A stress-free mind can carry a weak body but a stressful mind cannot carry even a strong body!
Devastating impact of Stress:
In the last three decades, science has clearly shown a direct link between elevated stress levels and its effect on the state of physical, mental and emotional health.
Physical health: At the physical level, stress is plays a key role in the development and progression of all major diseases including heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, Alzheimer's, and lung diseases.
Mental health: On the mental level, the impact of stress is equally devastating. Long-term stress increases the risk of mental health problems such as anxiety and depression, substance use problems, sleep problems, pain and bodily complaints such as muscle tension.
Emotional health: On the emotional level, stress can lead to anger, guilt, sadness, fear, hatred, jealousy and sense of victimhood.
Stress reduction & disease prevention:
It's very important not to let the stress accumulate for the sake of our long term physical, mental and emotional health. One of the best ways to greatly reduce stress levels and prevent stress related diseases is by practicing breathing exercises.
Based on my 10 years of practicing many types of breathing exercises, I recommend learning and practicing SKY Breath Meditation. It is the most researched breathing technique (with over 100 research studies) that has been around for over 40 years and millions of people in over 155 countries practice it to lower stress hormones, increase immune cells count, decreasing depression & anxiety symptoms and improve quality of sleep.
Here is what James Nestor, New York Times best selling author of "Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art" has to say about SKY Breath meditation.
