Guruji program update in Indore

As published in leading newspaper Hindustan Times here

Everyone is living a hectic life in order to achieve goals. This causes stress and in the process one forgets to think about his own well being. As a result, it causes physical and mental problems. Such problems are the root cause for building up stress and stress-related issues.

This was stated by spiritual guru Pattabhiramji at a stress management workshop organised by Tavleen Foundation here on Sunday. He demonstrated yogic ways to overcome stress.

Addressing the workshop, he said people tend to create stress in their mind by worrying about some or the other thing. “But we do not know how to de-stress ourselves,” he remarked. Stress, he said, causes anxiety, restlessness, helplessness, insecurity, frustration and all the negative feelings in mind and body.

“For instance, a person cannot sit alone without any movement for even two minutes. We have so many things running in our mind that we need to engage ourselves into some thing or the other. In order to relax and de-stress yourself, you need to meditate for at least 20 minutes,” Pattabhiram said.

He said that the first indication of stress is visible in the eating habits of a person. When a person is in stress, he starts eating unhealthy and spicy food. His eating capacity increases by what he usually eats. The reason is the erratic mental energy which comes out in the form of eating habits. Another indication of stress is behaviour.

According to Pattabhiram, stress is reflected in a person’s behaviour. He said, “When a person is in stress, he will run away from difficult situations or will choose alcohol as a medium to divert his mind. If not this, he may end up in fights with family members, colleagues and friends. A stressed person is full of negativity which gets reflected in his/her behaviour.”

He said developing detachment helps in de-stressing and is the first step of stress management. Yoga helps in releasing stress easily. “Stress management yoga is a technique,” Pattabhiram said. “The best technique,” he continued, “to de-stress is to detach yourself from the outside world by sitting in a straight posture without taking back support and meditating for 20 minutes.” In this posture, the body does not develop any negativity. Meditation helps in releasing the negativity in the body, he added.