How To Stress Less

NRG CNTR Team
Mar 1, 2023
3 min read

Are you drowning under a to do list a mile deep? The juggle of daily life can at times be overwhelming. Many of us have our plates full with balancing work, relationships, friendships, children and our social lives that life can feel like a runaway rollercoaster.

Here are a few suggestions that may help bring you back to centre, calm your nervous system and allow more flow and ease into your life.

Meditation

Theres an old saying that goes something like "if you don't have time to meditate for one hour a day, you should meditate for two" You may be thinking "that it sounds crazy", you don't have time to meditate an hour a day, much less two hours, how would you fit in exercise, getting the kids off to school, working, after school activities, shopping, washing, cleaning, cooking, socialising and more, there is simply just not enough hours in the day to meditate for 2 of them.

But if we take a closer look at the benefits of meditation such as gaining a new perspective on stressful situations, increased self awareness, reducing negative emotions, increasing imagination and creativity, increasing patience and tolerance, bringing yourself into the present moment (not worrying about the future and thinking about the past), decreased stress levels, reducing anxiety, enhancing mental health, generating kindness and compassion, improves sleep, increased focus and attention and more. Carving out some time in your schedule for a daily meditation practice may allow you to have more focus at work and calmness in your life, saving time with tasks and feeling more peace, compassion and connection to yourself and others.

Yoga

John Hopkins Medicine cites these incredible benefits of yoga: It helps keep us grounded, centred, balanced, flexible, strong, calm, clear-headed, focused, relaxed, happy, healthy, and free from stress and anxiety.

When looking for a yoga class that is right for you, consider the following:

Vinyasa. Vinyassa can typically be a little more physically demanding, poses may change quite quickly to increase heart rate and increase blood flow and can be a wonderful cardiovascular workout.

Hatha. Hatha yoga is generally a slower rate than Vinyassa, with a focus on connecting to your breath. With benefits such as increasing fitness, improving mental health and connecting to your body.

Restorative. Restorative yoga is a gentle slow style of yoga that uses passive long holds of asanas (poses) Props are often used to help achieve a state of deep relaxation.

Yin. In contrast to other types of yoga that works with the muscles, Yin yoga targets the the deepest tissues of the body like our connective tissue, ligaments, joints, bones and fascia.

Yin yoga also works with our bodies energy system including our meridians (our energetic highway in our bodies) Meridians allow for our flow of energy or Qi/Prana to flow throughout our body. There are 12 main meridians, each corresponding to an organ in our body and each meridian also has an emotional component. For example the liver meridian is associated with our physical liver, and emotionally when this meridian/organ is out of balance we may have feelings of irritation anger, frustration. When in balance you will have feelings of being unstoppable, courageous and free. Yin yoga is wonderful in releasing stored emotions in our bodies and restoring a harmonious energy flow throughout our bodies.

If you live on the Central Coast of NSW, come join us at the NRG CNTR for a complimentary nourishing NRG Yoga class, a beautiful blend of yin yoga and energy cultivation,