Stress exists when the adaptive capacity of an Individual is over whelmed by events. Stress is normally experienced by three sources.
1.Environment,
2.Body physiology,
3.Self appraisal. Follow three 3R’s to become stress free.
Rest, Recreation, Relaxation.
People are agitated temperamental, sentimental and Emotional. The wear and tear of the body is compensated during sleep by nature. Stress seems to be the root cause of ill health – physical and mental. The nerves cannot relax because of their fixed grip on the muscles. Yoga is very helpful and beneficial for person who is suffering from stress.
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AMAN MUDRA: Sit cross – legged or on a chair with your back straight. But not stiff. Join the palms together pointing up, not touching the body. The base of the palms and fingers below their tips should be touching softly and straight. Hold the palms at the centre of the body. DURATION: Stay in this position as long as you enjoy it. It can be 30 seconds or more. Any time once a day do it regularly the same time.
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OM MANTRA DHYAN: Sit in comfortable meditative pose with eyes gently closed. Keep your back straight and stretched up with the shoulders relaxed. Recite silently “OM MANTRA” with full attention; the mind should be fully focused on the rhythmic flow of the mantra. Both the hands in Gyan Mudra. Practice this OM Mantra dhyan minimum for 15 times daily. And slowly increase the time as per time available.
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PROGRESSIVE RELATION TECHNIQUE: Exercise and relaxation are complimentary to each other. Neither can one sleep after too much of sleeping. Nor can one work after too much of working. The correct techniques to first tense your self and then relax.
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WARM UP CUP THEREPY: Rub your hands together vigorously until they become warm. Then cup them over your closed eyes for five seconds. While you breath deeply.
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MINI SELF MASSAGE: Massage the palms of one hand by making a circular motion with the thumbs of the other hand. Do this exercise with both the hands.
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NADI SHODHANA PRANAYAMA: Sit in comfortable meditative posture. Keep the head and spine upright. Relax the whole body and close the eyes. Then with help of right hand thumb close the right nostril. Now breathe in through left nostril. Then close the left nostril with ring finger and release the pressure of the thumb on the right nostril while breathing out through the right nostril next then inhale through the right nostril. Hold and release the left nostril. This one round of Nadi Shoudhana Pranayama Do it minimum 20 rounds.
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