Yoga for Stress Relief

• Yoga is a Hindu spiritual and ascetic discipline that includes breath control, simple meditation, and specific bodily postures
• Stress is a state of worry or mental tension caused by a difficult situation
• Anxiety is a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome
• Meditation involves thinking deeply or focusing one's mind for a period of time, in silence or with the aid of chanting, for religious or spiritual purposes or as a method of relaxation
• Visualization is the formation of a mental image of something
• Mindfulness is the quality or state of being conscious or aware of something; achieved by focusing awareness on the present moment
• Happy Chemicals include dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin, and endorphins
• Pranayama refers to breath techniques
• Parasympathetic Nervous System is a network of nerves that relaxes the body after periods of stress or danger
• Sympathetic Nervous System is a network of nerves that helps the body activate its "fight-or-flight" response