What is meditation?
Meditation is a technique that helps us focus and calms the mind resulting in relaxed and restful state of physical and mental being. Meditation is generally focused on one constant thing, usually your breath. Meditation is an effective tool to gain mind control, self-awareness and understanding that eventually lead to inner calm and peacefulness. For people practicemeditation, it can lead to profound experiences of self-realization and transcendental awareness and knowledge. A proven alternative therapy, meditation is a known stress reliever. Read the rest of this entry »

1. Try Yoga: Yoga is a great way to reduce stress, which contributes to hypertension. But there are some poses in particular recommended for those wanting to improve their cardiac health. These include:

* forward bends like virasana and upavista konasana, which are both sitting postures.
* horizontal asanas which allow the heart beat to slow down when they are practised slowly and rhythmically
* asanas like uttanasana and adhomukha savasana Read the rest of this entry »

Aromatherapy is a mind and body healing method that uses pure essential oils. Volatile plant essences and the aromatic molecules that derive from them create these pure essential oils. The most common method of producing these pure essential oils is steam distillation. These oils are quite concentrated, unlike standard vegetable or other cooking oil. To use essential oils, therefore a person would have to dilute them considerably before applying them to the skin. Read the rest of this entry »