One way to break the pattern of
stressful living and strive for personal wellness is to change the responses to
tough situations. There is, of course, no way to make the situations less
tough. Meditation and pranayama provide a way of reducing the automatic and
violent reactions to stress. You can actually control autonomous systems like
heartbeat and pulse rate, which were thought to be outside the individual’s
control. Knowing and practising meditation can provide you with a silent space
where you can retreat into peace: slow breathing, steady heartbeat, low pulse.
This space is always available within a person who has learnt to meditate.
While you cannot change your job, family or your life-situation, you can
certainly learn to breathe more peacefully, thus reversing the process of
excitation and avoiding the emotional hijack. It is not possible to learn
meditation by thinking about it, any more than it is possible to learn swimming
by talking about it. If you have to swim, you have to get into the water.
Learning meditation and understanding your breathing patterns through pranayama
are the best investment you ever make.
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