Topic 11.8. More Relaxation, Better Thinking

More Relaxation, Better Thinking

Because of the complexities of our society today, your brain is exhausted just as much as your body.

If you want to protect your recent memories, you must manage your stress. Stress can trigger the release of cortisol, a neuro-drug which can interfere with the brain’s performance, especially in relation to handling recent memories. Furthermore, with chronic stress, the part of the brain which handles recent memories can even shrink.

If you want to prevent this from happening, you need to learn to relax a little, take the time to release tension, clear your mind from the worries and stresses that might fog your thoughts, and never let stress overwhelm you.

A massage, spa or meditation, can give your mind a break from day-to-day hassles and you will feel better prepared to take on another complex day.

Slowing down, stillness, and a deeper connection with your own transitions empower you to navigate and move through collective shifts and change with more grace, presence and courage.

Here are some helpful suggestions curated from Shanti Yoga Practice to get you started. You can do it in one of these three restorative yoga poses:

– lying on your back, dead to the world pose, shavasana

– side lying pose, parsva shavasana

– embryo or child’s pose, balasana

Relax your

– feet, calves, thighs, so that you know where you are going. They help your striving for direction.

– your groin, hips and buttocks. They help you decide your gender bias and pleasure from your sexual orientation

– back, by putting things behind you and acknowledging its stability

– internal organs. They are the shield you cannot see, made from your soul

– chest. Your heart houses your spirit

– arms and hands. For the strength and achievement they offer to enable you to do what you are capable of doing

– face. It is who you see yourself as

– mind and its helmet with its mental ability to guide you.

Open your eyes. Speak less. Hear more than ever.