Relaxation Techniques for you

Is your life filled with anxiety and stress? Does the thought of feeling calm and peaceful as you go about your daily work seem impossible to you? If you can set aside some time to learn some easy relaxation methods you can experience the numerous benefits of relaxation for yourself and you can enjoy the FEEL GOOD factor.

Most of us have experienced periods of stress in our lives more frequently than we would have liked. And we’ve all heard some of those common techniques such as taking a walk or doing deep breathing exercises. It doesn't matter how you relax. What really matters is that you should learn how to RELAX RIGHT. Adapting a relaxing technique, which depends on meditation, is a key factor in harvesting all the health benefits of relaxation. Guided meditation can help you get into a trance state which can maximize the effects of relaxation on your body and soul. But if you’re looking for  different, simple methods of stress relief, try the ideas below.

1. Time Management

One of the main reasons people feel stressed is because they have poor time management skills. Work on changing that by setting daily reachable goals, maintaining a calendar so nothing creeps up on you at the last minute, and learning how to say no. These simple steps will make you feel less stressed and will make you more productive.

2. Laughter

Laughing and feeling overwhelmed by stress are not compatible. Next time you feel stressed watch your favorite comedy on television or your favorite movie that makes you laugh. Read some funny comics or jokes on the Internet when you feel stressed at work. And remember that life is not something you want to take too seriously.

3. Mindful Eating

You may have heard of mindful meditation in which you focus your mind on what is going on at any specific moment. Mindful eating is a part of that process except you use it while you are eating. Pay attention to eat bite and slowly focus on enjoying each one. This will help you unwind by taking your mind off of other concerns.

4. Intimacy

Research has shown that something as simple as cuddling with your spouse or significant other for 30 minutes on the couch or before going to bed, can lower blood pressure and decrease stress.

5. Self Hypnosis

You can spend 20 to 30 minutes per day working on self hypnosis to help you improve your stress levels. Use suggestions such as “I can feel my stress melting away” or “I can confidently handle any problem that comes my way.” These suggestions will make a big impact on how you deal with stress daily.

6. Positive Affirmations

Give yourself a few words of encouragement every day. When you get stuck saying only negative things to yourself, you’re going to feel negative and that contributes to your stress. By reminding yourself that you are talented, hard working, and smart, you’ll be more capable to handle the hard times without feeling overwhelmed.

7. Healthy Eating

Change your eating habits. Eating healthier gives your body and mind the stamina needed to deal with stress. If you start eating too much because of stress, you could end up in a vicious circle of overeating, feeling stressed about ruining your diet, and eating more to make those feelings go away.

8. Scalp Massage

You know that massage is one of the best destressing technique. But you may not have thought about scalp massage. To do this, place your thumbs on your head behind your ears and use the rest of your palms to move your scalp around. This can be a great way to unwind while you’re in traffic.

9. Color Visualization

An interesting method of stress relief involves closing your eyes and breathing deeply. Now picture that you are floating in the air above a huge pool of the color blue (known for its relaxation properties). Take a deep breath and inhale some of that color into your body. Each time you inhale, feel more relaxed and more in tune with the color.

10. Oak Tree Meditation

When people feel overwhelmed by everything going on around them, they might not feel strong enough to get through it and that causes a lot of stress. Instead, close your eyes and imagine that you are an oak tree. Picture your skin as the hard trunk and imagine the feeling of things sliding off of your bark without doing any damage. Each time you feel overwhelmed, picture yourself as that tree.

I hope you would be able to adopt some of these and destress....

Calming the wild horses of the mind - Self Development

Hi there again…
I have been talking about Self Discipline right? I have also stated that it all starts with the mind. Ok, if you pay a little attention to your mind, you would realise that it seems to move in numerous directions at the same time! The result is a constant chatter in the mind. The thoughts come and go so fast that it is a difficult task to hold on to them!


Exactly!
The first step in self discipline is to stop this chatter and clatter in the mind. In The Bhagwat Gita, Arjun had also been told this, and, he had said to Lord Krsna that it is extremely difficult to quieten the mind ! In fact, it is as difficult as controlling the wind ! To which Krsna had replied that no doubt it is difficult to control but it can be done with suitable PRACTICE. Sure, point taken. The question is what and how to practice?

Alright, we can start by studying our mind first. Sit down in a quiet place and just focus on your mind. I mean just sit quietly and study the thoughts as they arise in your mind. Don’t do anything….Just watch them come and go. You would soon realise that your attention keeps moving away from studying the thoughts! Well, the point here is to do nothing. Everytime you become aware that your attention has wandered, gently bring it back. Do this for 10 minutes everyday for a week and you will find that slowly the bomabardment of thoughts have slowed down in your mind. Once, you have reached this state of mind we would move ahead on Self discipline. You are most welcome to post your questions and I would guide you step by step in your endeavour.

Till next post………

Our Body Charkras - Energy System

The Human Energy System

Your 7 Chakras are the energy ecosystem of your body. Each corresponds to a different aspect of your life such as wealth, love, health and creativity.
This system maintains us on top form, ensuring that we have plenty of vitality and enthusiasm for life. But it can be damaged, especially by the hectic lifestyle that many of us lead these days. Keeping the energy system strong helps us to stay fit and healthy, to recover from illness, and to get the best from ourselves.
The New Age movement has led to an increased interest in the West regarding chakras. Many in this movement point to a correspondence between the position and role of the Chakras, and those of the glands in the endocrine system. Some people in New Age also claim that other chakras, besides the above, exist - for instance, ear chakras.
The chakras are described in the tantric texts the Sat-Cakra-Nirupana, and the Padaka-Pancaka, in which they are described as emanations of consciousness from Brahman, an energy which comes down from the spiritual and gradually crudifies, creating these distinct levels of chakras, and which eventually finds its rest in the Muladhara chakra.

Blocked energy in our 7 Chakras can often lead to illness so it's important to understand what each Chakra represents and what we can do to keep this energy flowing freely.

Here's our quick summary of the 7 Chakras:

1. Root Chakra - Represents our foundation and feeling of being grounded.
Location: Base of spine in tailbone area.
Emotional issues: Survival issues such as financial independence, money, and food.
More on Root Chakra healing

2. Sacral Chakra - Our connection and ability to accept others and new experiences.
Location: Lower abdomen, about 2 inches below the navel and 2 inches in.
Emotional issues: Sense of abundance, well-being, pleasure, sexuality.
More on Sacral Chakra healing

3. Solar Plexus Chakra - Our ability to be confident and in-control of our lives.
Location: Upper abdomen in the stomach area.
Emotional issues: Self-worth, self-confidence, self-esteem.
More on Solar Plexus Chakra healing

4. Heart Chakra - Our ability to love.
Location: Center of chest just above heart.
Emotional issues: Love, joy, inner peace.
More on Heart Chakra healing

5. Throat Chakra - Our ability to communicate.
Location: Throat.
Emotional issues: Communication, self-expression of feelings, the truth.
More on Throat Chakra healing

6. Third Eye Chakra - Our ability to focus on and see the big picture.
Location: Forehead between the eyes. (Also called the Brow Chakra)
Emotional issues: Intuition, imagination, wisdom, ability to think and make decisions.
More on Third Eye Chakra healing

7. Crown Chakra - The highest Chakra represents our ability to be fully connected spiritually.
Location: The very top of the head.
Emotional issues: Inner and outer beauty, our connection to spirituality, pure bliss.

Tibetian Test

Tibetian Test

Building Self Discipline

For so many years of my life my self-discipline was terrible.
This lack of self-discipline kept me running around in circles, procrastinating like a king, and always chasing the ‘latest greatest idea’.
Have you ever been ‘there’?
I’m glad I’m not ‘there’ anymore and I work daily on bringing more self-discipline into my life.
Here’s the question.
Whenever you read a great success story, from Sachin Tendulkar, Amitabh Bacchan to famous generals and more, you always hear ‘this’ mentioned.
“They brought great discipline to their work.”
What do the most successful people in the world ‘have’ that allow them to bring more discipline into their lives than the rest of the population? There might be 10 answers. Probably more.
I’m going to focus today on what I believe is the MOST IMPORTANT in order to bring more self-discipline into your life.
If you look at the globe, you see many things. You see millions of people unhappy with their careers, you see millions of people looking for meaning in their lives, and you see millions of people that have accepted the status quo in their lives.
If that’s the choice people make, great, I know you’re looking for more in your life though.
How do we make self-discipline much easier for ourselves?
How do we improve our discipline 1% each day?
What do the ‘greats’ do that other’s don’t?

The mass of people lead visionless lives.

Read this again.
The mass of people lead visionless lives.

I did as well for a long time. A long time.
Remember, what was written thousands of years ago.
“Where there is no vision, the people perish.”
The word ‘perish’ in the past was translated to ‘throw off constraints.”
“Hey, what does that exactly mean?”

It means that when we don’t have a VISION for our lives, we throw off self-discipline, self-control, and order.
(I’d read this 2x).
You see, without a VISION we replay the limitations and negative recurring patterns of our past. Without using our IMAGINATION to build the better you, we use the lack in our past to keep us on a fear driven merry go round.
No fun. Not at all.
You, I, us, WE must do the inner work.
I don’t care what your inner critic has to say. You were BORN with unique gifts, purposes, and talents.
You were born to lead. You were born to fulfill a GREAT VISION.
Maybe it’s being a great parent, a great business person, or great entertainer. It doesn’t matter.
Build the vision for your life. It doesn’t have to be perfect. Let it develop. Cultivate it.
Build it. Hold it. Pursue it.
The greatest gift in pursuing your vision, is WHO you become in the process. (money is important, though in itself it will never give you meaning.)
Be the master artist in your life. Create a living, breathing masterpiece called your life.
Start with a bright, clear vision. Watch discipline and order enter your life in a greater way.
I believe in -you-. The thousands of other people reading this right now BELIEVE IN YOU.
Your greatest days are ahead of you and can’t wait to see you too.
Build your vision 1% today.
Looking back over the past 50 years of my life, I started to wonder...
Why do age-old problems still remain unsolved?
As odd as it sounds, the answer I found is simple. One of the biggest problems we face in the world is the "quick-fix mentality."

* Stressed out? Take a nap
* Feeling down? Pop a pill.
* Gaining weight? Try the diet fad of the month.
* Suffering from anger? Take another pill.

We want results, and we want them now!
BUT: There are NO quick fixes.

At least not at the conscious level. Most of these solutions attempt to solve the problem only on the surface level and completely ignore the underlying problem. Fortunately, the human mind has multiple levels.
So why not take advantage of *all* of them.

Whenever you make an important decision, do you ever get a little voice in your head asking…
“Am I doing the right thing?”
When it comes to the important things in life, like spirituality, health and happiness, it’s normal to second-guess yourself. It’s normal to make mistakes.
It’s normal to feel lost from time to time.
But…
Imagine Having Powerful Answers To All Your Problems Right At Your Fingertips!
I’m not going to lie to you… I don’t have the answer to all your problems. I can’t make your decisions for you, and tell you whether you should take that medication, marry that person, move to that country, or accept that job offer…
But you know who can? Take a look in the mirror my friend, because the answer is YOU.
By the time I am through with thefollowing posts, you’ll have the time-tested solution to reaching into your inner mind, and finding powerful guidance for each and every challenge life can throw at you.
In fact when it comes to spiritual and personal growth, what I’m about to tell you in my later posts about the "how" of self descipline is all you’ll ever need to live the enlightened, happy and successful life you’ve always wanted.

Handling Stress in our lives

Stress is an integral part of our lives. We all, without exception, experience it in some form or the other. It is a sign that something is not ok with us. It is also the major contributor to our physical and mental states of wellbeing. Through the years, many people who have attended my sessions, seen me in person, used my techniques, have had the need to handle stress, not necessarily their own, in fact, there heve been many cases where the need to handle the other persons' stress was critical because it influenced the balance of the individual directly. Stress is a state of mind and so, it can only be handled through the mind.
Over my future posts, I would be explaining how to recognise the signs of stress, create new ways of responding to stress, retrain your mind to change your perception of stress so that the impact is removed, discover your selfworth, a sense of direction and faith in your present situation and your future. Be with me, see you next post.

Some Beautiful Insights - about LIFE

You are an eternal being who has come here to experience the ride of your life. You have signed up to attend this roller coaster ride called life so that you could learn some amazing things and grow immensely. Being the infinate soul that you truly are, you cannot die, so there is nothing here to fear really. To resist any experience you are given is just saying "NO" to this divine growth and forgetting you are an infinite being.It is simply a misunderstanding of the infinite Self and you end up defining yourself as small, helpless and finite. This is not the reason WHY you are here. You are here to say YES to each experience that arises, no matter what is given.