1. YOGA-HEART DISEASE
YOGA AKAUSTUBHA

2. OVERVIEW
 # 1 KILLER IN MODERN WORLD, EVEN WOMEN
 SMOKING, HI CHOL, TYPE A, PSYCHOSOCIAL
FACTORS, HI BP, OVERWEIGHT, NO ADDING-
MULTIPLY
 RECENTLY INFLAMATION
 IN AYURVEDA- ITS PITTA
 DIET, JOB, LIFE STYLE MODIFICATIONS,

3. HOW YOGA FITS IN
 STRESS AFFECTS HEART, RAISES BP, INCREASE
NEED FOR O2,
 AGGRAVATED FOR PERSONS WITH FATTY
BLOCKAGES. CORTISOL INCREASES EATING
AND AB FAT INCREASING RISK OF HD

4. HOW YOGA FITS IN
 YOGA REDUCES ANGER, A STRONG EMOTION
 Y INCREASES EQANIMITY, COMPASSION, SENSE
OF GRATITUDE, TOLERANCE OR HIGHTENED
AWARENESS
 ASANAS INCREASES HR AND REDUCES STRESS.
PRANAYAMA REDUCES TONES CARDIO
VASCULAR MUSCLES EFFECTIVELY. Y REDUCS
OVER WEIGHT, FIGHTS DEPRESSION,
FOLLOWED BY HEART ATTACK.
 KY HELPS…

5. ASANAS/
 PASCHIMOTASANA
 VIPARITA KARANI WITH SUPPORT
 SAVASANA/ SETHU BANDHASANA
 VAKRASANA
 YOGA MUDRA
 YOGIC DEEP BREATHING-DHEERGA SVASAM
 MEDITATION

6. CONTRAINDICATIONS
 GENTLE
 QUALIFIED YOGA TEACHER- NOT TORTURE. NO
SELF HELP
 SLOW SPEED AND NOT FAST TRACK
 HOLDING BREATH, KABALPATHI, BASTRIKA,
INVERSIONS, SURYA NAMASKARA