Impact of Mindfulness Based Meditation in Hypertension - A Review

Mindfulness-based treatments (MBIs) are a growing area of empirical research, both in positivepsychology and in clinical health care. Mindfulness meditation is characterized as an awareness ofpresent-moment events that occurs from focused attention, as well as nonjudgmental acceptance ofthose experiences. Hypertension is a common disorder that can lead to serious health issues, includingbrain and heart attack which can be fatal. WHO data shows that hypertension affects 1.13 billion peopleworldwide. The purpose of this study is to compile data regarding whether Mindfulness meditationlower blood pressure in hypertension. Studies that used different types and lengths of interventions,Systolic blood pressure was considerably lowered in hypertensive patients following mindfulnessbasedstress reduction. MBIs may be a viable solution to help hypertensive people to control their bloodpressure.