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4.
Take short pauses: Once you begin to feel your body relax, start
taking short pauses between your breaths. On the inhale, hold
your breath for about 10 seconds before exhaling. Make sure that
your exhale is slow, smooth and full.
5.
Slowly Exhale: Imagine blowing into a cup of tea (as you would
to cool it down) when you exhale. There should be some
resistance when you exhale. By creating this resistance, you will
be lowering your heart rate and becoming more relaxed.
6.
Say the following: Each time you exhale say the following
sentence ‘I feel calm and relaxed’ .
7.
Repeat: Repeat the process for as long as you need to until your
stress level reaches a level you are happy with. This technique can
be used as many times during the day as you feel necessary.
Using these techniques, you can compare the state of mind and stress
that you feel before and after to determine the benefit that they
provide.
There is one piece of advice, in a life of study, which I think no one will
object to; and that is, every now and then to be completely idle - to do
nothing at all.
Sydney Smith
Reducing stress from smoking:
Smoking: Modifiable risk factor
We all have been aware for many years that smoking is harmful to
your health and body. For years we have known the harmful effects
of smoking, but still they aren’t well advertised. Some of the effects
smoking are:
Nicotine stimulates the adrenal glands, which in turn elevates
the heart rate. An elevated heart rate causes high blood
pressure and is not conducive to effective studying.
Smoking causes difficulty in breathing which reduces the blood
flow to the brain and other vital organs.
The tar from cigarettes begins to block the blood vessels
causing higher blood pressure and poor circulation.
Cigarette smoke contains carbon monoxide which adheres to
the blood cells better than oxygen and becomes absorbed into
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