Stress

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Discusses effects of stress on the human body. How meditation practiced regularly can reduce stress and risks of stress related diseases and help in recovery from a stress related illness. Important role played by "dynamic pairs." Body/Mind. Breath/Awareness. Change/Control. Solitude/Gregariousness. Thought pattern communication of stress.

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" The soul that moves in the world of the senses and yet keeps the senses in harmony finds rest in quietness (Bhagavad Gita).
Stress is defined as a chronic imbalance of the autonomic nervous system (O Brien, 1994, p. 2).
Stress in humans results from interactions between persons and their environment that are perceived as straining or exceeding their adaptive capacities and threatening their well-being (Ford-Martin, 2001, p. 1).
The first person to study stress was Walter Cannon in 1896. While this study involved the digestive tracts of dogs, his findings allowed him to continue studying and produce further interest in stress and the study of its effects on the human body ..."

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