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MARCH 28, 2011

Head Rush Or Dizziness At Yoga

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Uttanasana

While staying in uttanasana, you initially feel all the blood flowing into your head, warming up your face and ears, resulting in a hot tingly feeling and then after a while, a sense of relaxation. On some days, when you inhale while lifting your head to fully stand up, you feel slightly off balance and dizziness. This is a common feeling of head rush.

What happens while lifting your head to fully stand is that the blood tends to rush suddenly away from the head, resulting in a sudden change of pressure from high to low. Whilst this scenario is commonly known as a head rush, for some it may be due to a medical reason of low blood pressure or hypotension. Hypotension is a measure of diastolic pressure* of less than 60 mmHG.

Therefore, if one suffers head rush in Uttanasana, do not lift to stand immediately, but lift yourself into Ardha Uttanasana and stay for a few breaths before fully standing up. Whereas for a person with hypotension, do not drop your head to look towards your legs, instead look to the ground, then release into Ardha Uttanasana before standing up.

Uttanasana

Uttanasana

Uttanasana With Gaze To the Ground

Uttanasana With Gaze To the Ground

Ardha Uttanasana

Ardha Uttanasana

On the other hand, a person with hypotension needs to increase their blood pressure by increasing their heart beat or making their heart work harder. The few ways to do that is to do some cardio exercises, have a more dynamic yoga practice and to practice more inversions ( get used to the passive poses first ).

*Diastolic pressure: pressure in arteries during dilation

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MARCH 26, 2011

Safely Invert With High Blood Pressure

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High Blood Pressure Reading

Blood pressure is a measurement of the force against the walls of your arteries as the heart pumps blood through the body. Arteries are vessels that carry blood from the pumping heart to all the tissues and organs of the body. Since there are two types of circulation ( pulmonary* and systemic* ) in our cardiovascular system, it is best to mention that someone who has a blood pressure problem is talking about the pressure in the arteries of their systemic circulation. Read the latest
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High blood pressure is a risk for heart disease because the heart is working harder than normal thus putting the heart and the arteries under a greater strain.  When the heart is forced to work harder for long periods of time, the heart becomes enlarged. Very high blood pressure can also cause arteries to bulge of burst. Uncontrolled high blood pressure can lead to stroke, heart attack, heart failure or kidney failure. This is why high blood pressure is often called the “silent killer“. The only way to tell if you have high blood pressure is to have your blood pressure checked. The level of normal blood pressure is below 120/80 ( 120 systolic* / 80 diastolic* ). High blood pressure is a measure of the diastolic pressure. One should be wary if diastolic pressure is above 80.

According to HealthSTATS International ( a privately held Singapore-based technology company with principal activities in research & development for hypertension and related illnesses ),  approximately 1 billion people worldwide have high blood pressure, and this number is expected to increase to 1.56 billion people by the year 2025. That translates to about 1 out of every 4 adults being afflicted with hypertension. The usual causes of high blood pressure is related to stress, lack of exercise, unhealthy food choices and obesity. Check out the best okinawa flat belly tonic reviews.

One of the many ways to reduce blood pressure is to eat healthily, improve on work conditions and to practice yoga asanas. But bear in mind that not all yoga asanas are safe to practice when your blood pressure is high. Special caution have to be given when choosing to practice inversion poses.

“Invert” carries the meaning of turning upside down or reversing the position. In a yoga inversion pose, gravity causes pressure to increase inside the blood vessels of the head and neck. Two situations in which this will happen is when:

( a ) the head is below the heart and

( b ) the feet are higher than the heart

The first one can be considered a mild inversion, and the second, a full inversion. Hence, students should be given passive poses before moving on to others with support or variations. An exemplary set of poses for high blood pressure in gradual process is as follows:

( a ) janu sirsasana with the chest lifted and gaze towards the toes

( b ) paschimottanasana with the head resting on a bolster or a block

( c ) setu bandhasana sarvangasana lying on bolsters or rolled up blankets

( d ) viparita karani

( e ) adho mukha svanasana with head supported on bolster or a block

( f ) ardha uttanasana

( g ) trikonasana

( h ) parsvakonasana

( i ) prasarita padottanasana

( j ) ardha salamba sarvangasana

Finally rest in savasana .

When students are comfortable with the above poses, they can be done without props. Then, it may be possible to move on to poses in which there is increased pressure in the neck and head such as halasana , salamba sarvangasana and dolphin. Extra care has to be given for those with high blood pressure who want to attempt sirshasana as there will be maximum pressure in the head. Check out the latest revitaa pro reviews.

A good guide is to move into the pose gradually and remain only if the breath is not strained ( unstrained breath comes with a relaxed abdomen ). Additionally, try to keep the face, neck and throat relaxed.

*Pulmonary circulation: exchange of blood between heart and lungs
*Systemic circulation: exchange of blood between heart and tissues of body
*Systolic pressure: pressure in arteries during contraction
**For more in depth information about blood pressure and yoga, please refer to chapter 8 of
“ Anatomy of Hatha Yoga ” by H.David Coulter

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FEBRUARY 27, 2011

Rising With The Sun

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The Value Of Corporate Meetings And Events

 

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We have heard a lot of rumblings about company meetings as the economy continues to pick itself up. Meetings and events are valuable tools in the arsenal of national and international businesses. Meetings and events foster collaboration, idea-sharing and generation, and employee retention.

Some interesting information:

  • Fortune 1000 Chief Marketing Officers said that meetings and events provide the highest return on investment of any marketing channel
  • Incentive programs have been shown to be two to three times more effective than cash at motivating employee performance.
  • Business travel creates 2.4 million US jobs, and meetings and events create 1 million of these jobs
  • Nearly 200,000 travel-related jobs were lost in 2008 with another 247,000 predicted to be lost in 2009
  • Business travel accounts for $39 billion in US tax revenue at the federal, state, and local levels

Employee Development
Good managers encourage the professional growth of employees – the opportunity to stretch their minds and swap ideas – and employers must make sound investments in key staff in order to retain top talent and secure their bottom line. The real value and measurable benefits of meetings and events are derived from the collaboration and cooperation that can only occur when people are brought together face-to-face.

Beverly’s Comment:
With all of the attacks in the media that meetings and events at some corporations are taking, we often forget the real importance behind these meetings. Collaboration, sharing, networking and brainstorming are valuable opportunities that have a positive impact on the success of the attendees and the companies that they represent. In our efforts to ensure fiscal responsibility, let’s not throw out the baby with the bath water. And no matter what type of business you have, it’s important to accept credit card payments from your customers. With customers increasingly wanting to make cashless payments, getting the cheapest card payment machine has never been more important.

 

3 reasons corporate events are important for employer branding

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although employer branding is a relatively new term, it’s already become a buzzword among businesses because of just how critical it is in the process of attaining and retaining the best talent in the company.

basically, employee branding is the process of increasing the perception of the company in the eyes of current employees and outside talent – think of companies like google that have built a reputation as a company that cares about its employees and ensures a creative and vibrant work environment.

but improving employer branding is a challenge, which is why event management companies are often employed to organise corporate events that help portray the company in a positive light. Get the most proffesional assistance from the best event production company.

but why are corporate events important for employee branding?

let’s find out below.

internal events help strengthen relationships

as you know, the productivity and morale of any workplace is mostly dependant on the relationships that are present. and internal corporate events can help strengthen those bonds, which is why event planners in birmingham, uk are often tasked with putting these types of events together, although some people have issues watching these planners as these are really small so the use of an nhs optical voucher can be really helpful for this.

these events are the perfect opportunity to show your employees that you care about them and want to hear what they have to say. managers and executives can spend time with employees, alleviate fears, and share the vision of the company going forward.

opportunity to make positive announcements

another reason why you should seek out event management companies for planning an internal conference is that they are the perfect opportunity to make a splash and get your employees (and their peers from other companies) talking about the various perks working for you can being.

for instance, you could launch an incentive travel program and announce the rules, the goals, and the people who are eligible to participate. incentive travel is one of the most effective motivational tools for your employees, so you can be sure that announcing it during an event will create a ton of positive buzz around your brand as an employer.

collect feedback

one of the biggest concerns of employees is the fear that they are not heard and that their opinion doesn’t matter.

but if you hire event planners in birmingham, uk to put together a conference, you can allocate time where employees can take the stage and ask questions about their roles, the company’s vision, or anything else that they care about.

you don’t want issues festering under the surface, so it’s much better to get them out in the open and deal with them then and there.

the feedback that you collect can provide you with numerous ideas on how you could improve the daily experiences of your employees, correct decisions that are perceived as unjust, and change policies that harm a group of employees or make them unhappy with the company.

 


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