Guest guest Posted March 19, 2003 Report Share Posted March 19, 2003 I concur. The John Scott DVD is great. --- ashtanga yoga wrote: > ------------------------ Sponsor > > > ashtanga yoga > > > ------ > > There are 3 messages in this issue. > > Topics in this digest: > > 1. Re: Sirsasana and nose bleed... > "n3wskin" > <miguel_tereno > 2. Re: Sirsasana and nose bleed... > "n3wskin" > <miguel_tereno > 3. Re: John Scott Ashtanga > Maureen Bolton <bolto11 > > > ______________________ > ______________________ > > Message: 1 > Tue, 18 Mar 2003 02:15:45 -0000 > "n3wskin" <miguel_tereno > Re: Sirsasana and nose bleed... > > Hey Zeke! > > Well, I believe I am not hypertense at all. > Hypertense means high > blood pressure right? > > I remember checking my blood pressure a few months > ago, and it > might have been a little under average... anyway > I´ll check tomorrow > first thing in the morning and then let you know the > results... > > Thanx > > > ashtanga yoga, Zeke > <zekes7> wrote: > > Miguel, > > > > I have been doing Ashstanga for almost a year and > it seems to me > > that you perhaps may need to check with your > doctor to see if > > you are hypertensive. What you are describing are > the symptoms > > of elevated blood pressure. All inverted postures > in yoga > > elevate your blood pressure. If you are > hypertensive, then it > > is not reccommended that you perform these asanas. > Since I am > > beginning to get into reasonably good shape, I > have been > > exploring ways to do the inverted postures and I > have found by > > getting into the corpse and doing a modified > breathing exercise > > I have been able to lower my BP, but not rapidly. > > --- n3wskin <miguel_tereno@n...> wrote: > > > Hi > > > > > > I´ve started doing Ashtanga recently, and have > been slowly > > > evolving > > > and enjoying my progress bit by bit. > > > > > > I started doing sirsasana without letting the > feet go off the > > > ground. However, today I managed to do it and > stayed up for > > > the full > > > 25 breaths. That was probably about 1 and a half > to two > > > minutes > > > being inverted. > > > > > > Then I finished off my practice as usual. > > > > > > about 35 minutes of finishing my day´s practice, > I noticed my > > > left > > > nostril was bleeding (only one nostril). It > didn´t drop or > > > anything, > > > but a lot of blood came out using a tissue. A > little after > > > that I > > > felt weak and needed to lie down in my bed, but > that only took > > > 5 > > > minutes. Now I´m fine! My eyes seemed fine > throughout. > > > > > > Has anyone experienced something like this > before? > > > > > > What could the possible causes of this be? Or is > this normal > > > to > > > happen, once in a while? > > > > > > Any suggestions are welcome. > > > > > > Om Shanti > > > > > > Miguel > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Web Hosting - establish your business > online > > http://webhosting. > > > > > ______________________ > ______________________ > > Message: 2 > Tue, 18 Mar 2003 14:25:49 -0000 > "n3wskin" <miguel_tereno > Re: Sirsasana and nose bleed... > > Hi! > > So I woke up today and measured my blood pressure, > and as I expected > it was kinda low, but still withing the healthy > range, I beliece: > 96/58 and 49bpm. > > I gave a bit of thought to this and what I believe > could be the > reason for my discomfort and nose bleed is that, as > I was in > sirsasana, my veins enlarged, and so I ruptured a > vein in my nose > (they are very sensitive). As for my light > headedness and weakness > for a short while, I believe it was due to the after > exercise, where > the heart returned to normal but the veins were > still large, so the > blood evacuated too fast from the brain, thus > causinga short supply > of nutrients/oxygen to the brain. > > Please comment on this and if you can, tell me some > solutions to the > problem! > > Thank you! > > > ashtanga yoga, Zeke > <zekes7> wrote: > > Miguel, > > > > I have been doing Ashstanga for almost a year and > it seems to me > > that you perhaps may need to check with your > doctor to see if > > you are hypertensive. What you are describing are > the symptoms > > of elevated blood pressure. All inverted postures > in yoga > > elevate your blood pressure. If you are > hypertensive, then it > > is not reccommended that you perform these asanas. > Since I am > > beginning to get into reasonably good shape, I > have been > > exploring ways to do the inverted postures and I > have found by > > getting into the corpse and doing a modified > breathing exercise > > I have been able to lower my BP, but not rapidly. > > --- n3wskin <miguel_tereno@n...> wrote: > > > Hi > > > > > > I´ve started doing Ashtanga recently, and have > been === message truncated === Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! http://platinum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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