Stress Less, Live More Interventions for Stress Free Life

In todays world, we are all stressed right?

If you've been devastated lately, it's okay - Stress is normal; it can sometimes makes you alone, but the fact is stress management is easier than you imagine!

What Is Stress?

Stress is a perceived state of disturbed harmony produced by stimulus , a condition called the stressor. The disturbance produced by the stressor is generally unpleasant and painful, which is called distress. The organs most affected by stress are adrenal glands that produce hormones which regulate body functions.

Side Effects of Stress:

Stress affects muscles, tissues, blood vessels and organs. It speeds up the heart rate and respiration, which increase the blood pressure and body temperature which interfere with metabolism, appetite, digestion, fertility and sleep.

It can make an individual obese or undernourished . It also results in ea

Coping with stress is a skill. You have to experiment to see what works best for you. Here are the simple techniques you can make to your lifestyle that help in overcoming your stress.

1. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

Physical activity helps in reducing stress.Research shows that people who work out even once a week or for 10 minutes a day tend to be more cheerful and happy. It can be any sort of physical activity, such as walking, jogging or swimming.

2. MEDITATION 

Meditation is the most powerful tool to combine all six components of health which includes physical, mental, emotional, social, environmental and spiritual. It is basically a union of body, mind, soul, spirit and environment.

BENEFITS OF MEDITATION

• Increases willpower, tolerance and clarity in thinking.

• Increases concentration and memory power

• Enhances power of creativity

• Relieves physical, mental and emotional stresses

• Relaxes body-mind system.

• Boost energy by ten times

• Helps in developing positive attitude to the events of life overcoming negative thoughts.

3. PRANAYAMA

Prana is a force of energy, which resonates throughout the physical system of a person and makes the body machine work, and yama means control. So pranayama means controlled rhythmic breathing. It is the bridge between body and mind. If one controls the breath, the mind is also controlled and also vice versa.

The primary purpose of breathing is to deliver oxyen to every cell of the body and to remove carbon-di-oxide. Slow and rhythmic breathing promotes the release of prolactin and the hormone oxytocin, which can foster the feelings of calmness and bonding to others.

4. POSITIVE THINKING

Positive thinking is filling of mind with positive and happy thoughts and ridding it of negative thoughts. The chief advantages of positive thinking are that it keeps a person away from despair, it acts as an antidote to self- criticism, and it enables one to succeed in all endeavors.

5. MUSIC THERAPY

Listening to the melody and designer music decreases cortisol, epinephrine and norepinephrine and results in increasing relaxation, mental clarity.

6. DANCE THERAPY

Psychotherapeutic use of movement to further the emotional and physical integration of the person can be used by the individuals with eating disorders to express feelings and release stress and tension.