8 Yoga Asanas That Will Help Students During Exams

That time of the year is here when the single-minded focus is on the books and not on Facebook and Instagram. The time when the mind is focused but not relaxed because exams are around the corner. There is peer pressure, pressure from parents to perform well in exams, pressure of scoring good grades. All this thinking drifts one away from studies and leads to stress and not knowing how to handle it. Here are a few Yoga asanas and breathing exercises that will sail you through the days of exam pressure.

 

First, let’s have a look at some breathing exercises:

 

Bhastrika (The bellows breath) –

Exams are preceded by sleepless nights spent in studying, calling up friends to know how much they have studied and the VVIMP questions. Honestly, this can cause one to tire out, and keeping awake can be a herculean task. A coupe of rounds of Bhastrika can energize you completely. It keeps you awake, keeps the cerebrum active, hence enhancing your learning. Bhastrika helps the energy to keep flowing and removes harmful toxins from the body.



 

Bhramari (The humming bee sound) –

This breathing technique is the solution to the nerve wrecking experience before any exam. At such times, a relaxing pranayama comes handy. Bhramari pranayama helps in calming the nervous system, removes hypertension and stress. This makes the brain more receptive and focused. When the mind is focused and relaxed, the right answer comes to you at the right time.



 

Emotional tension gets accumulated in the body and may lead to blockage of energy.  Stretching the body can help relax the body and mind, and also enhance the flow of energy in the body.

 

 

Following are the yoga asanas that will help you focus and relax:

 

Hastapadasana (Standing Forward Bend) –

Stretches all the muscles of the back of the body and invigorates the spine and the nervous system. Increases the blood supply to the brain, hence results in relaxation.



 

Paschimottanasana (Sitting Forward Bend) –

Calms the brain and helps relieve stress and mild depression. Soothes headache and anxiety and reduces fatigue.



 

Halasana (The plough pose) –

Stimulates the endocrine system and strengthens the immune system – specifically, the thyroid gland, which improves metabolism and keeps you more active! The reverse flow of blood helps in new cell generation keeping the brain young and rejuvenated.



 

Matsyasana (The Fish Pose) –

Relieves tension in your neck, throat, and shoulders, improving respiration and bringing a lightness to your facial muscles! It helps in strengthening the immune system, which is a key to stay fit and strong during these strenuous times.



 

Sirshasana (The Headstand) –

Relieves stress and improves focus. Stimulates the pituitary gland, harmonizing the entire endocrine system. Helps expel toxins and also improving the flow of blood to the brain, stimulating nerve cells. It improves memory power as well!



 

Shishuasana (The Child’s Pose)–

This one is a deeply relaxing posture. Gives you deep rest and total relaxation of the back. Puts the chattering mind to rest and keeps the brain fresh, helping you to learn and to grasp more.



 

 

We hope these asanas and techniques come in handy during your exam days. While performing the asanas, coordinating movement with the breath is very important. Also holding the posture to ones capability and relaxing into the posture enhances the experience of yoga.

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6 ways to deal with uncertainty in life

Learn from Past Experiences
– Turn back and look at your own life. How many times have you felt like that? How much time have you spent worrying? Even though you worried so much, things still happened in the right manner, isn’t it?  There was no need to worry! So look back at your own experience and you will realize that it is futile to worry. Looking back at your own moments and experiences gives you strength. This is where looking back helps.
Confidence
– Second is, you should have confidence in your own ability, and in your own fortune. You should know that only the best thing will happen to you.
Valor or Courage
– If the above two things don’t work, then there is a third option. Invoke the valour in you. Tell yourself “Come what may I will face it, I will handle it. I have the power to handle it”. Know that, You are never given a problem that you cannot handle. When you invoke this energy, this challenge in you, fear vanishes. 
Physical Exercises
– Go for a walk in the morning, and then make the “Ha” and “Ho” sound. You will feel an increase in your energy levels, you will start bubbling with enthusiasm.
Sadhana(Spiritual Practices)
– Pranayama(Breathing techniques), Sudarshan Kriya and Meditation can help you overcome difficult situations in life.
Surrender & Prayer – 
know that there is a higher power that loves you dearly, and it will never let you down. This faith will pull you through any tough situation. When you feel you are at a stage where you do not feel like doing anything and you feel totally hopeless,  that’s when you pray! Pray and surrender your whole being to the divine. An intense cry to the divine will make all the difference.

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Importance of Love & Sacrifice for a Teacher

Chandana Madam is proud of her students. She has seen them grow from the age of 5. Two of them – Abhishek and Swati – are her real favourites. Abhishek, when he was 5 years of age, came to school shabbily dressed with a running nose. His skin was cracked everywhere. Chandana kept sending out feelers to his parents to make sure that he was presentable when he came to school. Swati, on the other hand, was well taken care of by her parents from a young age and she was brilliant in her studies and extracurricular activities.

 

Today Abhishek is in Class 12th. He has grown tall, speaks English really well and the attitude with which he carries himself is amazing. He is also the School Captain and is popular among children.  He is like an elder brother to many younger kids. Swati is also the School Captain and is doing very well in her studies.

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It’s the last day of school and the 10th standard students have arranged a send-off for their 12th standard seniors. Earlier, Chandana Madam used to feel bad that she would miss the children thereafter.  But she is very stable now as she has seen 6 batches of 12th standards going out in her leadership. She is proud of her students and they are also equally responsive. She is very sentimental as far as her students are concerned but not so much as she was with her first batch.  She has learned to manage her emotions from then on.

 

She is thankful to her first batch of children for teaching her lessons such as ’emotions are inversely proportional to the intellect’. She had a real affection towards the first batch of students who were so emotional and promised to keep visiting her, but unfortunately got caught up in their daily routine and forgot to inquire about her, and hardly responded even when she called to invite them for important school functions. She even remembers her own college days when she was giving very less time to her parents.

 

This is what life is about. As the bird gets its feathers strong and wants to have new experiences of life, love and affection take a back seat. This is an inbuilt mechanism in all animals which nature has adopted. Emotions lag when intelligence matures. With this outgoing batch she is balanced and one can see that her intellect and emotions are running in parallel. She looks more elegant and pleasant. Her smile and her speech contain a new energy. Children even behave more realistically with her now.  No too much of emotions and at the same time love and affection flow fluently. 

 

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To Chandana Madam’s surprise, whatever she spoke that day and whatever children promised that they would do for the school after their exit, they are doing it.  She is wondering if this is a miracle! Now there is an Alumni Association formed with due efforts from former students and little effort of her own. She realizes that it is her approach to life and her balancing of emotions and intellect that has changed the perception of the children. She is now giving more quality time in listening to them and helping them resolve personal and academic issues. Attachment has now matured into devotional love. With this devotional love, children are able to relate to her better. It is true after all that love & sacrifice make a good teacher.

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Teachers can be a living example

Teachers can be a living example to their students. When you live the values you teach, students naturally look up to you. Having a role model ignites the worshipful quality in them ~ Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Happy Teacher's Day to all our incredible educators out there!  Your passion and dedication ignite a spark in young minds, shaping the leaders of tomorrow. Thank you for making a difference every single day! 

#HappyTeachersDay #TeachersDay2024 #RespectforTeachers #TeachersDayCelebration #SSRVM #EducationMatters 

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Enriching Education: Introducing life skills & mental wellness in mainstream education

Covid-19 has revised everyone’s timetable. The changes have been especially difficult for students – from kindergarten to university. Not having physical institutions of learning to go to as part of the school year has had adverse consequences – children have had to make do with online learning, a system that has been less effective for both younger and older children. While the younger kids had to make do without individual attention during class hours, the older ones had to forego lab experiments and the risky consequences of a condensed syllabus. Some college-goers have even had to drop a year. As a result, the mental health of youth from all age groups has suffered. “Children and youth are likely to either become depressed or aggressive in such dire situations,” says Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. Gurudev suggests ways to ease their lives to give them relief from peer pressure, stress, and tension that has magnified in this situation. 

**What the education system should include**

**- Value-based education:**
       All children need training in moral values and life skills. As they grow older, they face new        situations that call upon their judgment and test their sense of right and wrong.Ancient          wisdom can give children and youth a strong moral compass grounded on rationality              and inner strength. Wisdom imparted through fun and simple ways can make it more              accessible to children.
       
       
**Tips to make the education system more effective**
      
       - > Institute awards for social behavior; for instance, reward those manifesting a non-                     violent and balanced mindset while resolving issues


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