Get Focus with Yoga and Pranayama

 A wavering focus is one of the major causes for low productivity at the work place or low grades at school and college. It is this same attribute that students, professionals, entrepreneurs and home-makers alike have been trying to achieve to uplift the quality of their lives. While a lack of focus is the mother of all follies, achieving better concentration is not really that difficult when one knows where to look for help.

Of the various focus improvement options available today, yoga and pranayama are probably some of the oldest and time-tested methods that can take you closer to your goal. Though it may seem that yoga is more of a physical workout technique, it works on the mental level too. It makes the body more flexible and improves the immunity level. It also alleviates stress, soothes the nerves and calms the mind.

Here is a list of simple pranayamas that can help you achieve better focus:

Lack of exercise, odd sleeping patterns, and poor food habits can also be the cause of focus related problems. While yoga helps get the routine back on track and puts the body in good shape, one must also work on improving their food habits. Ayurveda is an ancient Indian science that can help you make proper diet choices.

With a regular practice of yoga and an ayurvedic diet, one can definitely achieve better focus and enhance the quality of life.

It would be a good idea to tie in all the above practices with the Sudarshan Kriya (SKY) which is the foundation of The Art of Living “Happiness Program.” Incorporating a simple technique of leveraging our breath to manage our emotions and feelings, the Sudarshan Kriya helps us reduce our stress-levels and get ourselves off the emotional roller coaster we unwittingly put ourselves on. We cannot change the world, but we can change ourselves - for the better.