This is a very good article in The Guardian (by Joel Snape) about acute stress vs chronic stress.

He discusses some coping mechanisms to deal with this issue. Slow breathing, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and mindfulness-based techniques.

I agree that regulated breathing may help in the moment when you’re feeling strung out. Cognitive analysis can be helpful in understanding patterns over the medium term. And mindfulness techniques can try to orient you to the present moment.

However we need to move beyond managing stress. We need to remove stress.

If we look to the science, what actually releases stress is deep rest.

Rest is the antidote to stress. And this is what Vedic Meditation delivers.

I have taught thousands of people over two decades. Every time, the improvements I see, come from getting high quality rest on a daily basis.

This is why the #1 benefit in my book ‘Why Meditate? Because it Works’ is “Reduced Stress”.

When you know how to de-excite your nervous system you clear out old stress. This is a key benefit of Vedic Meditation.

Rest your system deeper than sleep in just 20 minutes.

By removing stress you build resilience to deal with the never-ending demands of the day.