Are you discharged??

It irritates when you are on a call and the mobile battery suddenly goes off or you have to reach a meeting point in hour and on the way you found that your car is low on fuel and there is no gas station en route. Same things happen when we need to finish the task but we are low on energy. It is hard to understand the depletion of our energy but it is equally important to understand if we really want to get charged. Theoretically, we should have 100% energy when we wake up in the morning but the leakages caused by the our own limiting beliefs lower the potential. Anxiety, irritation, impulsiveness, being overcautious, becoming reactive, doubtful or being emotional create  leakages in the bucket of our potential. If this continues for long our body becomes weak and diseased. How can I get rid of energy depletion?

One must understand that our potential is composed of our physical strength, mental strength and emotional strength. The mental and emotional strength play vital role in total potential, we have. Most of the energy depletion takes place because of poor mental and emotional status. Feeling tired, unable to link thoughts or unable to concentrate, not getting right words in right time, etc. are some of the indicators of poor mental health. Emotional health relates to being confident or lost confidence; committed or non-committed; enthusiastic or have a poor start-up; passionate or illusive; sensible or impulsive; and empathetic or intolerant; etc. Being emotional certainly does not mean being sympathetic, weepy, sorry for oneself, joyless, touchy, sadistic, etc. Emotional strength is the key strength and major part of our potential. 90% of our energy depletion takes place because of poor mental and emotional health.
To enhance potential one has to understand the process of building up good mental and emotional health. Only life-style make-over can bring permanent and sustainable changes. 

Physical exercises; yoga or asans are essential to clear the blockages caused by harmful chemicals over the years. Pranayam is also essential to cleanse the  circulatory system and empower the blood cells to remove accumulated toxins within the body. And then doing meditation may help in recharging the brain cells. You must learn asans and pranayam from the experts. Without their practise, the meditation has no effect on the mind and body. Researches have proved that meditation not only deeply impact the emotional health, but also strengthen the immune system and helps in bringing positive sustainable change in one's potential.

Rewire the brain-rejuvenate the body

Brain can be rewired- Understanding neuroplasticity

Our brain is composed of billions of neurons. These neurons are connected to the vertebra and through it to other parts of body in the form of nerve clusters. The complete internal management is controlled by these neurons. Neurons jap and as a result messages are transmitted electro-magnetically and chemical reaction begin inside the body. The human brain is composed of approximately 100 billion neurons. Early researchers believed that neurogenesis, or the creation of new neurons, stopped shortly after birth. Today, it is understood that the brain possesses the remarkable capacity to reorganize pathways, create new connections and, in some cases, even create new neurons. This will provide new direction to medical science. Creation of new neurons is a significant event. It can provide clues to most of the neurological diseases and solutions.

Creation of new neurons or “Brain rewiring” is known as brain plasticity or neuroplasticity or cortical remapping, is a term that refers to the brain's ability to change and adapt as a result of “designed experiences”. Up until the 1960s, researchers believed that changes in the brain could only take place during infancy and childhood. By early adulthood, it was believed that the brain's physical structure was permanent.



According to the website Neuroscience for Kids, there are four key facts about neuroplasticity:

•    It can vary by age; while plasticity occurs throughout the lifetime, certain  types of changes are more predominant during specific life ages.
•     It involves a variety of processes; plasticity is ongoing throughout life and involves brain cells other than neurons, including glial and vascular cells.
   
• It can happen for two different reasons; as a result of learning, experience and memory formation, or as a result of damage to the brain.
• Environment plays an essential role in the process, but genetics can also have an influence.

The first few years of a child's life are a time of rapid brain growth. At birth, every neuron in the cerebral cortex has an estimated 2,500 synapses; by age of three, this number has grown to a whopping 15,000 synapses per neuron.

The average adult, however, has about half that number of synapses. Why? Because as we gain new experiences, some connections are strengthened while others are eliminated. This process is known as synaptic pruning. Neurons that are used frequently develop stronger connections and those that are rarely or never used eventually die. By developing new connections and pruning away weak ones, the brain is able to adapt to the changing environment.

Modern researches have successfully demonstrated that the brain continues to create new neural pathways and alter existing ones in order to adapt to new experiences, learn new information and create new memories. People who meditate grow bigger brains than those who don't. Researchers at Harvard, Yale, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have confirmed the evidence those ancient Indian Vedas have established through research on “life management”. Ancient vedas say that the ba

The link between “self-managed way of life” that incorporates asan, pranayama, meditation and neuroplasticity has become evident over the last couple of decades, as the science of today is now realising that neuroplasticity can make dent in human’s life which is supporting the claim that meditation can have a substantial role in the moulding and shaping of the brain. Yoga, aasan, pranayam and meditation can be extremely beneficial to the body and to the mind for “holistic healing” and living a happy, healthy and safe life.

Practical Ways to manage self

Here are some practical suggestions for dealing with anger, anxiety and feeling of disgust..

1. When you are very anxious and angry say nothing.

If we speak in anger we will definitely aggravate the situation and quite likely hurt the feelings of others. If we speak in anger we will find that people respond in kind, creating a spiral of negative anger. If we can remain outwardly silent it gives time for the emotion of anger to leave us.

“When angry count to ten before you speak. If very angry, count to one hundred. “

- Thomas Jefferson

2. Be indifferent to those who seek to make us angry.

Some people may unfortunately take a malicious pleasure in trying to make you mad. However, if we can feel indifferent to them and their words; if we feel it is beyond our dignity to even acknowledge them, then their words and actions will have no effect. Also, if we do not respond in any way to their provocation, they will lose interest and not bother us in the future.

3. Use reason to control anger.

When we feel anger coming to the fore try to take a step back and say to yourself “This anger will not help me in any way. This anger will make the situation worse.” Even if part of us remains angry our inner voice is helping us to distance our self from the emotion of anger. Look within and keep reminding that "you are not angry because someone did wrong but you looked at things differently".

4. Look kindly upon Others.

Another visualisation, suggested by spiritual teacher Paramhansa Yogananda, is to see the anger-rousing agent as a 5 year old child. If you think of the other person as a helpless 5 year old child your compassion and forgiveness will come to the fore. If your baby brother accidentally stabbed you, you would not feel anger and desire to retaliate. Instead, you would just feel he is just too young to know any better. This exercise may be particularly useful for close members of the family who at times evoke your anger.

5. Value Peace more than anger.

If we value peace of mind as our most important treasure we will not allow anger to remain in our system. As Sri Chinmoy says:

“You may have every right to be angry with someone, but you know that by getting angry with him you will only lose your precious peace of mind..”

6. Always try to understand those who are cross.

Don’t worry about feeling the need to defend yourself from their criticisms. If you can remain detached and calm they may begin to feel guilty about venting their anger on you. Inspired by your example of calmness, they will seek subconsciously to do the same.

7. Focus on Something Completely Different.

Suppose someone has done something to make you angry. Think about something which will make you happy. The best antidote to negativity is to focus on the positive.

8. Breathe Deeply and practise deep breathing as routine..

The simple act of breathing deeply will help considerably with removing anger. Make a practise to take deep breath often. Take a deep breath and release it very slowly. This also helps in developing a positive immune system.

9. Meditation.

Practise meditation regularly to bring your inner peace to the fore. If we can have an inner access to our inner peace we will be able to draw upon this during testing times. Asans, yoga and meditation are the best ways to relax the mind-body connection and infuse it with lot of positive energy.

10. Smile

When you look at the mirror, give a big smile and your self. When we smile we defuse many negative situations. To smile is offer goodwill to others. Smiling costs nothing but can effectively defuse tense situations.