What are the telltale signs of stress?
tress affects you physically through faster heart rate, higher blood pressure, desires to eat more or less, difficulty sleeping and increased hormone levels that give you short term bursts of energy to handle the additional pressures you are experiencing. Stress affects you emotionally in a variety of ways. If you are experiencing a lot of stress, you may feel spurts of manic energy or periods of fatigue. You probably feel tired, hungry, irritated, agitated and anxious or depressed. What is meditation and how is the practice of meditation related to stress? When you meditate, you focus on breathing or a mantra such as word, phrase or sound in an effort to relax and calm your mind. You will want to assume a relaxing position when you meditate such as sitting in a yoga position, lying down or even taking a walk. There are many methods of mediation, including but not limited to visualization techniques, which involve visualizing a desired outcome or a peaceful scene, to chanting to pranay