Yoga
Yoga can help with vertigo in a few ways. The breathing exercises in yoga help bring oxygen to the brain, and the meditative exercises can help relax people. Both of these things are helpful for vertigo because when a person is experiencing vertigo, the blood flow to the brain decreases, and meditation helps one calm down and relax. Yoga also helps strengthen the back and leg muscles, making it easier for someone to balance.
Following are two brief examples of how these principles are put into practice in one type of yoga: Iyengar yoga has many postures (called asana) specifically designed to improve posture and alignment and increase strength.
One such posture is Navasana or boat pose. This posture involves sitting on your heels with your buttocks resting on your calves, then leaning back until you feel the weight on your feet. To maintain this position, you must use abdominal muscles that you may not otherwise use daily.
Another example is Salamba Sirsasana (supported headstand), an inverted pose where a student supports themselves by holding onto a wall with their hands while balancing on their head. This pose requires strength and control in the abdominal muscles to hold the body up and strength in the arms to support the weight. These are just two examples of how yoga can improve posture, but there are many more.
