Burnout from the office, against work stress, the cure is meditation - Lifestyle

Work stress is a big mass problem: increased workloads, the precariousness of the air experienced even by those on permanent contracts let alone those who don't have it at all. According to research published by the Caba on the British portal The Sun, nine out of ten adults claim to be close to mental burnout and to feel stressed for almost a third of the entire working day , in addition to losing five hours of sleep a week due to pressure derived from routine. And again, according to research by the American Institute of Stress published in USA Today, 80% of Americans cited work stress as the main cause of wrong behavior . For this reason, experts advise meditation : according to research published on Reuters Health, half an hour of meditation per day is enough to reduce stress levels and increase the concentration rate . But that's not all, because according to research published in Business Insider , meditation helps to improve overall productivity in companies of any size and sector and, according to a report by the American Heart Association, helps to reduce the biological processes that lead to death cardiovascular. A practice that has accompanied some of the greatest entrepreneurs in history every day: from Jeff Weiner, CEO of Linkedin, to Bill Ford, executive president of Ford Motor Company, up to Jack Dorsey, co-founder and CEO of Twitter and Steve Jobs , co-founder of Apple. In addition to many show people from David Lynch to Jennifer Aniston.
"Looking for a space of silence and stillness every day is essential to get out of the meat grinder of things to do that ends up paralyzing us. From meditation comes the calm that makes the mind lucid and brings balance to the emotions - explains Andrea Di Terlizzi, founder of the Inner Innovation Project publishing house and one of the leading experts in Yoga and Ancient Sciences in Italy and co-author of the book "7 Points to live better "Together with Antonella Spotti - Continuous stress kills, in the true sense of the word, and that is why to be mentally efficient it is necessary to have a mind that is always lucid and concentrated, calm and receptive, acute and observant. Just as the body needs rest, the mind also benefits from a pause , but to do this it is necessary to activate a function of consciousness or awareness. Just 15 minutes a day of meditation to calm the flow of thoughts and feel more relaxed. Obviously this is an elementary approach to the discipline, but starting in this way can give important results under the psychological and psychophysical profile. By doing so, everyone can decide whether to look for a teacher to learn more ".
According to research by the National Center for Health Statistics and published in Psychology Today, meditation regulates the functioning of the prefrontal cortex, making us feel in control of our thoughts at all times and regulating negative emotions. And again, according to a study published in the British journal The Lancet, yoga - also a healthy practice against stress - allows us to reduce blood pressure and improve lung function. Finally, according to research by the Organizing Behavior and Human Decision Processes and published in USA Today, meditation also improves social relations with colleagues and reduces negativity. Willem Kuyken, a professor of psychology at Oxford University, says in an interview published in USA Today: "Numerous research shows that learning to calm the body and mind can accurately manage physical and psychological stress, addressing routine problems daily, especially at work level. Obviously meditation is not the cure for all ills, but just a few minutes a day are enough to feel its beneficial effects and improve productivity in the workplace ". David Creswell, professor of psychology at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, is of the same opinion , in an interview published in the same magazine: "Meditation acts directly on the cerebral cortex, improving creativity and managing problems, as well as acting positively on the mood throughout the day. For this reason they are increasingly numerous companies that have implemented meditation within the general welfare program for their employees ”.