Meditate to Regenerate

Finding peace in a stressful world

The World we live in… We live in a world filled

with stress… Social Occupational Family Educational….

What is Stress? Defined by Hans Selye as:

“The non-specific response of the body to any demand of change”

Evolutionary Perspective 3-Parts of Stress

Stressor Stress Appraisal Stress Response

EmotionPhysiology Behavior

How does Stress Work? The Nervous System

CentralPeripheral Autonomic (vs. Somatic)ParasympatheticSympathetic

Rest of Body

Issues From Stress-Biological: every major system-Psychological: Depression, Anxiety, etc.-Personal: Family, Friends, Work

How Do We De-stress? Externally

Therapists Psychiatrists Medication Social Support Substance

Internally Relaxation Coping MEDITATION

Experiment… Get out a Piece of Paper

and pen/pencil

What is Meditation Release from constant

evaluation of past, worrying of future

Relief from Thoughts Thoughtless Awareness

Shall We Try it?

How Does it Work? Balancing of Sympathetic

and Parasympathetic Reduction of Mental

Activity Control of Attention Balances Nervous

Plexuses

How Does it Work? Our own inner energy

Provides body with energy needed to meet demands of stress

Sahaja-Spontaneous (autonomic)

Yoga- Union Mental, Physical,

Emotional states achieve optimal functioning

About the Founder… The founder of Sahaja

Yoga Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi 1970

It is like a seed…