the new life style for healthy heart by yoga asanas

Introduction

Heart is the most important organ of our body. Thirty percent of all deaths in the world are heart related issues.  While medical science has its own prescription for preventing or curing heart diseases. yoga provides an excellent preventive lifestyle.

Mind - Heart relation

Stress is not the enemy of heart. stress is identified as main problem for heart diseases .Stress is a result of speed of thought in the mind and negative emotions. Yoga is a technique, for slowing down speed of the mind.  it makes it quieter and more focused. Yoga benefit to body comes through mind improvement. Patanjali definition of yoga is 'yogaschit vriti nirodhah' - controlling modification of mind is yoga. Vashishta said 'manasah prashamansya upayah' -yoga is a technique of making the mind quite.

Healthy Eating

Common heart diseases are caused due to high cholesterol, obesity and diabetes. Therefore, it is important to consume a balanced diet. The diet should consist of 'heart-healthy' foods such as green leafy vegetables, whole grains, fatty fish and fish oils, healthy nuts like almonds, legumes like lentils, and fruits, among others. Consume foods that soothe your taste buds, as long as 80 to 90 per cent of what is on your plate comes from a plant or a grain. Don't give into the temptation to consume oily, sugary and junk food items, especially after the age of 40.

Stress management

Heart is associated with cleaning and pumping fresh blood in to the body. Blood gets purified by oxygen and oxygen enter blood  by prana. Pranayama is part of yoga. it is a very useful technique for regularizing flow of breath in to the body. it helps our blood, heart and thoughts cleaning process. This techniques of yoga are called kriyas. such as kapalbhati, for people who have been screened for heart related issues.which is also useful in detoxifying our lungs but under proper guidance. That improves supply of oxygen too. 

Yoga - pranayama

Heart is more then an organ, it signifies emotions. When someone is in love, he feels it in his heart. when someone love fails, he says his heart is broken. Love comes with a set of other emotions. such as care , concern for the beloved and devotion, loyalty, trust, happiness,surrender towards the person . These emotions are part of bhakti yoga. Bhakti yoga promotes true love. the trust in the justice system of god and having unconditional loving relationship with god is bhakti yoga. It makes us secure . It reduces stress.
Heart is also associated with compassion. When we say , i have a heart, it means being compassionate and  having mercy . Compassion to all is a divine quality. It comes from the heart. And it fills heart with good feelings.  When we have enjoyed something thoroughly.  we say I had a heartful of music today.

Significance of Yoga pranayama

This signifies contentment one of the prescriptions of ashtanga yoga.Heart signifies courage , too. We say this all the time - someone who shows courage is called  a brave-heart.Courage comes from strong will power . It comes from understanding the reality of who I am. When one knows self to be an indestructible. so ever present entity, and not mere body mind complex,  one gets real to do big things.  This knowledge of self comes from jnana yoga, logical understanding of who I am, through study of vedanta.

Yoga for heart

yoga means asana and pranayama. its a way of  life for healthy heart.
Asana, Pranayama and meditation have to be a part of one's daily routine. But in addition to this, one has to  understand and follow principles of karma yoga, bhaktiyoga and jnana yoga.
karma yoga is carrying on duty of life without selfishness,  carelessness and ego.  Having trusting relationship with creator is bhakti yoga.  And daily study of scriptures,  good literature to understand who I am is a part of jnana yoga. Adopting these practices is to live a yoga way of life.

Regular Screening

Regular screening is essential for monitoring overall health. This becomes While the life expectancy has increased over time, it is worthwhile only when it's disease free. The fundamental focus should be on right living, and the approach to healthcare and wellness should be based on this principle.
for further more information on yoga for health click the below link
https://www.yogajournal.com/poses/contraindications-modifications/heart-problems

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