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Stress has become synonymous to life today and causes major health problems. But the good news is that people are leaning towards alternative therapy for stress, rather than conventional medication. Let's explore some of the strategies being adopted to combat it.

Here are some Techniques:

Focus on breathing

Take up Yoga, the time-tested art of de-stressing and healthy living. Yoga teaches us to breathe deeply and calm our mind and body. It may take a while to grasp, but once you get a hang of, it can get addictive.

Take a walk

Taking a walk will not only invigorate you, but will also give you time for yourself. And if you and your partner don't get enough time to spend with each other, let this be your special time together. Don't think of the walk as a chore and you will start looking forward to it just like those stolen moments when you first started dating!

Spend time with children

"Spending time with my child is therapeutic," says Aparajita Ralli, a school teacher who works long hours and carries her workload home. "My daughter is my stress buster," she says. Spending fun time with children can actually relieve a lot of stress as you can forget everything and be a child yourself. Try splashing around in a pool or even jumping in puddles of water or getting wet in the rain with your kid!

Learn from your pet

Deadlines are looming, you and your partner are going through a rough patch and you still have not figured out your plans for New Year's Eve. Obviously you are stressed. Well, we've got just the thing you need to de-stress.

Meditation can work wonders to relax you. So why not give it a shot? Here are three popular meditation techniques, simplified.

Vipassana

This meditation technique is one of India’s oldest and was propounded by Gautama Buddha.

Vipassana stresses on breathing techniques as a way of creating and raising self-awareness. When doing Vipassana, you need to maintain complete silence and concentrate on your breathing. This eventually helps your mind concentrate as well as relax.

Transcendental Meditation