New Delhi/Indore: Yoga can help you manage stress and the best part is it does not take a lot of time. You dont have to spend hours on the mat or invest years in learning complicated postures. Instead by simply taking out a few minutes every day you can reduce your stress levels and improve your quality of life. A key component of yoga is that it empowers you to manifest these changes in your breath. By changing the speed pace and quality of your breath you can calm down your nervous system thereby moving your body from a state of stress to one of relaxation. Namita Piparaiya Yoga and Ayurveda Lifestyle Specialist Founder - Yoganama shares three simple techniques that can help you: 1. Start with palming technique Palming is very useful for eye fatigue and stress from looking at a screen for long hours. Rub your palms together to find some heat and then gently cup your eyes creating a hollow dark space around them. Relax your forehead eyes and neck as you hold this for a few breaths. You can follow this up with a gentle head massage particularly focusing on the eyebrows temples and forehead. Then bring your hands in front of you as you open your eyes with a few gentle blinks looking directly at your palms. If youre doing this outdoors you can also look far into the distance. Taking a few moments to look outside preferably at some greenery or standing by the window and looking outside in natural light is also very helpful. 2. Do some deep breathing When you are emotional stressed or physically tired your breath becomes shallow and loses its rhythm. The good thing is that this is a two-way street. By consciously relaxing your breath and bringing it to an even pace or rhythm you can reduce your stress levels. This is important because we spend a lot of our modern-day life in a stressed and hyper state making it even more necessary to make time for activities that counter stress. Deep belly breathing or Diaphragmatic is just the technique you need as you can do it anytime youre on an empty stomach. Just remember not to become overly conscious of the breath and start forcing it to breathe deeply. By paying attention to the breath you will naturally slow it down. Immerse yourself in the beautiful experience for 3 minutes three times a day.

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