Yoga for Stress Management

22 | Yoga for Stress ManagementSTRESS MANAGEMENTWe have understood that stress is not an abnormality if it is used inthe right way. It is the nature’s protective necessary mechanism, areflex, a software programming that is set into our system to help uscope up with the demanding situation, elevate the blood pressure,heart rate etc. to cope up with the demanding situation with heightenedactivity of the Sympathetic Nerves System and once the situationis over, get back to normalcy which is done by ParasympatheticNerves System and we also understood that it is the habit of beingactivated all the time that is creating the problem. What can happenif the mind is all the time stimulated? First at the mind level. At themind level we start losing sleep. One day it is OK, you had manygreatly demanding situation, you will lose sleep over a very anxioussituation. The next day you will sleep off extra. That is the systemgets rejuvenated. But what is happening in the present day life style?You are not at all getting the time to get back to sleep. Through-outthe week, there is a demand to work eight hours, ten hours, fifteenhours. The more you are growing, the more you are achieving, themore you are progressing, more the demanding situation, more theproblem, more the anxiety, both in the family and in the office. Sothis can create lot of demand on our nerves system. So this can lead toa habit of the nerves system. So the very first manifestation of stressis shown up in the form of Insomnia, sleeplessness, difficult to startsleep. You go to bed; you switch off the outside light, switch off allYoga in Education for Total Personality Development SERIES - 0