Pranayama And Meditation Techniques To Relieve Stress Due To Mental WorkPranayame or breathing exercises are very effective for stress management. When you feel tired after study or any other mental work, do these simple pranayama and meditation exercises to refresh your mind and body.
Pranayama 11. Sit in a comfortable pose keeping the body upright either on chair or on the ground.
2. Close your eyes and exhale forcefully through both the nostrils.3. Close right nostril with the thumb of right hand and inhale slowly through the left nostril.
4. Close both the nostrils and retain the breath as long as you can do it comfortably. Do not stress or tense your body while retaining the breath. Keep your body relaxed.
5. Close your left nostril with ring finger of right hand and exhale forcefully and completely through the right nostril.
6. Take a normal breath and do the pranayama again with changed nostrils this time. Change the nostril for inhaling and exhaling alternatively.7. You can do it 5 - 20 times.
Pranayama 2You can do this while walking slowly. It is very simple but very effective. While walking, exhale forcefully through mouth with step one. Then count up to four with your steps. On the 5th step, exhale forcefully through mouth. Do not give attention to incoming breath. It should go in a natural way during the interval between the two breath- outs. After 10 - 15 minutes, you will feel completely relaxed and free from stress symptoms of prolonged study.Here are two meditation techniques that are helpful to the students
Meditation practice 11. Depending on your religious background, select your favorite Deity or Guru.
2. Sit in a comfortable pose, close your eyes and imagine yourself to be present in your favorite temple of the Deity or Guru. Feel the presence and chant the mantra associated with deity. If you do not know the mantra, just frame a sentence in your own words as prayer and repeat it.
3. Maintain the awareness continuously for 10-15 minutes. Then open your eyes and start your routine work.
Meditation practice 2This is very effective for relaxing your mind. It combines the benefits of music also.
1. Listen your favorite music and song.
2. Now visualize the words of the song. Maintain your awareness at the word, which you are currently hearing.
3. Just imagine a single word, which is current. Switch over to the next word as soon as it is heard.
Extend this process further by imagining the current alphabet as the song is played.
Pranayama 11. Sit in a comfortable pose keeping the body upright either on chair or on the ground.
2. Close your eyes and exhale forcefully through both the nostrils.3. Close right nostril with the thumb of right hand and inhale slowly through the left nostril.
4. Close both the nostrils and retain the breath as long as you can do it comfortably. Do not stress or tense your body while retaining the breath. Keep your body relaxed.
5. Close your left nostril with ring finger of right hand and exhale forcefully and completely through the right nostril.
6. Take a normal breath and do the pranayama again with changed nostrils this time. Change the nostril for inhaling and exhaling alternatively.7. You can do it 5 - 20 times.
Pranayama 2You can do this while walking slowly. It is very simple but very effective. While walking, exhale forcefully through mouth with step one. Then count up to four with your steps. On the 5th step, exhale forcefully through mouth. Do not give attention to incoming breath. It should go in a natural way during the interval between the two breath- outs. After 10 - 15 minutes, you will feel completely relaxed and free from stress symptoms of prolonged study.Here are two meditation techniques that are helpful to the students
Meditation practice 11. Depending on your religious background, select your favorite Deity or Guru.
2. Sit in a comfortable pose, close your eyes and imagine yourself to be present in your favorite temple of the Deity or Guru. Feel the presence and chant the mantra associated with deity. If you do not know the mantra, just frame a sentence in your own words as prayer and repeat it.
3. Maintain the awareness continuously for 10-15 minutes. Then open your eyes and start your routine work.
Meditation practice 2This is very effective for relaxing your mind. It combines the benefits of music also.
1. Listen your favorite music and song.
2. Now visualize the words of the song. Maintain your awareness at the word, which you are currently hearing.
3. Just imagine a single word, which is current. Switch over to the next word as soon as it is heard.
Extend this process further by imagining the current alphabet as the song is played.