{"id":57802,"date":"2021-02-26T12:00:01","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T06:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adityabirlacapital.com\/healthinsurance\/active-together\/?p=57802"},"modified":"2024-07-02T13:15:34","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T07:45:34","slug":"how-to-use-mindfulness-meditation-for-high-blood-pressure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adityabirlacapital.com\/healthinsurance\/active-together\/2021\/02\/26\/how-to-use-mindfulness-meditation-for-high-blood-pressure\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Use Mindfulness Meditation For High Blood Pressure?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>High blood pressure<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or hypertension is caused when the pressure exerted by blood against the walls of your arteries is higher than it should be. Over time this could cause damage to the arteries as well as put additional pressure on the heart. Finding ways to control blood pressure could not only keep the heart and circulatory system healthy, but also reduce the risk of conditions like stroke and heart attack. Read on to know how to use <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">meditation to lower blood pressure<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>What you should know:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#effect-of-stress-on-high-blood-pressure\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Effect of Stress on High Blood Pressure<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#how-mindfulness-meditation-can-help\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How Mindfulness Meditation Can Help<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#how-to-meditate-mindfully\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to Meditate Mindfully<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b id=\"effect-of-stress-on-high-blood-pressure\">The Effect of Stress on High Blood Pressure<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-57805 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.adityabirlacapital.com\/healthinsurance\/active-together\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/The-Effect-of-Stress-on-High-Blood-Pressure-1.jpg\" alt=\"Effects of High Blood Pressure- Activ Living\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/533;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High blood pressure could have many causes including a high salt diet, lack of exercise, family history and more. Stress is also a cause of hypertension, but beyond that, it can aggravate the condition even when caused by something else. For example, if your hypertension is caused due to medication, this could cause your blood pressure to go even higher when you get stressed. For this reason, it is important to try and keep your <\/span><b>stress under control<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, especially if you already have high blood pressure or are at a high risk of getting it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b id=\"how-mindfulness-meditation-can-help\">How Mindfulness Meditation Can Help<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-57806 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.adityabirlacapital.com\/healthinsurance\/active-together\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/How-meditation-helps-1.jpg\" alt=\"How meditation helps- Activ Living\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/533;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meditation to reduce blood pressure<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has been found to be effective. <\/span><b>Mindfulness meditation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a meditation technique wherein, you need to focus on your physical and mental state in the present moment. This technique forces you to forget about the past and the future and places you in the moment when change is most possible, which is the present. Being in this position can give you a sense of control, which in turn has a calming effect. As the mind starts to feel calm, it can let go of the stress which changes the body chemistry. With the stress hormones lowered, blood pressure can also start to return to normal and be kept under control.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b id=\"how-to-meditate-mindfully\">How to <\/b><b>Meditate Mindfully<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-57807 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.adityabirlacapital.com\/healthinsurance\/active-together\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/How-to-meditate-1.jpg\" alt=\"How to meditate- Activ Living\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/533;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s what you need to do to use <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">meditation for hypertension<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find a spot where you can sit comfortably and won\u2019t be disturbed for some time.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Close your eyes and focus on your breathing as you take a few deep breaths.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With each exhale, relax the muscles in your body starting with your head and neck and going all the way down to your toes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you have attained this calm, relaxed state you can let your thoughts flow freely.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let each thought come, acknowledge it, and let it go.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the part that takes practice, but learn to let each thought pass without judgement or reaction. Sometimes thoughts like paying bills or meeting work deadlines can cause you greater <\/span><b>stress<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Here is where you need to make an effort to let it go without reacting.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remain in the mindful state for 10-20 minutes before slowly bringing yourself back to your surroundings.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learning to look at things that cause you stress from a calm point of view has shown to help find effective solutions and thereby removing the stressful situation. This is how <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">meditation for <\/span><b>high blood pressure<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is effective.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more great tips and resources on how to live your healthiest life visit the <\/span><b>Mindfulness<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Nutrition<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> sections of the Activ Living Blog.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>High blood pressure or hypertension is caused when the pressure exerted by blood against the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2963,"featured_media":57803,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1957,1943,4243],"tags":[1806,663,661,2345,2245,343],"class_list":["post-57802","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mental-health","category-mental-health-and-wellness-2","category-self-care","tag-calm-mind","tag-high-blood-pressure","tag-hypertension","tag-mindfulness-meditation","tag-relaxed-body","tag-stress"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Meditation for High Blood Pressure: Techniques and Benefits<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Meditation can be a powerful tool in managing high blood pressure. 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