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| sisifus 2006-08-26, 4:27 pm |
| I always thought that the sirsasana brings more fresh blood to the brain
performing this asana.
but this seams to be a myth. The body will do
everything to keep the quantity of blood stable
in the brain. So the headstand is more a burden
than a lust to the brain?
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Hi sisifus,
How did you arrive at this conclusion? After sirsasana of before?
If after, that means it works, if before, himmm!!!
With compassion,
Puma
sisifus wrote:
> I always thought that the sirsasana brings more fresh blood to the brain
> performing this asana.
> but this seams to be a myth. The body will do
> everything to keep the quantity of blood stable
> in the brain. So the headstand is more a burden
> than a lust to the brain?
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| sisifus 2006-08-27, 8:31 am |
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"puma" <sesli.atbisey@gmail.com> schreef in bericht
news:1156626709.534910.130120@74g2000cwt.googlegroups.com...[vbcol=seagreen]
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> Hi sisifus,
>
>
> How did you arrive at this conclusion? After sirsasana of before?
>
> If after, that means it works, if before, himmm!!!
>
> With compassion,
>
> Puma
>
>
> sisifus wrote:
Hallo
I read this on a german yogasite with scientific footnotes about
the brain. I have searched for a while but couldnīt find
it anymore yet. I did this search after performing sirsasana.
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| hbkta@aol.com 2006-08-27, 4:32 pm |
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sisifus wrote:
> "puma" <sesli.atbisey@gmail.com> schreef in bericht
> news:1156626709.534910.130120@74g2000cwt.googlegroups.com...
ain[vbcol=seagreen]
> Hallo
> I read this on a german yogasite with scientific footnotes about
> the brain. I have searched for a while but couldn=B4t find
> it anymore yet. I did this search after performing sirsasana.
I hve read studies that came down on both sides of this issue.
so it is not entirely conslusive in either direction.
That said, the bodies mechanism for regulating brain pressure does have
weakness.
Fighter pilots wear special suits that keep blood pressure to brain
high enough so they do not loose consciousness in certain manuevers. As
well they are trained in certain muscular contractions that help keep
blood preasure to brain low enough that they do not pass out in other
manuevers..
Have you ever stood up quickly and felt a little dizzy? That's the
body being unable to keep blood preasure to brain high enough.
Additionally, I was taught a version of padahastasan in which great
care must be taken as it is possible to feint if performed incorrectly.
Evidently, the pressure regulating mechanism can be "short circuited."
So it would seem that the body's ability to keep blood preasure to the
brain constant is not as great as some would think.
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| On 2006-08-27 06:52:17 -0700, hbkta@aol.com said:
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> sisifus wrote:
> ain
>
> I hve read studies that came down on both sides of this issue.
> so it is not entirely conslusive in either direction.
>
> That said, the bodies mechanism for regulating brain pressure does have
> weakness.
> Fighter pilots wear special suits that keep blood pressure to brain
> high enough so they do not loose consciousness in certain manuevers. As
> well they are trained in certain muscular contractions that help keep
> blood preasure to brain low enough that they do not pass out in other
> manuevers..
>
> Have you ever stood up quickly and felt a little dizzy? That's the
> body being unable to keep blood preasure to brain high enough.
>
> Additionally, I was taught a version of padahastasan in which great
> care must be taken as it is possible to feint if performed incorrectly.
> Evidently, the pressure regulating mechanism can be "short circuited."
> So it would seem that the body's ability to keep blood preasure to the
> brain constant is not as great as some would think.
Besides the benefits of headstand go beyond blood moving into the
brain. It is my understanding that the blood-brain barrier is pretty
efficient and will regulate mortal levels of blood when upside down.
Other benefits include the fact that the legs use about 2/3 of the
bodies fluids. When we spend some time inverted the fluids drain from
the legs. When we right ourselves fresh fluids come into the area.
In addition, headstand gives us the opportunity to find the best
alignment for the spine, hips and legs without the burden of gravity
(as in standing) or the constriction of lying down.
Also there is much to be said about spending some time looking at the
world from an upside down perspective. Helps one think outside the box.
--
~Stu
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| omjaroo 2006-08-28, 2:25 am |
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> Helps one think outside the box.
> ~Stu
Or at least on the other side of the box :-)
Jared
o
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| sisifus 2006-08-28, 8:27 am |
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<hbkta@aol.com> schreef in bericht
news:1156686737.200770.263290@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
sisifus wrote:
> "puma" <sesli.atbisey@gmail.com> schreef in bericht
> news:1156626709.534910.130120@74g2000cwt.googlegroups.com...
fluous> > Hi sisifus,[vbcol=seagreen]
brain[vbcol=seagreen]
> Hallo
> I read this on a german yogasite with scientific footnotes about
> the brain. I have searched for a while but couldnīt find
> it anymore yet. I did this search after performing sirsasana.
I hve read studies that came down on both sides of this issue.
so it is not entirely conslusive in either direction.
That said, the bodies mechanism for regulating brain pressure does have
weakness.
Fighter pilots wear special suits that keep blood pressure to brain
high enough so they do not loose consciousness in certain manuevers. As
well they are trained in certain muscular contractions that help keep
blood preasure to brain low enough that they do not pass out in other
manuevers..
Have you ever stood up quickly and felt a little dizzy? That's the
body being unable to keep blood preasure to brain high enough.
Additionally, I was taught a version of padahastasan in which great
care must be taken as it is possible to feint if performed incorrectly.
Evidently, the pressure regulating mechanism can be "short circuited."
So it would seem that the body's ability to keep blood preasure to the
brain constant is not as great as some would think.
As I understand every brain has his own dynamics but overall
the brain defends itself against an abundant flow of blood by
simply narrowing the arteries.So a healthy person will not
experience that much harm from the headstand but an unhealthy
person will and will not be cured by this asana.
Yes maybe the benefits lie in the different pressure on the
spine and the nervous system over there as Stu has said.
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