Yoga and its effect on hypertension

I am a woman in my mid 50s, living in Delhi since my birth and by far I have had a normal life with the usual worries and anxieties. Though life has been a mixed bag I have always been very sensitive about everything in life. You can call be “the emotional sort”, who is affected by possibly everything in life. This has lead to a number of health problems that i have had face over the years. The most important of these problems is “hypertension”. This problem again is the main source for my other heath disorders. Over the years my panic stricken habit has only given impetus to the growth of this health problem.

About a year ago, when my son went for higher studies I was in a state of great discomfort both physically and mentally. The whole situation was unbearable for me. Though everyone tried to convince me, it became increasingly difficult to pacify my emotion. At last that night I felt a terrible pain in my heart. Doctors said I have had a heart attack. From then on I have been consulting doctors seeking advice. They have advised me to stay calm but I cannot. I felt that I had no control over my emotions. The situation had been a matter of concern for my whole family.

It was in such a time that one of my relatives told us that yoga is used for the treatment of hypertension. She told that there are yoga poses and also yoga for meditation that is often used to cure hypertension. This made me include yoga into my life. When I asked my trainer as to how yoga can treat hypertension, he said that hypertension is caused by the inappropriate functioning of the blood arteries and heart. These are basically controlled by the brain impulse and practicing yoga poses can result in calming of the brain.

Yoga for meditation is a great way of controlling stress and other mental disorder. It made me relaxes and more composed. For the first time in my whole life, I felt that I could control my emotions. I have me inner peace. It’s been a year I have been practicing yoga poses and trust me it helps.