Yoga to Relax and Meditate

Yoga is practised for a variety of reasons; Yoga for relaxation and meditation is one of them.



Exercise helps enormously for stress relief as it offers the body a way to let go of stress, tension and built-up frustrations. The Oriental practices of Yoga and Tai Chi have proven highly efficient and successful stress-busters.

Whenever, you bump into a stressful situation in life, your body experiences a series of hormonal and biochemical changes. These changes automatically put you in ‘alarm mode.’ Your heart rate goes up, adrenaline rushes through your blood, and your digestive and immune systems shut down for the time being.



If the stressors persist and you remain on high alert for a long, you start to feel exhausted and, slowly, burned out.

Nobody can steer clear of stress forever. However we bring ourselves back to a state of balance and harmony through a number of ways.



Some of these include deep breathing, meditation, Yoga, and aerobics. These pursuits give soothing and refreshing sensory inputs to relieve stress. They can be picked and chosen according to your individual lifestyle and preference.

Whenever we encounter a stress situation, we are able to bring down stress just though deep breathing. This not just involves the chest but the abdomen as well. To practise abdominal breathing, you will have to be seated at ease with, back erect Place the left hand on the chest and the right on the abdomen. Inhale through the nostrils and the right hand will start to rise. The left hand should hardly move at all. Exhale as much as possible while constricting the abdominal muscles. Once more, the right hand should move with exhalation. But the left hand should hardly move.

If you have trouble breathing abdominally sitting erect, try lying down on the floor. Place a small book on your stomach and try breathing in such a manner that the book goes up as with your inhalation and falls with your exhalation. In fact, all you require are 10 minutes everyday and a place to do it.