Introduction- Hypertension is known to be associated with derangements in lipid metabolism. Studies have shown that hyperlipidaemia substantially worsens the prognosis in hypertensive patients. Aim- To find out the difference in systolic blood pressure , diastolic blood pressure & lipid values at post intervention, in study group and then to compare with control group. Method- This was a intervention, randomised, pre and post study. 40 cases having essential hypertension (EH) ,in the age group of 20-60years, including both sexes and taking antihypertensive treatment since 5 to 10 years were recruited for the study. Result- Systolic blood pressure post test finding in the study group is significant. Diastolic blood pressure findings at post test is also significant. This finding is significant as shown by one way anova and tukey test. TC, TG, HDL, VLDL values showed a decrease at post test, except LDL. However, a significant decine in HDL level was found. Conclusion-The combination of yoga (with asanas and pranayam as mentioned in this study) and guided self imagery can safely be recommended to all patients of essential Hypertension along with routine antihypertensive therapy.
