Modern life is full of stress. Most of us deal with a high level of stress in our day-to-day life and any change in routine accelerates the process and makes it difficult for our body to respond in a positive manner to the change. Though it has been scientifically proven that a certain amount of stress is important for enhancing productivity, stress at its peak results in health problems and eradicating it becomes essential. The real problem starts when we look into the ways to eradicate stress but hardly gives a try to any of these methods to cope with the stress that comes our way from different sources.
I am a writer and a mother of a 4-year-old. Obviously, being a mother, writer, wife, and homemaker, my responsibilities are always high. Being a woman of my house and a freelancer from the profession, I cannot afford to get tired or ill, but the level of stress is always at its peak as I have to manage all the duties properly by setting my priorities.
At one point in time, I felt exhausted and wanted to run away from the bundle of duties, I was expected to serve, but I was equally aware of the benefits of yoga that is a commendable way to bid adieu to the physical and mental pressure. The growing fad for yoga is encouraging people to enjoy its benefits and deal with stress in a better way.
I wanted to join yoga classes under expert supervision, but it was difficult for me to manage some time for these classes as I was hooked up with several other jobs. I decided to check a few of the breathing exercise videos over the internet so that the rejuvenation starts from the inside. I am happy that the trick worked for me and I feel more energetic and healthier to cope with daily stress.
Yoga is definitely an effective source to deal with stress, but it is also a key to great health that improves the lifestyle of a person and offers a healthier body than ever before. The main aim of the article is to highlight a few simple yoga exercises that can be performed within the comforts of home.
Anulom Vilom Pranayam
This is one of the most common and simple exercises to perform at home. For performing anulom vilom, take a deep breath, close your eyes, and relax all your muscles. Then inhale from the right nostril by keeping the left nostril closed with the thumb of the left hand. Hold your breath, then exhale from the left nostril by closing the right nostril with the help of the middle finger. Repeat the exercise by inhaling from the left nostril and exhaling from the right. This exercise, if performed for 10 minutes a day can keep you active and healthy. This is one of the best techniques to relieve stress and cures the internal body conditions like hypertension, headache, ear pain, heart palpitation, and much more.
Kapalbhati
Practicing kapalbhati for 10 minutes in a day does not only keep you fit and active but also offers a glow in the face of a practitioner. This is a deep breathing technique where the focus of the practitioner must be on exhaling through the nose without focusing on inhaling.
Simhasana
Simhasana is derived from the word “Singh” which means lion. This yoga posture resembles a lion and helps to deal with stress and maintain youthfulness for a longer time. To practice simhasana, kneel down, and support yourself with your hands. See upwards and bring out your tongue as much as you can.
This exercise uses facial muscles and lungs for better external as well as internal health. This is a wonderful exercise for eliminating the initial signs of aging like wrinkles and fine lines and offers a flawless skin to the practitioner. This exercise can help you maintain your looks and can help you look much younger than your actual age.
There are several other yoga poses like matsyasana, surya namaskar, chanting of aum, Bhramari, bhujangasana and much more.
Yoga is an ancient exercising technique that aims at offering a healthy lifestyle of the people. The special breathing technique of yoga helps a person acquire a sound physical as well as mental health. It is an awesome way to reduce weight and to achieve better concentration levels. It enhances the internal strength, maintains youthfulness, reduces stress, and treats problems like constipation, acidity, internal weakness, premature hair graying, flaky skin effectively.
Maintenance of the overall well being of a practitioner and prevention of major illnesses are the two major benefits of practicing yoga. So, if you feel quite stressed out these days, getting started with yoga is the sure-shot remedy to feel rejuvenated from inside.