STRESSED???

ARE YOU STRESSED??? PHYSICAL STRESS, MENTAL STRESS, LIFESTYLE STRESS, WORK STRESS, STUDY STRESS, EVERYWHERE, EVERY MOMENT ARE U STRESSED? 

WHAT ARE STRESS? STRESS ARE OF TWO TYPES - EU-STRESS(good stress) AND DISTRESS(bad stress). 

EU-STRESS IS GOOD FOR YOU BECAUSE IT HELPS IN RESOLVING PROBLEMS AND MAKE YOU FEEL RESPONSIBLE, GUIDE YOU TO DO RIGHT THINGS.

OPPOSITELY DISTRESS MAKES YOU ANGRY, TIRED, THOUGHTLESS, PHYSICALLY WEAK, MENTALLY TIRED AND DISAPPOINTING.

HOW TO OVERCOME THIS? ONE FEELS HOW TO MANAGE THIS STRESS SO IN FUTURE OTHER PROBLEMS CAN BE RESOLVED? THERE ARE VERY SIMPLE METHODS WHICH IN DAILY IF DONE CAN RESOLVE YOUR PROBLEMS.

HEARD ABOUT YOGA? PRANAYAMA? MEDITATION? OF COURSE EVERYBODY KNOWS ABOUT YOGA AND MEDITATION NOW A DAYS, THESE YOGA AND MEDITATION ARE THE WAY TO CUT YOUR STRESS.

RESEARCH SAYS PRACTISING YOGA AND MEDITATION DAILY WITH BREATHING EXERCISES REDUCES THE LEVEL OF STRESS HORMONE - CORTISOL IN THE BODY.

FOCUSING ON BODY AND BREATH DAILY JUST FOR HALF AN HOUR DAILY REALEASES PHYSICAL TENSION AND CALM DOWN THE MIND.

7 BEST WAYS TO RELIEVE STRESS

 PRANAYAMA ( BREATHING PRACTICES) 

• DEEP BREATHING WITH SLOW EXHALATION IN CLOSED EYES CONCENTRATING OVER YOUR BODY AND BREATHING PATTERN IS PRANAYAMA.

• PRANAYAMA HELPFUL IN RELIEVING STRESS ARE - 

1. NADI-SHUDDI/SHODHAN PRANAYAMA - INHALE THROUGH RIGHT NOSTRIL AND EXHALE SLOW THROUGH LEFT NOSTRIL. NOW INHALE THROUGH LEFT AND EXHALE SLOWLY THOUGH RIGHT.THIS IS ONE COMPLETE ROUND. DO FOR 5-6 ROUNDS.
2. ANULOM-VILOM PRANAYAMA - INHALE THROUGH LEFT NOSTRIL, HOLD BREATH FOR A WHILE BY CLOSING BOTH THE NOSTRILS AND EXHALE THROUGH RIGHT.NOW INHALE THROUGH RIGHT HOLD FOR A WHILE AND EXHALE THROUGH LEFT.THIS IS ONE ROUND, REPEAT FOR 5-6 ROUNDS.

 YOGA ASANAS/POSTURES 

• SHAVASANA/CORPSE POSE - LIE DOWN FLAT ON THE GROUND WITH LEGS AND HANDS STRAIGHT. SLOWLY SEPARATE YOUR LEGS APART SO THAT BOTH THE HEELS  FACING EACH OTHER. HANDS BY THE SIDE OF THE BODY PALMS UPWARDS.RELAX AND LEAVE YOUR BODY LOOSE.LIE DOWN IN DIS POSITION FOR 10 MINS. 
  
  
  

• MARJARI ASANA/ CAT POSE -  STAND ON YOUR KNEES AND HANDS ( LIKE A CAT) INHALE AND RAISE YOUR HEAD UP AND BACK INWARD. NOW EXHALE AND HEAD DOWN AND SPINE UP.REPEAT THE MOVEMENT FOR 4-5 TIMES.RELEASE AND RELAX.

• SHASHANK ASANA/ RABBIT POSE/ BALASANA -  SIT WITH YOUR LEGS STRETCHED.SLOWLY BEND BOTH THE KNEES TO KEEP UNDER BUTTOCKS. INHALE AND RAISE YOUR HANDS ARCH BACK LITTLE, EXHALE AND BEND FORWARD.TOUCH THE GROUND WITH YOUR FOREHEAD.MAINTAIN FOR A WHILE. RELEASE AND RELAX.

 MEDITATION 

MEDITATION IS A WAY OF LIFE.A STATE OF CONSCIOUSNESS WHEN MIND IS FREE OF THOUGHTS.IT DOES NOT ONLY  MEAN SPIRITUAL PURPOSE BUT ANYTHING WHICH YOU DO WITH AWARENESS AND CONCENTRATION IS MEDITATION, LIKE WATCHING SKY, READING BOOKS, WATCHING YOUR BREATH, ETC. 

MEDITATION IS NOT ONLY GOOD FOR PHYSICAL HEALTH BUT ALSO EXCELLENT FOR MENTAL HEALTH. ALTHOUGH THINKING FOR MEDITATION SEEMS HARD AND TIME CONSUMING, BUT YOU ONLY NEED FEW MINUTES DAILY TO MEDITATE WITH SIMPLE STEPS : - 

• FIND A QUITE, RELAXING AND PLEASANT PLACE, WHERE YOU CAN SIT COMFORTABLY WITHOUT DISTURBANCE.

• SIT IN COMFORTABLE MEDITATIVE POSE LIKE SUKHASANA, ARDHPADMANASANA OR PADMASANA, IN WHICH YOU CAN SIT FOR LONG TIME.

• BREATHE DEEPLY AND EXHALE SLOWLY AS SLOWLY YOU CAN, WATCH YOUR BREATHING PATTERN AND START CONCENTRATING.

• NOW TRY TO AVOID THOUGHTS COMING IN YOUR MIND AND DISTRACTING. ALSO AVOID SOUNDS NEAR YOU.

• CLOSE YOU EYES AND BREATHE DEEPLY, START CONCENTRATING ON YOUR BREATH WITH CLOSED EYES.

• NOW START WATCHING YOUR BODY WITH CLOSED EYES FROM BOTTOM TO TOP, PART BY PART.

• FIND YOURSELF IN HAPPY PLACE OR PLACE WHERE YOU FEEL CALM AND RELAXED AND ENJOY THE SCENERY.

• KEEP MEDITATING UNTIL YOU FEEL RELAXED, CALM AND HAPPY. USUALLY IT TAKES 10-20 MINUTES TO RELAX YOUR MIND. 

 

 RELAXATION TECHNIQUES 

 RELAXATION TECHNIQUES ARE VERY HELPFUL IN REDUCING STRESS.THERE ARE 3 TYPES OF RELAXATION TECHNIQUES- IRT ( INSTANT RELAXATION TECH.), QRT ( QUICK RELAXATION TECH. ) AND DRT ( DEEP RELATION TECH. ).

HEALTHY DIET 

A HEALTHY DIET PLAYS IMPORTANT ROLE IN REDUCING STRESS. DIET WHICH REDUCE STRESS MUST CONTAIN CALCIUM, POTASSIUM, MAGNESIUM, VITAMIN-C, OMEGA 3 FATTY ACIDS, VITAMIN E AND VITAMIN B, FIBERS.

 

GOOD SLEEP 

 GOOD SLEEP FOR 7-9 HOURS HELPS RELIEVING STRESS,AS YOUR WHOLE BODY IS RELAXED.ONE SHOULD MAINTAIN A GOOD SLEEP HYGIENE WHILE SLEEPING.

7. OTHER METHODS TO RELIEVE STRESS CAN BE PRAYER, MUSIC OF YOUR CHOICE,FUN ACTIVITIES, WALKING IN CALM PLACES, ENJOYING WITH FRIENDS, SHARING YOUR PROBLEMS AND MANY MORE.

STRESS IS NOTHING IF YOU KNOW HOW TO MANAGE IT.THE NATURAL METHODS ARE MOST EASY AND COMFORTABLE TO MANAGE STRESS UNTIL YOU REALIZE IT.