Reisman speaks of the ‘lonely crowd’. Loneliness, a sense of exclusion, is a poison that can cause illness as easily as a virus or bacteria. Loneliness is the most lethal of all modern diseases. For example, newly widowed women have a higher rate of breast cancer than wives or single women.
The break-up of community feelings, urbanisation, highly competitive workplaces, have increased the possibility of toxic workplaces.
Learning the Relaxation Response through meditation, yoga nidra, prayer or even deep breathing will help you identify the state of your body when you are relaxed, and the acceleration of the system when you are in the clutches of the Big Five emotions kama, krodha, madha, lobha and matsarya (lust, anger, possessiveness, greed and jealousy). Mindfulness will help you unclench and relax the muscles, slow down the racing heartbeat. You can start by consciously breathing slowly and calmly.
Doing a good deed or helping others seems to have an enhanced immune response. Watching a film about Mother Theresa is also known to enhance positive emotions. Welcome and embrace active positive emotions. They are the success of life, the secret of health, the foundation of energy. This may be the reason for the success of movements like Rotary and Lions, organisation that practice service as a way of life.
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