Yoga Day 2019: Here are the 5 Yoga asanas for a healthy heart

A daily practice of Yoga ensures proper circulation of blood to all parts of body. Yoga Asanas can soo nerves and helps to slow down an abrmal heart rate. 

Yoga enhances cardiovascular health in a number of ways.

• It can calm  nervous system 
• It can reduce disease-causing inflammation 
• It helps in taming hypertension 
• It also helps in boosting beneficial HDL cholesterol
• It improves circulation and lung function​​​​​

As International Yoga Day is around corner, here are a few yoga asanas which are good for a healthy heart. 

1) Uttanasana or Standing forward bend pose.

It is an intense forward stretch pose. It is extremely helpful in curing Insomnia. It also improves oxygen-rich blood flow to brain as he is positioned below heart in this pose. Regular practice of this Asana helps in relieving anxiety and stress, reby preventing heart attacks.

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2) Virabhrasana (Warrior 1 Pose).

It is also called as Warrior pose. It is great for heart related problems as heart rate goes up while you hold posture. It also helps in improving balance and increases stamina.  This yoga pose also helps in strengning lower back, torso and lower body.

3) Salamba Bhujangasana (Sphinx Pose).

This asana rejuvinates body, soos nervous systemThis asana lengns abdominal muscles, strengns spine, and firms buttocks. It also stretches and opens chest, lungs, and shoulders. This pose opens chest and strengns core bod.

4) ho Mukha Svanasana (Downward-Facing Dog Pose)

This asana gets blood and body fluids flowing in opposite direction by reversing action of gravity. inversion is also thought to provide a different perspective on an emotional level, boosting confidence. It relaxes heart and a great upper body strengner for inversions.

5) Pangusthasana or Big Toe Pose

This asana maintains a perfect balance between backward and forward bending, and uses pull and push of gravity. This pull and push also helps to relieve pain and ease tension trapped in body. It also calms brain and relieves anxiety, stress, and mild depression. This pose works on Root, Sacral, Solar Plexus and Heart Chakras.

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