Life Stress

by Bibek Pradhan
(Mumbai, Maharashtra, India)

How did I deal with the worse stress in my life?

My Story

I was working with the one of the biggest investment banking firms in India.The job was really hectic ,demanded a lot of me and recently the pressure was sky-rocketing.

All this lead to a lot of stress in my life. There was no balance between personal and professional life. So,I started smoking and became chain smoker. I started drinking on daily basis. I could't sleep.

As the months went by the relationship with my family deteriorated. I was feeling really low. Finally it affected my work performance as well.

All this went on for few months. So, finally I asked one of my best friends for help. He told to give up all my bad habits. So no more drinking or smoking.

Initially he suggested I try self introspection. He told me to look for the root cause of the problem. This helped a little but I still felt low. So to distract me from this he asked me to join my local gym and go to swimming classes. I tried this for a few weeks but it didn't really help me feel much better.

Overcoming Stress with Meditation and Power Yoga

So finally he told me to do some mediation. To concentrate on my inner self and perform some power yoga.

I started with the simple meditation by focusing on an object (e.g. photo of a deity) for half an hour. Initially it was really tough. But after one week I was feeling much better.

Then I went on to concentrate on my inner self and keep my mind still and calm. Because I had discovered during my self introspection that my mind was very vibrant - like a mad monkey! So I knew I had to control this mind.

The results were awesome I was able to believe in my self and became less stressed at work.

Then I joined Power Yoga classes and after few weeks I was a changed man. With the help of meditation and Power Yoga I have quit smoking and drinking and started performing much better at work. Most importantly I am able to handle and control the high stress levels in my job.

Thanks to meditation and power yoga. If I can do it why not you?