Relaxation When the body and mind are constantly overworked, their natural efficiency decreased. A few moments of bad moods, anger, fear or irritation can consume great amount of energy leaving the person drained. Psychosomatic illness such as diabetes, hypertension, migraine etc arises from tension. If we are able to balance our tensions we can control our emotions, anger high blood pressure. If the mind is tense the stomach will also be tense and if the stomach is tense, the whole circulator system is also tense. Some time people sleep and when the wake up still feeling themselves exhausted and do not realized why? Unless we are free from muscular and mental tensions we can never feel relaxed. However we can come out of tensions and body and mind can be reenergized by the proper relaxation. As mind send signal to various body parts to work similarly it can also send message to rejuvenate the tired muscles. Small relaxation can be taken between asana whenever you feel tired. At the end of every asana class a complete relaxation is practiced. The autosuggestion begins with the toes, ankles, knees and moving upwards through the muscles. This relaxation pose is called savasan or Corpse pose. The progressive movement of awareness through the parts of the body results into physical and mental relaxation. Apart from savasan, deep breathing is also very effective in bringing our mind in cool and calm stage whenever we do. One of the method for Relaxation by Practicing Savasana Posture Step by Step (1)In Savasana it's essential that the body be placed in a neutral position. Lie down on floor on your back with arms about 15-20 cm away from the body. (2)Palms facing upward. (3)Feet can be slightly apart say around 40 -60 cm. (4) The head and spind should be in straight line. (5) Make sure for the next 10-15 minutes body should not move and relax. (6) Take few deep breath (say around 5 to 7).Deep breath is very good for relaxation. Think of one blessing in your life . (7) There should be no tightness or stiffness in any muscle in our body. To begin with, take your attention towards your right hand (in your mind) and relaxed it and if there is any stiffness just release it. Next take your awareness to your right wrist,elbow,right shoulder,right side of waist,right buttock,right thigh,right knee,right ankle,heel,right toe and do the same procedure if you fine any stiffness or tightness in any part just release them. (8) Repeat this same process with your left part of your body and all the part of your head. (9) Now bring your attention to your breath and start observing it around your nostril area. Make sure you are only observing your breath and not controlling it. When breath goes in your nostril area then observe it and acknowledge the fact that breath has gone inside the body. When breath goes out the nostril area just acknowledge the fact but do not control it. Do this practice for about 10 minutes.This practice can be done before sleep. Benefits Calms the brain and helps relieve stress and mild depression Reduces headache, fatigue, and insomnia Helps to lower blood pressure Precautions In case of back injury or discomfort when you feel difficulty in lieing on floor with legs straight on floor then do this pose with your knees bent and your feet on the floor. If you feel uncomfortable under your neck when you are lying on the floor, then you can place thin pillow under your neck |
| New Yoga and Art of Relaxation Workshop in London When the body and mind are constantly overworked, their natural efficiency decreased. Psychosomatic illness such as diabetes, hypertension, migraine etc arises from tension. Some time people sleep and when they wake up,they feel exhausted and do not realized why? Unless we are free from muscular and mental tensions we can never feel relaxed. Welcome to the New Art of Relaxation Workshop in London Learn how Art of Relaxation workshop can help you to rejuvenate your body and mind. In art of relaxation workshop you will learn Scientific Relaxation, laughing exercises and gentle yoga, step by step in a systematic way. This concept of scientific relaxation was used by many of the great leaders of the world like Winston Churchill, Mahatma Gandhi and Napoleon Bonaparte. For example, the officers of Napoleon have reported that even in a battlefield after long hours, Napoleon had the amazing ability to energize himself within half an hour. He handed over his command to his subordinates giving them instructions that he was not to be disturbed under any circumstances for the next half an hour. Then stretching out in his tent he would enter into scientific relaxation and precisely within half an hour he would come out energized, fresh and ready again for an action. In Art of Relaxation workshop one can learn to relax consciously. You can be relax and sleeping but still aware. One can learn to enter the state of mind between wakefulness and dream. One hour of Scientific relaxation session is equivalent to hours of ordinary sleep says Subodh Gupta, Corporate Yoga Trainer from India. In relaxation workshop you can experience how we can relax scientifically and then learn simple technique for strengthening the Immune System, looking younger, bringing the flexibility to body joints and for rejuvenation of body and mind. Workshop also include session for reducing inhibitions which helps in over a period of time to become a more sociable ,outgoing person and helps in coming out of depression. Art of relaxation workshop is promoted by Lauren McCarthy renowned fitness consultant in London and conducted by Subodh Gupta, Corporate Yoga trainer from India. Speaking on the occasion Lauren McCarthy, Fitness expert who also works for GLL said that as per one survey , ‘Stress related diseases are the most common form of sick absence in Europe, and probably in most developed nations, it is costing an estimated £13B per year in Europe, according to a study by the European Commission. Stress has become the second largest cause of sickness in the UK and there is an urgent need for a training program which could help people to come out of day to day work pressure. Art of Relaxation workshop is a step in this direction to help the society, so that they can learn how to relax in a scientific way in this highly stressful life of London.’ Mr Subodh Gupta,is a Corporate Yoga Trainer from India and he is also the founder of Scientific Yoga in London . He has been interviewed by various TV channels and written number of article on Yoga .He has worked as consultant with The Times of India group (India's largest Media Group) has years of experience at personal and professional level in the field of Yoga and has organised more than 500 workshops on Yoga ,Relaxation and Stress Management. Detail about the workshop: Topic of workshop: Art of Relaxation Workshop to be conducted by Subodh Gupta (Yoga Trainer from India) Date of workshop: 28 August 2005 (Sunday) Time of the workshop: (2.30p.m - to 4.00 p.m.) (Duration 1-1/2 hr) Venue of workshop: Hammersmith Fitness & Squash Centre (GLL) The venue location is with in 100 meters of Hammersmith Tube station. (Hardly 2 minutes walk from Hammersmith tube station) |