Hi all,
I started my yoga classes yesterday and also doing tapes at home. On one of my tapes at home the instructor said on certain poses if you have high Blood Pressure you shouldn’t do certain things. My question is I have High B/P but on medication for it and therefore it is regulated to normal. So in my way of thinking My pressure is normal so I should be able to do these poses. Am I correct or not. Thanks.
Well…in my opinion, medicated blood pressure is a very intricate issue and requires individual approach, rather than a generic DVD instruction… if I were you , i would stay away from some poses that take your head below the rest of the body…
Students who have HBP that is medicated are still subject to the contraindications of HBP. In other words your pharmaceutical regulation is irrelevant as it relates to asana. Follow the instructions for those with HBP.