| What is relaxation? | | | | in stressed way whenever we come across any |
| In common terminology, relaxation means that we | | | | similar situation. This habit is taking a big toll on our |
| leave ourselves free of tension. Relaxing mind may | | | | quality of life. |
| mean that the mind is not under stress or active. In | | | | Stress - A way of life. |
| today's lifestyle, this looks difficult. Isn't it? | | | | We have taken stress as a way of life. Very few of |
| Now a days, most of us believe to be being under | | | | us think about why they are trying to work at such |
| stress during most of the week and relax only on | | | | a hectic pace and if ultimately, we are going to leave |
| the weekends. This is considered the common way | | | | this world with a lot of incomplete work, why not at |
| of life. Is this the right way of living? Is living a | | | | least work in a relaxed way? What is the use of |
| relaxed life all the time not our right? Let us reclaim it. | | | | working so much , if we kill all the joy. In search of a |
| Bad stress - | | | | better tomorrow, we kill the present. Isn't it? |
| If you ask anyone that why is he/she under stress | | | | Stressed work environment, stressed family life, no |
| most of the week, what answer do you expect to | | | | time to just walk around doing nothing but watch the |
| get? I have so much work to do, deadlines to meet, | | | | nature...Why? It is as if we want to achieve most in |
| tasks to be completed, prepare for the new launch | | | | the shortest possible time and therefore have no |
| etc. Do not you think that something like this will be | | | | time to relax Working non-stop all the week is a way |
| the response? | | | | of life for a large majority. The increase in cardiac |
| Let us discuss why most of us are stressed all the | | | | attacks, depression etc, are all the results of this |
| time. At some time in our life, while we are chasing | | | | stressed lifestyle. When we get stressed, we look |
| the dreams we lose our habit of sitting back and | | | | around for the latest stress busters, latest therapies, |
| reflecting. We begin giving auto responses. If we are | | | | etc. to counter the stress. |
| held up in a traffic jam, our response is - either to | | | | And then by the time the week ends, we again go |
| worry about the work ahead, or blame the system | | | | out somewhere to relax. Sometimes holidays also |
| or some such negative thought. Not many of us think | | | | tire, do not they? |
| - All right. If the traffic is not moving, let me relax, | | | | Why not lead a relaxed life all through the week? |
| listen to some good music, or go back to some | | | | Why not work in a relaxed frame of mind? Why get |
| childhood memories, remember good friends, let me | | | | stressed? |
| make the best use of the time to relax and enjoy | | | | Reflection about our own life is very essential if we |
| life. Not many of us respond in this way. We respond | | | | want to reclaim our right to live peacefully. |