Our focus in recent weeks has been on stress
management. Yoga, meditation & Tai Chi are often recommended to
relieve stress. Below you’ll find a list of potential benefits that you
may gain as a result of engaging in such activities:
Yoga can help relieve asthma symptoms, respiratory problems,
high blood pressure, pain, mental performance, mood, back problems,
arthritis, libido, weight and anxiety.
Psychology Today reports that individual observed during and
after meditation showed shifts of brain activity from right frontal
cortex to the left frontal cortex. The right side of the frontal cortex
is a part of the brain that becomes active when stress levels rise. The
study also noted that after eight weeks of meditation the shift from
right to left in the brains of participants became more permanent. In
other words, participants moods were rated higher than at the beginning
of the study. (Collin, A., Psychology Today, April 24, 2003.)
Tai Chi can help relieve osteoarthritis pain, joint pain & overall mobility, balance, muscle strength and mood.
Have any members here tried these relaxing activities? What was your experience?
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