7 ways to beat stress before it beats us! While engrossed in work at home or in office, if we can be anchored in an inner calmness, it greatly helps. This needs developing and training self-awareness.
Sri Paramahansa Yogananda, the author of ‘Autobiography of a Yogi’, aptly describes this balanced state as being “Actively Calm & Calmly Active”. Some of the tell-tale signs of a rising stress level are: • Local tensing of muscles, • Shallow and rapid breathing with some rise in pulse rate, • Decrease in focus, • Reduction in happiness level, • A nagging feeling of moodiness, grumpiness, negativity and hyper-criticism against others or life in general, etc. Whenever these happen, we can do some of these: 1. Take a break for 5-10 minutes This is investing time to eventually save time, because you will come back to work smarter with more focus. Take deep breaths (abdominally i.e. diaphragmatically), stretch up, have a glass of water, or fruit juice or hot soup (avoid too much tea/coffee), tense all body muscles in a wave and then relax, etc. 2. Exercise every day Before coming to office, exercise either intensely (heavy sweating) for 20 minutes, moderately (light sweating) for 30 minutes, or gently (series of light stretches) for 40 minutes. For people who have not had regular workouts, moderately is the best; for those who choose to exercise gently everyday, moderate to intense workout twice a week are desirable, but while we can customize our exercise, regularity is always the key. Continue<http://tickledbylife.com/index.php/7-ways-to-beat-stress-before-it-beats-us/> http://tickledbylife.com/index.php/7-ways-to-beat-stress-before-it-beats-us/ best regards *[email protected]* -- Who is Panna Lal? <http://tickledbylife.com/index.php/who-is-panna-lal/>
