HAPPY INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY!! YOGA AND CARDIAC HEALTH KARE YOG, RAHE NIROG!! Yoga’s impact on cardiovascular health is multi-dimensional. Yoga may help lower heart disease risk as much as conventional exercise, such as brisk walking. While not all yoga movements raise the heart rate to suggested aerobic levels, yoga has a positive impact on how efficiently blood moves. An asana practice can increase blood circulation and decrease levels of cortisol, a stress hormone, in the body. There is significant reduction in basal heart rate and systolic and diastolic blood pressure following 3 months of yoga training. Yoga has also been shown to reduce cholesterol levels, thus reducing the interference of blood flow. Low-impact, meditative poses can also reduce potentially artery-clogging stress hormones Yoga has three elements- exercise, breathing and meditation. Experts believe that the yoga asanas are the best way to keep it fit naturally. The heart is an involuntary muscle that contracts and relaxes around 70 times a minute within a healthy individual. With asanas, the expansion and contraction of the heart is made even faster and thorough. It is suggested that people with high blood pressure should only practice certain asanas (postures), whilst acknowledging that there are other asanas that are not suitable for them. The yogic practices of meditation and pranayama (breathing exercises) are also particularly beneficial for people who suffer from high blood pressure. A healthy circulatory system is important for a healthy living. Yoga exercise helps to prevent various circulatory ailments and illnesses such as high blood pressure, shallow breathing, muscle tension and coronary heart disease. Specific poses of Yoga directly benefit and enhance the circulation of blood and body fluids throughout the body. The different organs of the body are also positively impacted due to the effective flow circulation to the various parts. COVID RELATED ANXIETY: Considering the current Pandemic, practicing Yoga will help manage the anxiety about the health in general population and also tackle COVID and post COVID depression and health issues. In general, Yoga helps maintain internal milieu and external health; thus having positive impact on Cardiovascular health and loverall life. SO GO AHEAD AND MAKE YOGA THE WAY OF LIFE!!