Yoga is one method of attaining the mental silence necessary for sanity. In the demanding world of business, too often the CEO of a company finds himself pulled apart by the needs of his company and others around him. While the use of the term is he, it is meant to include both men and women, as women break through the glass ceiling of corporate America more frequently today than ever. The CEO is more than just the head of a company. They are spouses, parents, lovers and most of all people that can fall prey to anxiety and bad health if they don't take the precaution of clearing the garbage and stress from their mind.
Yoga provides one outlet that doesn't just clear the stress away but also adds clarity to thought. The breathing techniques and meditative process of Yoga gives a technique to calm the stressed executive rapidly and leave a clean mental slate so new concepts, ideas and creative problem solving can take place.
A simple exercise that is the key to Yoga practice is belly breathing. Belly breathing can take place anywhere, but best accomplished in privacy. If you find yourself in a tight tense situation, close the door to the office for five minutes and request all interruptions be ceased during that time. Begin by sitting straight in a chair with the arms relaxed on the lap and feet flat on the floor. Slouching is not an option, so use your best posture. Close your eyes and focus on your breathing. Inhale deeply to a slow count of ten. Allow your stomach to expand so you can fill your lungs more thoroughly. Hold the breath for a count of ten and then slowly exhale to the ten count and use the stomach muscles to push out the last of the air in your lungs. Again, hold it and then refill the lungs with air in the same manner as before. Do the breathing exercise for the next five minutes and focus on nothing but your breath. You'll begin to find the stress fall from your body and your head clear.
While this exercise is effective in emergency situations, those that you believe will force your head to explode, it is also more useful when practiced on a daily basis in conjunction with other Yoga exercises. It helps the mind and the body to cleanse itself of the damaging effects of stress.
Yoga has other benefits besides just the elimination of stress, as if that isn't enough. Yoga can bring extra clarity to the frequent user. Often those that use the calming yoga practices find that they have not just increased clarity but also improved intuition and more creativity. Scientific studies show that stress reduces these factors and the additional oxygen from deep breathing and increased blood flow opens areas of the brain that were closed or overwhelmed or overshadowed by the mental noise of daily living. Once the brain quiets the mind can listen to the messages these areas provide.
Conrad Raw is an expert in practical techniques for personal and spiritual development. He is the author of "Forbidden Secrets Of Personal And Energetic Development." He travels the world to learn and teach and is the founder of greaterhumanpotential.com Greater Human Potential, a website devoted to bringing you easy to learn techniques to increase your human potential. Visit his website for a free newsletter filled with tons of great tips and advice on powerfullifebalance.com stress management
No comments:
Post a Comment