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5 ways to relax your mind

Nona Walia,TNN | Oct 25, 2015, 12.00 AM IST
Wo rrying, controlling, trying to k eep things
to gether m ak es relaxation tougher. Here
are 5 w ays to help even the m os t w ound
w orriers relax

A r e y ou g oin g t h r ou g h life w it h body

clen ch ed, st r ess a n d t ir edn ess dog g edly
follow in g y ou r ev er y st ep? How lon g does
it t a k e y ou t o r ela x a n d u n w in d ev er y
da y ? A ccor din g t o r esea r ch , som e people
a r e so w ou n d u p in ev er y da y st r ess t h ey
a r e u n a ble t o r ela x . A ccor din g t o
Relax, let go r ela x a t ion coa ch Ja n e Ja ck son , con st a n t
con n ect ion t o t h e in t er n et con t r ibu t es t o
dist r a ct ion a n d st r ess. Scr een t im e is a lso
dir ect ly r ela t ed t o in som n ia , w h ich a ffect s fou r in 1 0 people. Her e's a t o-do
r ela x a t ion g u ide:

Don 't get t oo n eedy a bou t r el a xa t i on : If y ou ca n n ot r ela x , don 't h it t h e st r ess

bu t t on . Ju st r em em ber t h er e a r e 6 -y ea r -olds t o 6 0 -y ea r -olds, w h o a r e t r y in g t h eir
best t o u n w in d, bu t ca n 't . Don 't t r y t oo h a r d t o r ela x . Ju st let g o. Sa y s BK Sh iv a n i, a
m em ber of t h e Br a m h a k u m a r is spir it u a l or g a n isa t ion , "Ju st loosen y ou r self u p. T ell
y ou r k ids t o t h in k n ot h in g . Hu g y ou r w or r ies. Ma k e t h em y ou r fr ien d. Focu s on
br ea t h in g . T r y t o be a t com plet e pea ce. If y ou a r e t en se, let it be, a llow t h e t en sion t o
set t le in . Don 't fig h t a n y t h in g . It is t h is fig h t in g t h a t doesn 't a llow y ou t o u n w in d.
Feel ev er y t h ou g h t , t h er e's n ot h in g posit iv e or n eg a t iv e."

Rel a x y ou r focu s: Don 't pa y a t t en t ion t o a n y t h in g in pa r t icu la r . T h in k a bou t t h e

a bst r a ct . Pa y a t t en t ion t o n ot h in g . A ccor din g t o m a t h em a t icia n s a t Ca se W est er n
Reser v e Un iv er sit y , st oppin g a t h ou g h t bu r n s m or e en er g y t h a n t h in k in g of
st oppin g a t r u ck on a dow n h ill slope. Sa y s A t u l V y a s, a Ja ipu r -ba sed y og a g u r u ,
"Y og a t ea ch es y ou t o focu s on on e poin t , bu t t h a t ca n st r ess y ou m or e. So, ju st be.
T r y n ot t o focu s on a n y on e poin t . Don 't m a k e a n y r u les for t h e m in d. W a t ch h ow it
ea ses."

A ccept : T h is is t h e 'm ir a cle' w a y t o r ela x . W h a t ev er is h a ppen in g a r ou n d y ou , in

y ou r life — g ood or ba d — ju st a ccept it . Sa y s Ma Na in a of Osh o a sh r a m , "Don 't
st r u g g le or fig h t w h a t is h a ppen in g . Y ou w ill ex h a u st y ou r self. Nobody ca n con t r ol
w h a t is h a ppen in g a r ou n d t h em ."

Don 't ch a se per fect i on : Most people g et ex h a u st ed by t h eir w ish -list a n d h ig h

ex pect a t ion s. V isu a l im a g es fr om socia l m edia dict a t e t h e w a y w e sh ou ld liv e, t h a t
lea v es u s sa d. Set y ou r st a n da r ds low , t h er e w ill be less pa in a n d disa ppoin t m en t .
Sa y s r ela x a t ion coa ch Ma r k Gibson , "Sim plify y ou r life g oa ls, do som e h a bit
r est r u ct u r in g , be ok a y w it h n ot doin g w ell a n d h a v in g disa ppoin t m en t s t oo.

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Con qu er y ou r em ot ion a l su ffer in g by elim in a t in g n eg a t iv e a t t it u des a n d lim it in g

beliefs. Sh ift fr om fea r t o fr eedom ."

Hu g u n cer t a i n t y : Don 't t r y t o con t r ol y ou r life t oo t ig h t ly . Ma k e u n cer t a in t y y ou r

best fr ien d a n d lea r n h ow t o dea l w it h ch a n g ed pla n s. Sa y s spir it u a l coa ch Ka t ja
Ru sa n en , "T a k e life t o be a n u n k n ow n dest in a t ion , w it h n o g u a r a n t ees. Loosen u p t o
life's m y st er y . Be joy fu l in t h e jou r n ey ."

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