Blood pressure

[Guest guest]

Hallo Dirk,<br><br>I have been suffering from

high blood pressure for a long time too, due mainly to

the very one-sided sort of gymnastics I pursued

before I discovered yoga for myself. I was *very* stiff

in the area of my shoulders, which in turn affected

my respiratory system and caused constant back ache.

Since I've started with doing yoga, all this problems

have virtually disappeared, and my blood pressure has

returned back to normal now.<br><br>The best thing to do

in your case would be to speak about your problem

with an experienced teacher. If you don't have access

to any one where you live, you could try to e-mail a

qualified teacher of your choice and ask him to give you

some advice on how to do your practice. Some time ago,

I read a highly interesting article - check

<a href=http://iyengar-yoga.freepage.de/abhyasa11/11internet.htm

target=new>http://iyengar-yoga.freepage.de/abhyasa11/11internet.htm</a> - about

a guy practising Iyengar Yoga, who became

ill with a rare syndrome consisting in a sense of

numbness in his left hand. After consulting several

specialists, who weren't able to give him much comfort, he

finally e-mailed one of the big stars of Iyengar Yoga,

Mira Mehta in London, to seek medical advice from her.

She did reply, she gave him some advice, and it

helped.

[Guest guest]

Hallo and thank you Shining Skull,<br><br>that

could be exactly my problem. Although I discovered Yoga

some years ago, the muscles of my my upper back are

very uptight and my shoulders are stiff.<br>I will

work on that and try to talk with a teacher. I'll let

you now about my progress (or regress).