heart colors (image: Waldorf school teacher)Healing the Total Body: Where Western Anatomy Meets Eastern Spiritual Science
Table of Contents:
Cardiovascular System, circulation, cholesterol
Ashtanga yoga transformation of the heart
blood, cardiovascular system, oxygen Oxygen is a big part of blood (water is H2O) but the healthy levels of oxygen in blood come from the lungs. Blood transports oxygen from the lungs to the cells, and carbon dioxide waste from the cells to the lungs.
Oxygen saturation is the measure of the regulated balance of oxygen in the blood. Normal blood oxygen levels are 95-100% and as it dips below 90%, it's considered low resulting in hypoxemia; dipping below 80% compromises organs such as the brain and heart. Continued low blood oxygen levels may lead to respiratory or cardiac arrest. Oxygen therapy may be used to assist.
Yoga helps to oxygenate the blood, which results in the high feeling of lightness but also health, as yoga's main purpose is to circulate the breath while we move our bodies.
oxygen, oxygenated blood 