Hi all,
I sometimes get head pressure along with a rushing sound in my ears (sometimes to what appears to be the beat of my heart) during inverted poses such as the downward facing dog and standing forward bend. It doesn’t happen all the time but often enough. Is this a normal occurrence or am I doing something wrong while in the poses? Does it have something to do with a change in blood pressure? I do have sinus and ear problems (allergies) could this be the reason?
Thank you for the support!
Hello!
sometimes it happens to me too, but normally it happens when I practice those poses right away after I got up in the morning.
Any explanations? thx
I have been having them too…i went for a ear check up and now i want to check and see if i have a nerve pinch. I too have sinus and allergies. So guess thats the most common reason but its always better to keep an eye on other symptoms too.
well we normally stand erect or lie down horizontally. so doing inversions will have gravity moving internal substances such as blood, mucus, etc… moving in the opposite direction. For me when I do headstand I feel a lot of sensations in my feet, I also can hear my heart beating. Much of what your saying happens seems to be logical, is any of it a problem, well hopefully some experts will chime in on that.
hypertension, HBP?
BP is the first thing i check because it runs in my family. But i guess the ringing can mean a whole lot of things from sinus, allergies, nerve pinch, BP, ear infections, tinnitus etc…again most of them are harmless i suppose and just need a few changes in lifestyle from eating habits to sleeping in a different posture
I would try some pranayama before practice. Then use the ocean breathing while in inverted poses. It works for me.
Angels,
please describe your current practice, its style, duration, and how long you’ve been practicing with specific attention to inversions.
gordon
Hi Gordon,
Mostly I do vinyasa flow yoga. I have several yoga DVDs I follow at home by various instructors (Rodney Yee, Shiva Rea, and a few others). I allow participate in classes at my local gym. my practice ranges from anywhere between 30 minutes to 90 minutes. I have been practicing for approximately 3 years. I don’t have high blood pressure, it is usually quite low…so I don’t think that is a concern.
Thanks a bunch!
It would be difficult to isolate the issue you broach within the construct of a “frisky” practice. There are simply too many variables.
Since yoga is a process through which we get to know ourselves better it may be fruitful to try changing your sequences, not staying in the postures too long, and/or noting the precursor(s) to the condition - the whens, whys and wherefores.
Sinus and ear infections can absolutely be involved in this.
Angels,
"I sometimes get head pressure along with a rushing sound in my ears (sometimes to what appears to be the beat of my heart) during inverted poses "
It is good that you have not gone deeper into the practice, otherwise the problems that may arise can be magnified a thousand times fold. This is why the technology is not something to tamper with, without a proper understanding of all of the aspects that are involved in it. One of the reasons why certain problems as this happens is because there are certain imbalances that are happening in different parts of the nervous system which affects the internal organs. But, at a much subtler level, the prana - the subtle energies of the body, are being imbalanced because one’s practice is not done in such a way that it creates a certain balance in one’s whole system. For that, certain techniques have to be balanced with other techniques to make sure that such imbalances do not happen. Every asana channels the subtle energy in the body in a very particular way, and it is important to understand which asana does what and how each asana channels energy. Some asanas will awaken certain chakras along the spinal cord, some will awaken certain nadis, some will awaken different aspects of prana.