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 De-fusing
Anger with yoga
Anger comes in several forms, including outrage, frustration, jealousy,
resentment, fury, and hatred. It also masquerades as judgment, criticism,
and even boredom. Like all emotions, it is a complex, ever-shifting state
involving thoughts, feelings, and bodily changes
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 ANGER: learning to control the volcano within
Anger can be described a consequential behavior of many causes such as
cognitive, social/or behavioral models that we have learned from others, the
lack of social skills and problem solving strategies, and several biological
factors.
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 Stress
Management
The word Stress is used to describe both external
events that make demand on us and the internal responses they trigger. In fact,
stress is the body's general response to any demand made on it, regardless of
whether that demand is pleasant or unpleasant, or whether it is emotional or
physical.
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 Yoga & Stress
Stress has been described over or lack of stimuli. Too little
can lead to depression, lethargy, feelings of being devalued and lack of focus.
Conversely, too much stress can lead to exhaustion "burn out" or even "nervous
breakdown". Yoga, on the other hand minimizes impact of stress on the
individual.
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 Top 10 Ways of Dealing
with Stress
The word Stress is used to
describe both external events that make demand on us and the internal responses
they trigger. In fact, stress is the body's general response to any demand made
on it, regardless of whether that demand is pleasant or unpleasant, or whether
it is emotional or physical.
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Avoiding Anger
We usually have someone or something to
blame when we're angry, but most mental health professionals will agree
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and social attitudes that encourage us to blow a fuse. Topics will
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How does our society promote angry
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The Harmful Effects of Anger
We are often told not to keep our anger
bottled up, that it's better to let out our rage. But is anger ever good
for you? Our panel will discuss how anger can hurt us physically and
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Strategies for Avoiding
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Overcoming Anxiety
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one time or another, and a little anxiety never hurt anyone. But too much
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Viewers are encouraged to submit their questions in advance, or during the
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Beating the Holiday Blues
Have the high spirits of the winter holidays got you
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