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A Holistic Approach
to Managing Stress
Stress is a natural phenomenon. Our
ability to handle it depends on how we
align ourselves with the guiding
forces of the universe.
There are three major forces in the universe: Nature,
Cosmic Will, and Pure Being.
Guiding Oneself by Moral
Principles
n Non-Harming
n Non-Stealing
n Benevolent Speech
n Seeing Divinity in All
n Simplicity
n Purity
n Contentment
n Sacrifice for Others
n Spiritual Study
n Constantly Remembering the
Having a Noble Mission
n People who have a
greater mission
are able to handle
greater obstacles
n Think carefully about
your mission in life
n Write it down in
words that give
you strength and
inspiration
n Remember it every
morning when you
wake up
Service (Karma Yoga)
n Serve animals,
plants and
human beings
n Offer the results to
God
n Remember that
God is both the
server and the
served
n Every action
becomes a
meditation
Keep a Journal
n Like food, experiences need to be
digested
n Undigested experiences create mental
toxins
n Taking time to reflect on life helps us
learn our lessons and stay in harmony
with universal truths
Keep a Daily To Do List
n Managing our life
requires
remembering many
things
n Trying to keep all of
these things in the
head is stressful
and close to
impossible.
n Taking them out of the
head and putting
them on a
Prioritize
n Usually it is not possible
to do everything on our
“To Do” list in one day
n Knowing we have many
things to do and not the
time to do them causes
stress
n Start the day by
prioritizing your major
tasks and then
accomplish-ing the most
important ones
n Give priority also to self-
Aligning with
Pure Being
n Pure Being (the inner self) is beyond suffering
n It is infinite and perfect – the
source of wisdom, peace and joy
n The greater the distance from the
inner self the greater our stress,
confusion and suffering
n The ultimate solution to stress is
a close connection with the inner self.
n This gives us the ability to deal with
all things which come our way
without being inwardly disturbed
Practices for Alignment
with
Pure Being
n Spiritual
Dance,
Music and
Song
n Meditation
n Mindfulness
n
Dance, Music and Song
n Dance, music and
song help
concentrate and
elevate the mind
n Engaging mind, body
and emotions in
spiritual practice
n Awakening feelings of
love and joy
n Creating a strong
positive vibration
n Preparing the mind for
meditation
Song
Iam That I am
Iam That I am
Iam That I am
Iam That I am
Iam neither body
nor mind
Eternal Self I am
mind
Eternal Self I am
Kiirtan – Spiritual
Chanting
and Dance
n Step from left to right in time with the music
(rhythmic movement calms the mind)
n Tap the big toe behind the opposite heel
with each step (stimulates the Crown Cakra
or pineal gland, creating a feeling of bliss)
n Slightly bend the knees
n Raise the hands in the air (opens up the
Heart Cakra creating a feeling of joy)
n Imagine infinite love everywhere.
n Sing “Baba Nam Kevalam”
- “Love is All There Is”
Meditation