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<\/a><\/p>\nThis month is Heart Health Awareness month.\u00a0 I don’t know if it has anything to do with Valentine’s Day being in February but it’s a public awareness and education promoted by American Heart Association.\u00a0 There’s nothing romantic about heart disease especially when we learn that Heart Disease is the number one killer in USA. It also may come as a surprise that Heart Disease ranks the top in killing women. Yes, women. One might imagine that type A overly hyper or intense MAN to suffer as did Bob Harper (Biggest Loser host and celebrity fitness trainer … yes, Fitness Trainer into Crossfit), but no, with heart disease, women suffer as much from this frightening disease that often becomes fatal because it may go undetected or pushed out from our consciousness in a state of denial.<\/p>\n
When measuring heart health, often, HRV, Heart Rate Variability is spoken. Higher the HRV is considered to be good but why?\u00a0 It shows a better regulated Autonomic Nervous System and what is better at regulating ANS than … YOGA.\u00a0 Yes, YOGA is scientifically and medically shown to help balance the nervous system.\u00a0 And the kind of yoga that induces a meditation practice as … ultimate goal of Yoga is to make our body and mind ready to tackle the practice of meditation.\u00a0 When your body is tight and stiff, how easy is it to sit in Zazen to find that zen ?\u00a0 Not easy.\u00a0 How easy is it to find that realm of the spiritual when you mind is revved and spiriling out of control?\u00a0 Not easy.<\/p>\n
So yoga, by yoking or uniting the untamed mind, trains the mind to pave the path for well balanced, well integrated, whole Self.\u00a0 Here’s another article on benefits of meditation Here.<\/a><\/p>\n So yes, pumping the heart, speeding up the heart rate to get more oxygen in is needed with aerobic exercise, yes the “cardio” to is good for heart health to build strength but at the level appropriate for one’s age and condition.\u00a0 AND the opposite is also needed – the slowing down of the heart rate while upping the HRV to promote better rest, increase the immune system and improve digestion for a well nourished body.<\/p>\n Let’s have a great TGIF – some dancing is always good:)\u00a0 For body, mind and the … HEART:)<\/p>\n