As you may or may not know, yoga actually helps tremendously with high cholesterol and other heart problems.  It’s not the specific poses, or at least that’s what I think.  I think it is how you perform each pose which gives you these benefits.  But, if you are prone to have high blood pressure, be wary, there are some risks when practicing yoga.

According to a blog post from MyYogaOnline.com, when the body is inverted to the point of having the head below the heart, it causes the blood to rapidly rush to the brain.  If you already have this problem, then the yoga poses can possibly make matters worse.  If you have some concerns about this, I highly recommend you check out the website for some good information, and some good poses that help alleviate this problem.   Just  go here.