Seven Stress-Busters

At my Rotary meeting today, a Chartered Accountant and Financial Advisor Mr. Srinivasa Raghavan spoke om Stress:

he has a concept called Simple Seven Steps for Stress Relief:

They are

• Laughter
• Clapping
• Jin Shin Jyutsu
• mudras
• Acupressure
• Praising others

I've forgotten the last one. May be I've got some wrong. He demonstrated the Mudras:

The Apana Mudra is held by bringing the Thumb and the Ring and Middle Finger together. The Prana Mudra by holding the Little Finger, Ring Finger and Middle Finger together. The Gyan Mudra by hoholding the Pointer and thumb together.

Though his claims for the efficacy of the measures is flimsy to say the least, he is, no doubt a powerful speaker with a lot of energy.

I visited his website www.happymentor.com which is well designed and user friendly.

As I was preparing for my bath, I saw a cat basking in the sun. I was impressed by the absolute non-chalance and the air of superiority exhibited by her. I used maximum zoom in my Nikon to get that air of supercilious superiority that only a cat can display. And for extreme indolence and laid back attitude, Cats take the cup!

Most of us feel a bit guilty about resting or relaxing. We try to justify it by a bout of action, before or after the period of rest. But a cat will relax as if there is no need for justifying it. As if relaxing is the purpose of life!

That is possibly why a deep and undisturbed sleep during the day for about half an hour is called a Cat Nap!

Go ahead! Relax! It is allowed for Humans too!