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标题：Stress management through yoga practices in the corporate sector
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作者：S. D. Sharma ; Anjali Chauhan ; Swati Khanna 等
期刊名称：African Journal of Business Management
印刷版ISSN：1993-8233
出版年度：2012
卷号：6
期号：37
页码：10117-10124
DOI：10.5897/AJBM11.314
语种：English
出版社：Academic Journals
摘要：In today's era of globalization where there is a lot of competition, innovation and change executives in all organizations cannot avoid tension, stress and anxiety in their day-to-day work. Only hardworking, disciplined, punctual and mentally alert executives can survive the work pressures and strike a balance between work life and personal life. They are exposed to stress and tension for long periods which may manifest in the form of many ailments like hypertension, high/low blood pressure, insomnia, depression, backaches, migraine, spondylitis, etc. This in turn results in overall decrease in the executive’s efficiency and productivity; consequently, there is a deterioration of human capital in the organization. Yoga is the answer for healing stress among working men and women. This all-in-one formula acts as a soothing agent for the burned-out Indian corporate and is fast growing on the popularity charts. It serves as reviver of mind, body and soul. The techniques of yoga comprise of physical postures (asanas), breath expansion and enhancement (pranayama), relaxation and meditation techniques (dhyaan), coupled with philosophy of simple and natural lifestyle management. It enhances energy of the person and develops a positive attitude. It has been attested by many as a complete all-in-one holistic formula for stress management. Thus, realizing the impact in many organizations when regular session of yoga is conducted, according to their employees’ requirements. In this paper the researcher has tried to analyze how yoga practices help to overcome stress among the ITC executives resulting in a positive impact on the organization.
关键词：Yoga; stress; anxiety; discipline; punctuality