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Even during holidays we are still attacked by outside stressful

factors which can ruin a very promising vacation. Holiday stress

is a rather antagonistic expression but it is real and it can

cause serious upset. There are countless reasons to get angry

during your holiday: poor services, bad weather, high prices,

noisy tourists, annoying insects and the list can go on an on.

Yoga offers several methods of reducing the effects of such

negative elements in the form of meditation, sakshin, pratyahara

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and pranayama. Meditation is also a recommended practice when

holiday stress factors become active. Meditation helps you

prepare for any potential stressful situations and is invaluable

during and after these obstacles are gone. A detached state of

consciousness that allows you to get a better understanding of

the realities around you is referred to as sakshin. Pratyahara

is a state of peace obtained by reducing to a minimum all

outside intereferences. The mind gets calm and relaxed, focusing

towards the inside of your own body. By using pranayama you are

able to calm yourself in almost any difficult situation by

regulating your breathing and thus harmonizing the energies in

your body. Being prepared for any stress factors is vital for a

successful holiday. Anticipating a potential problem doesnt

mean worrying about it before hand. It means that when the

problem does occur you should already have a good understanding

of why it happened. You will always get much better results by

addressing an issue with a clear and calm head, rather then

acting on an impulse. When a situation occurs try to step out

of your body and see yourself in that particular setting.

Objectivity is hard to reach, especially when it comes to your

own self, but it helps to get a neutral perspective on things.

Directing an action by the guidelines of an objective mind will

prove more successful than jumping in head first into a

situation. Concepts like I couldnt help myself should be

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Take control of your inner self and you will have better control

of whats outside your body in the surrounding world. You should

first feel you bodys reaction to an outside element and only

react afterwards, when a clear judgment dictates what to do.

Breathing techniques are of great help when it comes to relaxing

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an impulsive spirit and bringing calm to a particular event or

situation. You need to interrupt the actions of your

subconscious mind before you are able to take control of a

situation. Initial responses are hasty and often very hard to

avoid, but it is essential that, through practice, you get a

constant feeling of control over your reactions. The first

reaction to a negative element can be either that of fighting

back or that of fleeing. In any of the two cases a considerable

amount of tensions fills you body, and it could be days or weeks

before you manage to get over this unfortunate event. A calm and

balanced response has chances of eliminating any sort of tension

before it even gets a chance to start growing. Remember that

most holidays are short and you cant afford to spend half of

your stay in a negative mood. After all, you are there to try to

recharge your energy, not to try to waste it on meaningless

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