1. Keeping the body in a sleeping posture allows it to fully relax and calm the mind. 2. Slowing down the breath through rest helps reduce stress by slowing the life force throughout the body. 3. Directing the mind to the point between the eyebrows focuses it inward and leads to a meditative state that dispels stress.

1. How To Relieve Stress Through Yogasana
Stress is a mental state where the mind is under pressure or the 1.Keep body in a sleeping posture (sabasana) -
mind is tense and turbulent. Long hours of work at offices and Basically there are three postures in which body can take
factories are mainly responsible for this. Also, there are social or rest; these are - standing, sitting and sleeping. Out of
familial problems. People work hard to get more pleasure in life these, the sleeping posture is more comfortable for one
but get pain and distress in return. may stay in this posture for hours. So one may rest one's
body in sleeping posture on a plane and soft surface with
In order to get relief from stress, the mind should be calm and face upwards and hands and legs stretched.
peaceful. This is exactly the aim of Yoga. The aim of Yoga is to
control the mind so that the mind remains in self. Self is the true 2.Slowing down of life force (prana) - All beings are
identity and home of a being. living because of the prevalence and movement of life
force throughout the body. Prana is always felt through
Spiritually a man may be divided into four parts. These are - gross the movement of air known as breath across the
body, life force (prana), mind and bliss (ananda) or self/soul. nostrils. When one lies down for at least half an hour,
When the body becomes calm and static, life force becomes the breath slows down considerably. After
calm and mind in turn gets concentrated. A free and concen- an hour, the breath may stop moving. This state is
trated mind only tastes the bliss. In order to get bliss and to Pranayama and this is the true and natural way of
dispel stress, one should doing Pranayama.
practice Yogasana. 3.Keep mind at Trikuti - Initially mind
In Yoga, Asana means a posture. The body should be kept on the movement of
should rest in a posture so that the mind may be breath across the nostrils so that mind
directed inwards. The great Yogi Patanjali has written doesn't wander here and there. When
that Asana should be motionless (sthiram) and breath stops moving, mind automati-
comfortable (sukham). For this, one should follow the cally moves to Trikuti, which is a point
following steps. in between eyebrows and above nose.
To keep mind at Trikuti is true Medita-
tion.
A meditative mind enjoys peace and happiness and gets rid of stress. After practice of Yoga for years, one may be able to achieve a blissful
state. However, beginners may enjoy happiness through meditation according to one's sincerity.