WFWP Oceania Organizes 'Secrets to Live a Stress Free Life' Webinar
Written by WFWP Oceania
WFWP Oceania held a webinar focused on stress management and meditation techniques to help others think rationally by “becoming more self-aware and expanding our thinking to wishing people well.” The webinar was entitled “Secrets to Live a Stress Free Life (Understanding the Mind).”
Venerable Bodhicitta, Spiritual Director of the International Centre for Inner Peace and Happiness, explained that the stress that causes one’s immune system to suffer is often a result of a selfish lifestyle where one’s focus is based only on oneself. She provided a range of strategies to assist in the recovery of a compromised immune system. These included a number of relaxation techniques and a diet that comprised mainly of alkaline foods. These are mostly found in plant based foods. She also recommended taking Vitamin C and zinc supplements along with abstaining from drugs and alcohol, since these are acidic items and contribute to stress in the body.
Besides focusing on physical intakes, she suggested that by keeping the mind pure and not taking on the emotions being demonstrated by others, one can keep one’s body relaxed. Another factor which would be helpful is becoming aware of the amount of sleep one gets. This is important as many people sleep much more than their body really needs.
‘’I’ve been practicing yoga and meditation as part of my mental, physical and spiritual health for 15 years,” one participant said. “Venerable’s explanations were the first time I heard meditation being a practice to become unselfish. This put everything into perspective for me. For me, her explanations clarified the meaning of mind and body unity and ‘living for the sake of others.’ I am deeply grateful.’’