Can anyone suggest how to reduce stress? i am thinking that i should go for meditation ...is that helpful?

Meditation is a good choice to reduce stress,but the question is what kind of stress you have?? reason of stress could be anything like if you do more analytical job you can have mental stress,students can have it because of their studies. somebody who travels a lot or having a job where he or she walks more or stands for a longer he might feel physical stress. somebody who works on computer for a longer time can feel stress on their shoulders. somebody who drives more can feel stress on his back and shoulders. for some everything is fine but have stress due to family problems or relationships. i mean to say the type and reason for stress could be different so meditation technique should be also different. For example if somebody works in a sitting position and have a back problem,he needs to consult a physiotherapist or doctor. He needs to change his sitting posture as he cant change his job. now this physical stress which caused him mental stress because it was his affecting his efficiency at work and he felt his boss might not be happy as he needs to take some rest from duty or he may get fired because he is not able to do his job properly. If he gets off from office now he could be stressed because of expense he had to do without earning. in family also people will be thinking from when he will be going to office again as it might be affecting his family life. So reason could be anything. Meditation calms your mind helps you to get away from mental busyness which might be sometime meaning less thoughts of fear about job,life,family anything. meditation put you in a state where your mind, body and soul is in resonance which is called alpha state. to start find a calm place where you could not be disturbed ,switched off your phone,make place a bit sacred by lighting a incense.find a posture you are most comfortable with,get some music and use head phone deep breathe for some time,inhale from nose,exhale from mouth. Now visualize the problem which caused you the stress,from the very beginning and focus on it now start seeing the things in apposite way and in the end of the visualization you can see everything is fine. that you can do for a week or the time you feel the most. see if you need more guidance for the meditation better you discuss with me on phone i would try to help you on this. read less

Real Meditation is possible when you are relaxed or at-least close to relaxed state, not when you are stressed. Please try to know the causes, root cause for your stress and work on the solutions ( Ex:- Taking necessary actions, Healing, Taking rest, Break from work, changing the place, Using relaxation techniques etc ) before starting with meditation. Thank you read less