DE-STRESS yourself with yoga!

People age inevitably.  Stress however aggravates and stimulates the ageing process.  Not only that it is also a source of stemming off various diseases.  Everything and anything eventually comes down to stress.  You work, you stress.  You study, you stress. You live, you stress.  It goes on and there's no end to it.  You get stressed, you eat more, you gain weight, you lose friends, you get overworked, your performance drops, your blood pressure rises.  Wars happen due to stress.  Stress causes wars.  Everything and anything causes stress.

SAVASANA or THE DEAD CORPSE POSE:

In the movie GoldenEye, James Bond, while lying in a hospital bed under the strict eye of the enemy causes an acute emergency by making the cardiac monitor beep out of control because his heart rate starts falling like crazy.  The result, makes the people keeping him there panic and also ensures his escape.  Savasana or the dead corpse pose is the most efficient ways to lower your heart rates to astonishing levels.  Drowning, deep coma and severe hypothermia are some other conditions in which this may happen.  I would suggest sticking to yoga.  Complete deep relaxation is something everyone craves for but doesn’t know how to achieve.  Through yoga it is not only possible but so thorough that you will become a new person over night.  It not only thoroughly induces relaxation of each and every part of your body but also de-stresses you to the maximum.

Lie down on the floor with your legs spread out straight, feet gently apart, and arms by your side with your palms facing upwards.  Close your eyes and focus on your body.  Ignore your surroundings, the stray thoughts.  Mentally visualize and relax each and every part of your body starting from your toes.  Mentally relax the soles of your feet, heels, ankles, calves, shins, thighs, hips, pelvis working your way upwards.   Focus on relaxing your lower, middle and upper back along with your tummy, chest and shoulders.  Relax your arms, elbows, palms even your fingers.  Consciously relax your facial muscles, concentrating on your forehead, eyes and cheeks.  Breathe in slowly and deeply.  With each breath feel the oxygen spreading to each and every part of your body.  Breathing out, just let your body go totally limp.  Let it become lifeless.  Feel your heart rate slow down and visualize yourself floating in the air, gentle, effortless and weightless. 

Slowly breathe in and out 6 times, open your eyes, stretch and get up. 

The whole head to toe relaxation should take about 10 minutes to complete but you can even stretch it to 20-30 minutes.  By the time you’re done you would have not only completely relaxed your entire body but also will feel totally rejuvenated and energized.  This posture effectively gets rid of chronic fatigue, stress and also keeps a check on your blood pressure.  It will help you sleep better and also improve your appetite.  Each routine of yoga should and must end with this posture.  Once you have mastered it you will understand the true benefits of yoga and will be hooked onto it for life.