look forward
• Repeat 3 sets of 30 seconds each

Vajrasana can be done full
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3. Savithri asana

• Let’s start with Samsthithi. Extend your arms outwards and begin to bend your knees
• Bend your upper body with your arms on the floor and lower your knees to support your body as you place it on the floor
• Keep your upper body upright on the floor with your weight supported by your lower legs and knees
• Arms extended to the sky, palms facing away from shoulders
• Forward looking
• Keep your arms, spine, hips and thighs in line
• Repeat 3 sets of 30 seconds each
• Breathing
• Raise your arms to look up, exhale, and inhale to collapse.

Word of advice

Practitioners suffering from knee problems should refrain from doing this asana

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4. Pranayama-Bastrica Pranayama

• Sit in a comfortable position (Sukhasan, Ardhapadmasan, Padmasana, etc.).
• Stretch your back and close your eyes
• Place your palms on your knees upwards (Praptimdra)
• Inhale lungs and fill with air
• Spit out completely

Hypertensive Days: Yoga Helps Improve Overall Health
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Inhalation and exhalation should be done in a 1: 1 ratio. For example, if you breathe 6 counts, you need 6 counts to exhale.

period: Begin by practicing this breathing technique for 5 minutes a day and gradually increase over time.

Hypertension can damage blood vessels and organs, especially the brain, heart, eyes, and kidneys. If left untreated, it can cause potentially life-threatening conditions such as heart attack, stroke, kidney damage and vascular dementia.

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A combination of early detection and yoga, nutritious food intake, and proper sleep can help lower blood pressure levels. It is important to consult a doctor before beginning yoga. Yoga does not recommend certain standing poses, back bends, or inversions if you have high blood pressure. Therefore, practice under the guidance of a yoga teacher and make sure your poses are safe. Meditation techniques such as Siddho Hum Dhyan, Ropan Dhyan and Siddho Hum Kriya also work to reverse blood pressure conditions.

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