Relaxation:
Relaxation is not as simple as it sounds! It involves mind
and body both. It helps in all walks of life! But what does it mean what we
have to do to achieve that?
Is it really as simple as going down to a beach and having
bath and some change in physical activities? Or is it adventurous like going to
mountain and trekking? Is it like sleeping till noon?
All these may be a parts of your relaxation program, these
activities might give you idea what relaxation can do to our body- mind
complex. Still it is not all. We are actually managing health related problem
which is free from all commonly known conditions. Irrespective of economic
class and country we face this dreadful situation which is so common and can
recur though we take proper treatment.
Mind-body complex is responsible to
create a disease or vice a verse. In my practice what I find is when we are
running against time in situation like completing some report in a few minutes
or achieving sales target in so many days or something like that. This gives
tremendous stress on the mind and our normal rhythm gets affected. No doubt
stress is essential part of life to keep it moving, just like friction. If
friction is not there, movement will not take place! But when stress is
overwhelmed the body-mind complex is burdened and show signs of fatigue. It
reacts through minor complaints like aches and acidity. When those early signs
are ignored we may come across complaints like headache, constipation,
disturbance in sleep, etc.
Many a times body is affected due to mental causes it is also
termed as psycho-somatic disease. At
this stage both, body and psychology are to be treated with proper care.
Otherwise physical problems are not solved correctly. Yoga takes care of mind
and body both. Yoga helps to relax mind and vitalize body.
Mind loses its normal strength when it is entangled in
various afflictions[1]
like wants and greed. Our varied interests and daily routine do not match and produce
lot of irregularities in natural rhythm of the body which over period of time
turn in to toxins. Some changes at physiological level bring about changes in
behavior pattern and body functions. So we need remedy which act on both the
levels.
This needs further elaboration. Ashtanga Yoga explained by
Sage Patanjali will give us knowledge about controlling mind. This will take us
to unravel the technique to attend difficult and recurring problems like
constipation.
In next we will elaborate on how yoga helps mind to have its balance back....
[1] Right knowledge, indiscrimination, inference,
verbal delusion, sleep and memory – Patanjali Yogasutras
