Cure for Modern Day Stresses
As an effective method of stress management, yoga is spreading into the business world, the helping professions, nursing and old age homes, and is used in the treatment of alcoholics, hyperactive children and youngsters with learning disabilities. Yoga centers are getting stiff competition from adult education classes of community colleges, boards of education and parks and recreation departments.
The meaning of yoga is union of the body, mind and spirit with truth. There are many kinds of yoga to study, and there can be endless years of practice for the willing student.
Hatha Yoga is among the most popular forms in the west. It emphasizes the practice of postures, which stretch and strengthen the body, help develop a sense of balance and flexibility, as well as body awareness and mental concentration. All forms of yoga incorporate the practice of proper breathing techniques for relaxation, to rest the mind from its constant chatter, to experience an internal calm, and to energize and purify the body.
As stress levels in society reach new heights, Raja Yoga, the yoga of meditation, is growing in popularity in Western society, while others, such as Krya Yoga, the yoga of cleansing, and Mantra Yoga, the yoga of chanting, not surprisingly, have little appeal for newcomers.
Stretching and toning, though beneficial, aren't the primary reasons people turn to yoga. Newcomers are hoping that yoga will provide them with a means for handling stress and diffusing tension. The difference between exercise and yoga is that yoga has a meditative quality.
A lot of people are exercising for the psychological benefits and trying many of the Eastern activities, like yoga and tai chi. Yoga seems to have a calming effect on people.
And the techniques work on children as well as adults. When your children are quarreling, ask them to stop what they're doing, raise their arms over their heads, lean forward and breathe deeply to help diffuse their anger. It definitely helps them to cool it.
"Have One Week, Will Relax" Your 7 days program to Stress management
And they say that the proactive ones are already living off the edge.
As one stressed-out person to another, I know how it feels, and believe me there are many variants when it comes to stress. Coping with life, and carrying the problems that may or may not belong to you can scratch away the little joy and happiness that you can carry once you head out that door. You can't blame them for being like that; they have their own reasons, so much like we have our reasons to allow stress to weigh us down. They say that stress is all in the mind, well, what's bugging you anyway?
There are several ways to manage stress, and eventually remove it out of your life one of these days. So I'll try to divide it into a seven-day course for you and I promise it's not going to be too taxing on the body, as well as on the mind.
1. Acknowledge stress is good
Make stress your friend! Based on the body's natural "fight or flight" response, that burst of energy will enhance your performance at the right moment. I've yet to see a top sportsman totally relaxed before a big competition. Use stress wisely to push yourself that little bit harder when it counts most.
2. Avoid stress sneezers
Stressed people sneeze stress germs indiscriminately and before you know it, you are infected too!
Protect yourself by recognizing stress in others and limiting your contact with them. Or if you've got the inclination, play stress doctor and teach them how to better manage themselves.
3. Learn from the best
When people around are losing their head, who keeps calm? What are they doing differently? What is their attitude? What language do they use? Are they trained and experienced?
Figure it out from afar or sit them down for a chat. Learn from the best stress managers and copy what they do.
4. Practice socially acceptable heavy breathing
This is something I've learned from a gym instructor: You can trick your body into relaxing by using heavy breathing. Breathe in slowly for a count of 7 then breathe out for a count of 11. Repeat the 7-11 breathing until your heart rate slows down, your sweaty palms dry off and things start to feel more normal.
5. Give stressy thoughts the red light
It is possible to tangle yourself up in a stress knot all by yourself. "If this happens, then that might happen and then we're all up the creek!" Most of these things never happen, so why waste all that energy worrying needlessly?
Give stress thought-trains the red light and stop them in their tracks. Okay so it might go wrong - how likely is that, and what can you do to prevent it?
6. Know your trigger points and hot spots
Presentations, interviews, meetings, giving difficult feedback, tight deadlines…. My heart rate is cranking up just writing these down!
Make your own list of stress trigger points or hot spots. Be specific. Is it only presentations to a certain audience that get you worked up? Does one project cause more stress than another? Did you drink too much coffee?
Knowing what causes you stress is powerful information, as you can take action to make it less stressful. Do you need to learn some new skills? Do you need extra resources? Do you need to switch to decaf?
7. Burn the candle at one end
Lack of sleep, poor diet and no exercise wreaks havoc on our body and mind. Kind of obvious, but worth mentioning as it's often ignored as a stress management technique. Listen to your mother and don't burn the candle at both ends!
So having stress can be a total drag, but that should not hinder us to find the inner peace of mind that we have wanted for a long time. In any case, one could always go to the Bahamas and bask under the summer sun.
3 Powerful Tips To Help Manage Everyday Stress
Therefore, we must be able to “dump” all of our concerns from the previous day or days and concentrate wholly on our today.
So here are 3 stress busting tips
- Stress Busting Tip #1: Resolve right now to release every thought from yesterday and be only mindful of the now…. this thought only…this breath…this moment. Take in three very deep breaths and slowly release each one.
At the same time feel each and every concern, each and every problem, and each and every unresolved moment, begin to dissolve. You can deal with them at a later time. For now, you are only to be in this very moment.
Now go to your inner quiet place. Go deep inside to a place where you feel that you are at peace and then just relax and breathe in deeply and enjoy the feeling of being at one and at peace within yourself.
Use this special time and place to be calm. Free your mind and body of all worry, all regret, all disappointment, all anger and grief.
- Stress Busting Tip #2: Next, think of one particular act, such as rocking your baby, taking a quick stroll, raking the leaves, and do that one simple thing. All the while, your mind is quiet and calm and you are in your own special place within.
Practice this act of quiet and calm each day and you will see that you will accomplish so much more. At the first sign of being stressed, go back to this mindful, quiet place and start all over again until you have reached your inner place of calm.
- Stress Busting Tip #3: The very best thing that you can do for yourself is to eat, drink and rest – to your health!
Stress is easily brought on by not eating and drinking properly. When you don’t get the number of hours of sleep that you need each night, you are only setting yourself up for additional stress.
Limit the amount of salt, sugar, caffeine and alcohol in your diet. Drink plenty of clean, pure water each day and do at least moderate exercise each day. This will breathe new life into your skin, hair and will nourish all of your vital organs.
Take time to breathe properly! Take deep belly breathes to send pure oxygen to all of your body. Laugh and then laugh some more. It is food for the soul! Spend time doing the things that please you most.
Engage in healthy and fulfilling relationships and work on problems that would erode the closeness that you have with someone special.
When we are content and living a balanced life everyday stresses seem to pale in comparison. We are better equipped to deal with the unexpected.
You can take control today! Isolate only one particular stressor in your life and then work on it until you regain control. At the very least, have some new hope!
The pH miracle diet as a cleansing diet
One
of the most important principles in the pH miracle diet is the concept of
cleansing your body of the acidic materials that are built up within. The ph
miracle diet is a cleansing diet. It performs a cleansing of the body and its
tissues and organs. This cleansing is almost like setting the “restart” button
on your body. Any conditions you have developed from improper diet and
lifestyle will start to dissipate. Cleansing diets like the pH miracle diet
will help give your body the nutritional support it needs to function at an
optimum level.
To
understand what a cleansing diet is you need to understand how the body
cleanses itself. The body rids itself of harmful elements through the colon,
skin, lungs and bladder. The liver, kidneys and lymphatic system all assist
with this cleansing.
The liver is the organ in the body that is primarily
responsible for body detoxification. When the liver is not functioning properly
it cannot change toxins like alcohol, nicotine, caffeine, pesticides, drugs,
antibiotics and additives into waste matter. If your liver doesn’t work, you
are poisoning yourself. The liver can become stressed through improper
digestion (eating processed foods), yeast overgrowth, parasites, dehydration and
inadequate water intake.
Cleansing
your liver is the best thing you can do for your health and for the restoration
of proper pH to your body. When you undergo a program, like the pH miracle diet
that cleanses the liver it normally requires the liver to work harder than it
has before. You must add live enzymes to the diet rather than drawing them from
the liver. The live enzymes will alkalize the body and restore your proper pH.
You can accomplish this by incorporating organic vegetables into your diet. The
proper alkalizing vegetables in the pH miracle diet will support the liver and
help restore it to its natural functioning.
If
the liver is helped by a cleansing diet, then the whole body will be helped.
Once the liver is functioning at proper performance it can begin to do its job
of eliminating waste. It will support the other detoxifying organs and perform
more effectively in doing its own job.
The
pH miracle diet qualifies as a cleansing diet because it performs a cleansing
function of the liver and the rest of your body. The diet is made of mostly raw
foods, simple proteins (beans and legumes), alternative whole grains and plenty
of fresh and pure water. Cleansing diets include, at minimum, five servings of
vegetables per day. In most cases, people eat twice that when they are on the
pH miracle diet. This is accomplished with the use of fresh vegetable juices.
There are four to five servings of vegetables in just two cups of juiced
vegetables.
Eating
small and frequent meals is also an important part of the cleansing function of
the pH miracle diet. The small meals will keep calorie intake up and give you
the opportunity to add more vegetables to your day. Although raw vegetables
should be favored, lightly steamed veggies are also beneficial. Plant based
proteins like beans, soy and nuts should also be included at each small meal
for energy and balance.
The
effects of the pH miracle cleansing diet depend entirely on your previous level
of health. If you’ve had a diet that consisted of meats, processed foods and
other acid forming choices then the cleansing effects may be very difficult at
first. Your body will have to adjust to living off of natural elements instead
of chemical ones. However your efforts are well worth it.
You will be learning
the most natural way to eat and teaching your body to live to eat instead of
eat to live. Remember that learning to eat in this manner and adopting a
cleansing diet will be a process of healing, and not an overnight occurrence.
As you take on the principles of the pH miracle diet, you will begin to change
your health for the better.
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