I am currently writing an article for a UK yoga website specifically on yoga for stress relief especially in relation to the corporate world. If you would like to share your experiences in a couple of sentences, please let me know!
Yoga Nidra is great, although not the only yoga method for stress relief.
E. g. yoga meditation and pranayama are totally effective. However, Yoga Nidra is the simplest method.
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E. g. yoga meditation and pranayama are totally effective. However, Yoga Nidra is the simplest method.
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For pranayama you can try a video from a great master:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-386913693756370208
Attention: it takes cca 30 seconds to start the video.
I find it appropriate to point out to students that stress is a choice. This serves several ends.
It moves the burden of healing back to the individual so that they are not constantly coming to someone else to “fix” or heal them - be it an M.D., Yoga Therapist, or Shaman.
It also provides a foundation for the applied philosophy of yoga which illustrates that yoga is a way of living (not a series of postures) ergo lifestyle changes are very effective coping mechanisms.
If we presume corporate clients have little or no interest in lifestyle change (which may or may not be so) or different choosing, then of course the physiological benefits of muscle movement, activity, meditation, mindful breathing… would be of some help.
[QUOTE=InnerAthlete;19385]I find it appropriate to point out to students that stress is a choice. This serves several ends.
It moves the burden of healing back to the individual so that they are not constantly coming to someone else to “fix” or heal them - be it an M.D., Yoga Therapist, or Shaman.
It also provides a foundation for the applied philosophy of yoga which illustrates that yoga is a way of living (not a series of postures) ergo lifestyle changes are very effective coping mechanisms.
If we presume corporate clients have little or no interest in lifestyle change (which may or may not be so) or different choosing, then of course the physiological benefits of muscle movement, activity, meditation, mindful breathing… would be of some help.[/QUOTE]
You are probably right. IMHO at corporate level they need IMMEDIATE stress
relief. Lifestyle changes might come or not-but later on. So we better help them now, the way they are, not the way they should be.
[quote=oak333;19389]You are probably right. IMHO at corporate level they need IMMEDIATE stress
relief. Lifestyle changes might come or not-but later on. So we better help them now, the way they are, not the way they should be.[/quote]
I agree with you but would take it one step further. If I see 100 people on the street, I see 100 people who need immediate stress relief. In my opinion, just about everyone is stuck in fight or flight and don’t even know it.
One thing asanas will do for (my pre-conceived notion of) your target audience is to illustrate what their stress is doing in their bodies. This might be needed perspective on the risk/benefit analysis of the mental and physical habits they maintain that are stressful.
right on time, for a tough economy
Hi JaneB, have you published the said article as of now ? Can you send a copy of that to me ? Or can I know the conclusion / summary of what your study in the field says ? I am a Yoga teacher and also a Civil Engineer. I would love to learn the results of your study. Thanking You and wishing you success
Mahendra
hey yoga really helps if you do it properly and under good supervision. And i feel its only yoga that can help in stress relief. I suggested my mom to do mickey mehta’s yoga and it really helped…i downloaded few yoga videos frm youtube ever since i feel…yoga is the solution to evrything. Incase anyone wants to check that out or give it a try, find for his videos on Youtube.
Yoga in current era is a necessity for corporate world. Studies have seen people performing double their capacity after practising yoga everyday.
-Gagandeep kaur