Meditation and yoga for stress solution

Stress is part of life and attack us in various situations. For example in our time stuck in traffic, dealing with employment issues, domestic issues, etc.. Stress is a natural reaction when the sympathetic nervous system (sympathetic nervous system - SNS) in the body become activated so that the body release stress hormones (adrenaline and cortisol). When you are facing a crucial situation, the level of SNS become activated resulting in increased blood pressure and heart pressure to be fast. Usually the level of adrenaline, cortisol, blood pressure and heart rate will return to normal when the situation has passed. When faced with a serious situation, stress hormones tend to increase and last longer at this level. It thus resulting in increased blood pressure and heart rate became irregular causing new diseases such as insomnia, ulcers, headaches, and even more serious diseases such as diabetes and stroke.

Yoga as a solution

Yoga is not just physical exercises (asanas). Yoga teaches us to help control "traffic flow" of our minds. Duty office, prayer, memory, shadow someone's face, all jumbled passing in our brains without control. Patanjali, a yoga philosopher and author of Yoga Sutras, states, yoga is a process to slow fluctuations in our minds. Yoga will help us achieve the peace and quiet. The mind will be more focused. This is closely related to stress, because stress is often caused by our inability to control the mind.

Meditation

Many scientific studies that prove that meditation is good to give you peace of mind. In terms of health, meditation helps lower blood pressure, normalize the heartbeat, maintain the stability of stress hormones (adrenaline and cortisol). There are many ways of meditation. Way below is a simple practice that easy to do:

Meditation with a focus on breathing

Sit comfortably cross-legged or can also use a chair. Keep your back straight during meditation, no slouch.
Place your hands on your knees and close your eyes.
Focus your mind on your breathing. Breathe comfortably and gently. At first this is not easy, you will often miss the focus of breathing to thinking about this like a family event to attend, homework to be done, schedule meetings, etc.. Do not worry, every time that happens, return the focus on your breathing. With regular and continuous exercise, the longer you can stay focused longer on your breathing.
Start this meditation for five minutes and gradually increase the time to 20 minutes. Take time to practice yoga every day and when accompanied with a healthy diet will undoubtedly feel the benefits