Breathing, relaxing and letting go

Vital meditationThere is nothing like some time away from home, under the sun, feeling the warmth and fresh breeze coming from the sea. I sit and contemplate the wonderful retreat I’ve had, and I can’t help but wonder how it is that life back at home becomes so stressful.

Bath is a lovely city, a beautiful place one visits to relax and take a break. But it seems that in the bustle of day-to-day life we have a tendency to get caught up in our affairs, and end up accumulating much tension and stress.

I’ve observed this for some time, as I often come across stress-related medical conditions in my practice. Whilst implementing Ayurveda’s tools and principles is very effective to relieve this, it seems to me we need to address the issue of stress at a deeper level to bring about a more permanent solution.

At the backbone of stress we usually find fear, anxiety and worry of different kinds– that we might lose our job, be unable to support our family, or fail to achieve some desired outcomes. These feelings grip us from deep within, so much so that it feels like our souls are being choked. It’s easy to live in a permanent state of inner tension.

In my experience it is only when we address the source of these emotions that we can truly relax, breathe and let go of our pent up anxiety. It helps to have faith that no matter what happens, you are going to be all right. Even if you do lose your job, new opportunities will inevitably come up, and you will continue living, learning and growing from these experiences. It helps to learn to trust. We need to trust that life is magical, that there is a higher purpose and reason for everything that happens. When we do this, life around us changes. We can live with peace and we can begin to untie ourselves from stress, the root cause of many of the health problems we face today.

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