Dis -ease.
Stress has a compounding effect when it becomes chronic. This chronic stress can have a negative effect that leaves a residue in the body that may manifest into a disease.
Stress is a factor in daily life. One of my Yoga teachers from years ago, Laurie Blakeney, stated that Eastern and Western perceptions of stress are quite different. The current Western mentality seemed to think that stress was something to be avoided. Acknowledging that stress can cause high blood pressure and a host of other ailments and somehow individuals needed to remove this contagion from their daily life in order to be healthy.
Eastern thought has a different approach to stress. There is an acknowledgement that stress exists but instead of avoidance there is a level of control within the acceptance. The normal, everyday stresses of life affect us by how we think, speak, and act. Someone may pull their car out in front of us while we are driving to work but our angry, knee-jerk, negative reaction is the habit that can have long term effects on our health over time. Cultivating a level of constant serenity may not available to most humans and yet there are tools at everyone's disposal that allow a level of clarity to deal with stress.
That is where Restorative Yoga comes in.
The seemingly constant barrage of stress inducing chaos that stimulates the sympathetic nervous system (fight or flight response) which in turn overworks the adrenals until they cannot function properly which in turn not only depletes your energy but doesn't help you sleep soundly at night. It's enough to keep your head spinning.....but there are options available.
By spending just 20-30 minutes every day in a Restorative Yoga pose, the practitioner can start to affect the body's parasympathetic response and thus enabling them to relax. The restorative asana (Yoga postures) is performed in a room that is still, quiet, dark, and warm which enables the practitioner to focus completely on smooth, relaxed breathing while softening the muscles of the body while full awake and aware. It is harder than it sounds for most people to relax, but with daily practice the effects of stress may be reversed.
Come experience for yourself the amazing effects of Restorative Yoga this Saturday, January 21st from 12 noon to 3 pm at Align and Stretch Studio.
Please check out my other blog for Workshop details: catofoz.blogspot.com
Stress has a compounding effect when it becomes chronic. This chronic stress can have a negative effect that leaves a residue in the body that may manifest into a disease.
Eastern thought has a different approach to stress. There is an acknowledgement that stress exists but instead of avoidance there is a level of control within the acceptance. The normal, everyday stresses of life affect us by how we think, speak, and act. Someone may pull their car out in front of us while we are driving to work but our angry, knee-jerk, negative reaction is the habit that can have long term effects on our health over time. Cultivating a level of constant serenity may not available to most humans and yet there are tools at everyone's disposal that allow a level of clarity to deal with stress.
That is where Restorative Yoga comes in.
The seemingly constant barrage of stress inducing chaos that stimulates the sympathetic nervous system (fight or flight response) which in turn overworks the adrenals until they cannot function properly which in turn not only depletes your energy but doesn't help you sleep soundly at night. It's enough to keep your head spinning.....but there are options available.
By spending just 20-30 minutes every day in a Restorative Yoga pose, the practitioner can start to affect the body's parasympathetic response and thus enabling them to relax. The restorative asana (Yoga postures) is performed in a room that is still, quiet, dark, and warm which enables the practitioner to focus completely on smooth, relaxed breathing while softening the muscles of the body while full awake and aware. It is harder than it sounds for most people to relax, but with daily practice the effects of stress may be reversed.
Come experience for yourself the amazing effects of Restorative Yoga this Saturday, January 21st from 12 noon to 3 pm at Align and Stretch Studio.
Please check out my other blog for Workshop details: catofoz.blogspot.com
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