Nowadays things are getting so fast that we face a lot of difficulty in coping with them. It is a harsh fact that we have to sacrifice our convenience and body to really manage the workload we are facing.
Stress can be defined as any factor that causes discomfort to our mind and body. This can work both ways. It can benefit us as well as it can disturb our life completely. The situations that initiate stress are known as stressors.
How is stress caused?
We all know that hormones are responsible for each and every emotion we face and so are responsible for causing stress. The hypothalamus situated in our head stimulates the adrenal glands located above the kidneys. Adrenal glands secrete the hormones adrenalin and cortisones that then get released into the blood stream. These hormones produce the effect of fight and flight. These includes increasing the rhythm of the heart, pumps up the respiratory rate, increases the blood flow in the blood vessels, thereby increasing the blood pressure and also hastens the metabolism. Our pupil dilates for better vision and also our body temperature rises. We certainly do not need these kinds of disturbances in the body, but they can occur due to stress. Eventually a person gets prepared to face the change that might happen or he/she becomes apprehensive about it. As mentioned earlier, stress is helpful to our body as it improves the performance of a person in a given situation. But it becomes a travesty when it is prolonged.
What are the causes that lead to stress prolongation?
It is a famous saying that excess of anything is bad. It is also applicable to stress. Stress is helpful in making us to fight in adverse conditions and also helps us to face the adverse condition that prevails. But when this stress gets prolonged, it causes great danger to our body as well as our mind. Below are some genuine points that even you can correlate with yourself and find out whether you are stressed.
This is a factor that generally affects people of an older age group or people who are sensitive. In case of any violence or self injury, people get terrified and then face stress. This keeps the mind disturbed and then it interferes in the normal functioning of our mind.
It is one of the most important factors that lead to stress especially in teenagers. In this our mind gets disturbed that gets disturbed due to imbalance in emotions. Mostly young people gets involved in such traps and lose there normal mental make up. Moreover this kind of stress is also seen in older people when they are unable to get all the attention they desire. It has been seen that sometimes reason for the stress is not that significant, but the exaggerated emotions come into play in these situations. People think a lot on certain relationships they are in and when that relationship somehow gets disrupted, it leads to an emotional breakdown.
- Professional stress is the most common of all the factors that contribute towards the causing of stress in the mind. Do you remember the theory of Darwin “the fittest survive”, it is a very appropriate statement that is much applicable in today’s era. To become better than the best, one has to work extremely hard and work twenty four hours to achieve it. This might provide you with the results but may eventually lead to degradation of your physical and mental health. This is a good growing ground for stress.
To tackle this, ayurvedic experts have laid certain parameters that will help in countering the problems. Some miraculous herbal remedies are mentioned in ayurvedic texts that will help in countering your problem to the maximum.
Yoga
Yoga is one of the greatest gifts to mankind that was ever be given by Mother Nature. It is a science that makes us mentally as well as physically fit. Yoga, contrary to many beliefs, is not just the science that deals with yogic postures and asnas, it is a science that helps in achieving self realization.
Certain yoga asnas that will surely benefit you in fighting stress are:-
- Suryanamaskar (sun salutation)
- Pawanmuktasna (wind release pose)
- Yogamudrasana (yogic gesture pose)
- Shashankarasana (rabbit pose)
- Bhujangasna (cobra pose)
- Shavasana (corpse posture)
- Sarvangasan (shoulder stand pose)
Prayanam (breathing excercise)
These are one of the most effective measures that can definitely help you in relieving from stress.
- Anuloma- viloma (alternate nostril)
- Bhramari (humming breathe)
- Kapal bhati (shining skull breathe)
Certain specialized herbs are also mentioned that will help you to relieve from stress
- Ashwagandha (Withinia somnifera) is a blessing of ayurveda. It helps in relieving stresses from mind and relaxes the brain
- Sarpgandha (Rauwolfia serpentina) is a glorious herb from ayurvedic gardens that relieves from all kinds of strains on the mind.
By following ayurvedic tips you can surely change your life all together to achieve a peaceful and successful life.
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