Monday, February 19, 2007

Overcoming High Blood Pressure - Anyones take

Its been a long time since i've checked it. I was reading some of the simple meditation and relaxation techniques told by OSHO. Practising them has been great and i have had good improvent upon my health.

Let me discuss one of the most basic things - "High Blood Pressure"- Its sure a killer, silent killer similar to the unassuming waves of the tsunami, until it hits, there is often very little symptons on the body. Life styles and eating habits are the direct causes for this disease. Youngsters in today's world are suffering from this - most of them may not even know about it till they get a rude in the form of a heart attack.


How do we combat this unassuming malice. One thing which is clearly to be understood is that blood pressure is the pressure which at which the heart pumps the blood and distributed throught the body. Its like water passing through a hose - the tap controls the flow of water, the greater the force, the stronger the hose should be or else the chances of the hose bursting of from the tap is for sure.

This is the exact case for a High Blood Pressure person. Gradual increase of blood pressure wears and tears the arteries and a time may come when the individual is at the brink of a complete heart failure. Added to that are the other compounded problems associated with high blood pressure - kidney get effected.

Shavasana ( corpse pose) is a wonderful yogic exercise to dratiscally reduce the blood pressure. One needs to see the results. They are astounding. Since most of the world today is familiar with the term yoga, i assume that i could straight away give the modus

Lie down like a corpse - upon a mat - feel loose and totally relaxed. Loose clothing is preferred. The time either early morning 5-6 am or before retiring to bed at night. Ensure that you have not had anything heavy for at least 2 hours prior to this exercise

When you feel completely relaxed, focus your eyes to the tip of your forehead, remain in this position for 15 seconds, then focus the eyes to the toes - remain in this mode for 15 seconds, then focus the eyes to left side of your body - 15 seconds and then focus your eyes to the right side of your body - 15 seconds. Later come to the normal eye poisition

Continue the whole of the above exercise for 3 full cycles.

Next lift your tongue tip and touch the soft part of your upper gum. focus the eyes to the forehead- remain in this mode for 15 seconds


All the while the breathing should be slow, deep and rhythmic.

Now start feeling interanally from your toes and gradually feel through each part of your legs, abdomen, stomach, chest, throat, shoulders, arms, face, eyes, ears, scalp and then the whole body. As you feel each part, command internally for them to relax.

When this is over - do deep breathing and then after a count of 15 you can squat or come to normal operations

This entire exercise is done in such a way that it relaxes the body and if you check your BP immediately - an amazing drop in BP will be observed.

Regular practise of shavasana totally eradicates BP in most of the cases.


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Ashwin