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Yoga And Heart
Yoga - A Whole-Hearted Effort

Yoga is a way to healthy living. Heart is like any other muscle in our body, which works perpetually. Therefore, it needs to be used and then rested.

Recent studies say that diseases of the heart are preventable and reversible. They say that by changing one's lifestyle, one can create a healthier heart. At the deeper level, surgery and drugs do not offer the ultimate solution to diseases of the heart. People with heart disease should not suppress their feelings. Rather they should seek support groups or friends to vent out their emotions. Many people manifest their repressed feelings through the physical body, as disease.

Cardiologists say that, a low- fat diet, preferably vegetarian foods, moderate exercise, a positive frame of mind with the practice of yoga, will help in the cure of the disease. The path of yoga helps in the prevention of stress in healthy people, aids in the recovery of diseases and other illnesses, gives strength to the physical body and helps in weight loss. Yoga induces deep relaxation, and wellness of body, mind and soul.

The five essential parts of yoga practice involve:

1. Yoga postures or asanas
2. Pranayama or breathing exercises
3. Yoganidra or deep relaxation
4. Visualization or imagery
5. Meditation


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Member Comments ( 6 )
I went through the article and first did not believe that yoga can help me with the heart disease.
But i feel a notable difference after doing it for last 15 days. This article has really helped me change my personal life and i thank the writer for it. The descriptions are very clear and precise which helps anybody to follow it. Also the article covers all the aspects and thus is even more helpful.
I recommend this article to everybody. The stress which is present in today's time can be really relieved after practicing yoga as described.

(Posted by rahuldotverma, India Date : 4/23/2013 )
can i do yoga like pranayam after my aortic root and aortic valve replacement surgery
(Posted by nehahsb, India Date : 4/9/2012 )
recently i have been diagnosed with Heart Valve leakage, request to kindly advice on the yoga aasanas for curring the same.
(Posted by Hemraj, India Date : 11/11/2010 )
Yoga and Cardiovascular Diseases
posted on: Sun, october 2010
posted by : manuheart123
Heart is like any other muscle in our body, which works perpetually. Therefore, it needs to be used and then rested.
Read more....

link :- http://www.heart-consult.com/articles

(Posted by manuheart123, India Date : 10/30/2010 )
I find this site veryinformative and i would like to know By which Mudra can cancer cell decrease (breast cancer )
and by which mudra can one heal blocked artries .and by which mudra one can heal diabeties problem .

(Posted by ftrrs, Bahrain Date : 7/15/2009 )
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