Tai chi, yoga and meditation may help lower high blood pressure ‘in short term’

Compared with people doing nothing, having their usual care or being on a waiting list for treatment, moderate reductions in systolic blood pressure (the top number in a reading) were found for breathing control (typically −6.65 mm Hg), meditation (−7.71 mm Hg), meditative movement including tai chi and yoga (−9.58 mm Hg), mindfulness (−9.90 mm Hg), music (−6.61 mm Hg) and progressive muscle relaxation (−7.46 mm Hg).