dosing your eyes and focusing on one peaceful word or image. When other thoughts enter your mind, let them go and return to the one word or image you’ve selected. In essence, you’re erasing your mind’s slate of coulds, do’s and don’ts’ and allowing yourself the luxury ‘shoulds, of a peaceful break. Daydream Away- It’s Okay: Forget what your conscience says- it’s okay to daydream. In fact, it can be very good for you. Day dreaming- or achieves the same feeling of “visualization”- tranquility as meditation through a slightly different technique. Instead of focusing on one single peaceful thought, you think about an entire relaxing environment in full detail. Your daydreams can take you away from a stress-packed day to a tranquil mental getaway. A Stressless of Mind: Stress affects not only our physical health but our mental well-being, too. To successfully manage stress in our everyday lives, we can learn to relax and enjoy life. Meditation and visualization can help us take a break from outside pressures and improve our outlook on life. And, when we’re in a stressless frame of mind, we’re better able to handle the trials, tribulations, joys and challenges of being human. Answer the following questions: (1X8=8 (a) How should stress be of mind’? ‘astate (b) According to the passage what is the aim of exercises? (c) How does meditation help? (d) How can we achieve maximum possible calming effect? (e) What is meditation? (f) How does visualization help? (g) What is the difference between meditation and daydreaming? (h) Why do we strive to have a stressless frame of mind? Q2. Read the following passage carefully: (12Marks ) Flying taxis to beat traffic in Paris and London Flying’ taxis powered by river currents could be tested on the Thames in London later this year. The electric boats, called SeaBubbles, use hydrofoils to lift them out of the water, reducing the drag to allow them to reach speed of up to 25 knots and creating a comfortable ride likened to a carpet”. They come with a specially designed dock with several turbines in the water. “magic
dosing your eyes and focusing on one peaceful word or image. When other thoughts enter your mind, let them go and return to the one word or image you’ve selected. In essence, you’re erasing your mind’s slate of ‘shoulds, coulds, do’s and don’ts’ and allowing yourself the luxury of a peaceful break. Daydream Away- It’s Okay: Forget what your conscience says- it’s okay to daydream. In fact, it can be very good for you. Day dreaming- or “visualization”- achieves the same feeling of tranquility as meditation through a slightly different technique. Instead of focusing on one single peaceful thought, you think about an entire relaxing environment in full detail. Your daydreams can take you away from a stress-packed day to a tranquil mental getaway. A Stressless of Mind: Stress affects not only our physical health but our mental well-being, too. To successfully manage stress in our everyday lives, we can learn to relax and enjoy life. Meditation and visualization can help us take a break from outside pressures and improve our outlook on life. And, when we’re in a stressless frame of mind, we’re better able to handle the trials, tribulations, joys and challenges of being human. Answer the following questions: (1X8=8 (a) How should stress be ‘astate of mind’? (b) According to the passage what is the aim of exercises? (c) How does meditation help? (d) How can we achieve maximum possible calming effect? (e) What is meditation? (f) How does visualization help? (g) What is the difference between meditation and daydreaming? (h) Why do we strive to have a stressless frame of mind? Q2. Read the following passage carefully: (12Marks ) Flying taxis to beat traffic in Paris and London Flying’ taxis powered by river currents could be tested on the Thames in London later this year. The electric boats, called SeaBubbles, use hydrofoils to lift them out of the water, reducing the drag to allow them to reach speed of up to 25 knots and creating a comfortable ride likened to a “magic carpet”. They come with a specially designed dock with several turbines in the water.
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