Managing Stress through ‘Vairagya’

Abstract

Several Managers/administrators suffer frequently from anxiety and stress, related to work. They resort to taking pills for depression or for elevating their moods to be active. These are chemical means of controlling the brain for temporary relief and are not sustainable. In fact it can be damaging to one’s initiatives and capabilities in the long run and become a slave to such mood elevator pills and anti-depression pills. Yoga, meditation and practice of ‘vairagya’ are the golden methods for sustained recovery from mental stress and depression. These will not only get rid of the negative anxieties and mental depressions, but put the practitioners at peace and on a positive path to recovery and re-energise for better performance with self- confidence and improved leadership.