Averill Park, NY (PRWEB) December 1, 2009 –– A new retrospective, interview-based, case study found that meditation and yoga practices learned by students who attended The American Meditation Institute’s Heart and Science of Yoga course led to the following reproducible, long-term, health-promoting benefits: lowered blood pressure, lowered heart rate, reduced cholesterol levels, decreased chest pain, diminished or extinguished acute and chronic pain, weight loss, increased breathing capacity, increased exercise capacity, improved quality and quantity of sleep, improved energy levels, increased creative capacity, diminishment of migraines, significant reductions in stress and fear, elimination of irritable bowel syndrome and a general sense of happiness and optimism in all facets of life for every participant.
The following are a few statements obtained from the AMI health study:
Participant #2: “Before the course I was out of shape physically and mentally. Physically I had high cholesterol around 230, was out of shape and had poor eating habits. I had been an athlete. I went to the hospital thinking I was having a heart attack but it was indigestion. It was the wake-up call that helped me start the meditation course. I was resisting the cholesterol-lowering medication my doctor wanted me to take. Mentally I was mildly depressed. After the course my cholesterol went from 230 to 160s, my heart rate went down from 80s to 50s, and my blood pressure went from 140/90 to 110/70.”
Participant # 13: “My symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome and panic attacks decreased after the course. I went through menopause without any issues.”
Participant #14: “My migraines diminished, my cholesterol went down, and I significantly reduced my blood pressure medication.”
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