Do you constantly experience stress in the body? Do you have to pop pills to have a good night sleep? Well, read on. There is a natural way to ease body stress. Trade the sleeping pills with this technique and see for yourself how beneficial it is.
1. Lay down in a comfortable position (Set an alarm if needed).
2. Close your eyes. Position the leg in such a way that the ankles touch each other.
3. Lay your hand by the side of your thigh slightly stretched out with palms open.
4. Concentrate on your feet. Imagine the feet and mentally relax the feet. I suggest to beginners to mentally repeat ‘Feel the part/organ. Relax the part/organ’. For example, ‘Feel the feet, relax the feet’.
5. Repeat the mental chanting with concentration on the part you are relaxing.
6. You will either feel that the part becomes lighter or feel a chillness in the part you are concentrating. At this point move onto the next part.
7.Repeat this chanting on the legs, knees, thighs, genitals, making your way to the top of the head.
8. By the time the brain is relaxed, you will feel that the entire body is relaxed.
9. Open your eyes slowly as if waking up from a deep sleep.
This is a slight variation to the Shavasana, one of the Yoga postures. As you practice this technique everyday, you will find that your mind can concentrate on the organ you want to relax without the need for chanting. You will gradually feel your consciousness inside the organ you concentrate. Its a delightful experience that I am unable to explain with fancy words.
The regular practice of this technique also improves concentration and energy. You won’t need pain killers that comes with a bag full of side effects.
Glory be to Guru Patanjali for giving numerous invaluable yoga postures.
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