It is proved that some certain exercises help in keeping the blood pressure at normal. One of the most effective exercises to keep high blood pressure under control is:

Shavasana:

Shava in Sanskrit means a dead body. This posture derives its name from the fact that one lies on the back like a corpse with mind and body totally relaxed.

Lie on the back, with arms at the sides, legs stretched out and slightly apart. Close the eyes and breathe slowly and deeply. Begin by consciously and gradually relaxing each part and each muscle of the body; feet, calves, knees, thighs abdomen, hips, back, hands, arms, shoulders, neck, head, and face. One should let oneself be totally tensionless. Relax all the muscles totally. First start from your toes then continue mentally relaxing each part of your body. It should seem as though one can no longer feel the body. Try to make your mind totally thoughtless. Breathing should be completely rhythmical- inhaling and exhaling taking equal time in each operation. The regularity of the breath is absolutely essential to complete relaxation. Once one has settled down into an individual rhythm, one should concentrate on absorbing a flow of bliss at each breath. To achieve such mental relaxation, the attention should be directed to breathing. By consciously immobilizing the mind and body and breathing properly, one learns to relax oneself truly. Only then can one experience total peace and plenitude.

Benefits: After a few minutes relaxation in Shavasana the whole organism of the body gets recharged with Prana, i.e., renewed energy and regenerative force. A quarter of an hour's rest in this posture eliminates the toxins that get accumulated in the blood. This posture is extremely beneficial for the patients of high blood pressure. By relaxing the whole body and bringing peace to the mind, it sets on the auto cleansing mechanism of the body which throws out all toxins, vile thoughts and arrests the degenerative process of the body caused by natureal decay. Not only hypertension hut insommia, nervous disorders, depression and other allied ailments get cured by this Asana. It is advisable to perform this Asana initially with the help of an expert and then do it independently. If you know the technique well, you can do it without any problem. All males and females can perform it irrespective of their age or physical condition.

As hinted earlier, hypertension is not disease hut a symptomatic manifestation of some psychic imbalance disturbing your body. Doing Shavasana is ideal to cure it because it attempts to eliminate their root-cause of this disturbance.