Gautham Jeppu and Asaad Mohomed take part in last Friday's yoga class. The Art of Living meets Friday nights at the AU Chapel.Gautham Jeppu and Asaad Mohomed take part in last Friday's yoga class. The Art of Living meets Friday nights at the AU Chapel.Breathe in, breathe out.
Many college students are constantly stressed. Some are so stressed they can't eat, sleep or study.
Yoga exercises are known to relax the body, but what about relaxing the mind?
The Art of Living is a six day course designed to teach people breathing patterns which allow them to relax their mind, body and spirit.
'The Art of Living helps to bring the mind into its present state,' said Gautham Jeppu, president of the yoga club. 'People become stressed when their mind wanders to the past or future instead of living in the present.'
Youth empowerment seminars, YES!+, illustrate and teach participants how to control the connection between their body, breath and mind.
There are three stages to controlled breathing, and each of the stages opens every part of the lungs to release stress toxins.
In addition to relieving stress, controlled breathing trains the mind to focus on the moment.
'The aim is to bring the mind to a child like state,' Jeppu said. 'We want to be happy, natural and carefree.'
Breathing patterns are associated with different emotions. For example, people take short, fast breaths when they are tense or angry, and long, slow breaths when they are happy.
BY BRIDGETTE BONNER
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