Building self-reliance on work related stress levels and its management – A Review

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Harsheen Gill, Mandeep Kaur, Sartaj Singh Sandhu, Angad Singh Sandhu

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Background: Stress and mental health have gained traction in the recent years as significant factors that influence productivity and overall performance of employees. This review aims to summarise current knowledge of yoga, spiritual practises, counselling and other forms of stress management techniques and their positive effects on the resilience and all-inclusive well-being of individuals through the means of a literature review. Methods: The goal of the study, which predominantly is a literature review, is to look at the role of holistic meditative practise, which includes research that looked into the role of yoga-based breathing exercises, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), audio therapy, therapeutic writing and other spiritual meditative exercises. From July 2016 to the present, the following databases were scoured for studies on the effects of these stress management techniques on mental health: MEDLINE, PsychINFO, PubMed, Indian Council of Medical Research, and Cochrane. Other published works were found by scanning the reference lists of pertinent papers. Result: It is clear by reviewing the literature presented that yogic practices, spiritual meditative practices, counselling therapy all play a major role in the reduction of stress and ameliorating the effects of day-to-day pressures of a corporate world. Conclusion: Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) can be employed in organisations for reduction in employee stress levels and can even be used to increase their productivity and overall performance.


  

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