Stress management with yoga

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STRESS MANAGEMENT FROM YOGA
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What is Stress

• Its not stress that kills us Its our reaction
  to it!
• We believe there are two types of stresses when
  associated with human life and behavior. One
  could be deemed as being good and the other as
  being bad. The good type of stress we refer to
  is demand. Through demand we have an opportunity
  to grow and become more. The bad type is the
  reactive emotion of overwhelm and worry, a
  failure to cope under the situation. This type of
  stress leads to sickness and death.

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ORIGIN OF STRESS

• Relationship challenges or conflicts with,
  partners, friends, family, colleagues, or
  neighbours
• Illness and /or disability
• Being a prime care giver for a relative
• Being a stepparent, stepson/daughter, or a single
  parent
• Holidays, even Christmas!
• Housework, shopping and running the home
• Moving house
• Children and planning for their future
• Divorce or separation
• RetirementManaging the home/ work balance
• Rush hour travel/commuting
• Sporting and strenuous exercise
• Educational challenges

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• Work  volume is too much or too little, job
  insecurity, relationship issues with colleagues,
  change of job, promotion or demotion or being
  overlooked/sidestepped, shift work causing
  erratic and/or unsocial hours, harassment,
  bullying to name a few
• Holidays, even Christmas!
• Housework, shopping and running the home
• Moving house
• Children and planning for their future
• Divorce or separation
• Financial worries, mounting debts, supporting two
  families
• Violations of the law e.g. speeding ticket
• New technology
• Bereavement
• Pregnancy

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The Effects of Stress

• The endocrine system releases stress
  hormones,the heart speeds up, and we breathe
  more rapidly.
• The body remains in a state of alert, without the
  downtime it sorely needs. The sustained physical
  and mental tension weakens the bodys resistance
  to disease, making us more susceptible to viruses
  and other illnesses.
• Digestive problems such as ulcers, constipation,
  and indigestion may arise. The blood vessels,
  constricted to enable us to respond to stress,
  can go into spasm. This not only exhausts the
  body but also carries the risk of high blood
  pressure and more serious problems like heart
  disease.
• Another big negative effect from stress is the
  way people choose to deal with it. They take
  serious drugs like nicotine, alcohol,
  prescription drugs, street drugs, eat food, etc
  etc. The abuse of these types of "cures" becomes
  a double edged sword. The cure becomes worse than
  the cause.
• The only way to deal with stress effects is to
  take it head on.

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Relieving Stress

• There are many ways to eliminate stress, here
  are some of them.
• The physical act of breathing and practicing
  yoga.  The diaphragm, according to the science
  of yoga, is the seat of the intelligence of the
  heart and the window to the soul. During
  stressful situations, however, when you inhale
  and exhale, the diaphragm becomes too taut to
  alter its shape.
• Yoga exercises develop elasticity in the
  diaphragm that will address this problem so that,
  when stretched, it can handle any amount of
  stress, whether intellectual, emotional, or
  physical.

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WHAT IS YOGA

• The word "yoga" comes from the Sanskrit root
  yuj, which means "to join" or "to yoke".
• Yoga is a practical aid, not a religion. Yoga is
  an ancient art based on a harmonizing system of
  development for the body, mind, and spirit.
• In the practice of Yoga the ultimate aim is one
  of self-development and self-realization.
• Yoga teaches us that challenges that we all face
  indicate themselves in either a physical or
  mental form. When our physical state is not
  perfect, this causes an imbalance in our mental
  state. The practice of yoga helps us to overcome
  that imbalance

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BENEFITS OF YOGA

• Yoga helps to fill the Inner Void
• Yoga is a key to unlocking the doors within your
  own mind to alife of peace, happiness and
  fulfillment.

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Relaxation Techniques

• Physical Relaxation
• Mental Relaxation
• Spiritual Relaxation

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Physical Relaxation

• Certain forms of exercise increase the bodys
  energy, but this is futile if we continue to
  waste energy by constantly keeping the muscles in
  a state of readiness when there is no need to do
  so. Some people find they have trained their
  muscles to be so tense that they cannot relax
  them even at night, creating a constant energy
  drain.

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Mental Relaxation

• When the mind is constantly bombarded by stimuli,
  it becomes overloaded and exhausted. We may be
  unaware that we are doing it, but by thinking and
  worrying we are using up tremendous amounts of
  energy. The tension put on the mind by worries,
  whether real or imagined, can use more energy
  than physical work.
• When worries get out of hand, energy resources
  are strained. Mental fatigue sets in, often
  resulting in wear and tear on the physical body
  as well. It is important to set aside some time
  each day for the mind to unwind and recoup its
  energies.
• Whenever you experience mental tension, try
  breathing slowly and rhythmically for a few
  minutes while you concentrate on the breath.
  Yogic breathing exercises will may take conscious
  effort, but develop your ability to calm the mind
  using your own thought power. This leads to an
  experience of inner peace, with physical
  relaxation following the mental relaxation.

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Spiritual Relaxation

• Complete mental and physical relaxation come only
  with an inner tuning to a higher source. As long
  as we identify with this body and mind, we all
  think we can rely on no-one but ourselves. There
  will always be tension and worries about the
  future. Tuning to the divine source brings the
  realization that all happiness comes from within.
  Yoga gives the techniques for this inner tuning,
  enabling us to break down the boundaries that
  separate us from each other, and from our own
  Inner Selves.

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