Integration of body,mind and soul

1991 was a liberation year for Indian economy when shackles of licence raj, permits, controls and regulations were removed.Thereafter Indian economy witnessed hectic activities across sectors .Prior to 1991 Indian consumers were at the mercy of Indian corporates selling substandard products and services.But liberalization of economy put them at the center of attention.Competition intensified across sectors.Brands like Coke, Chevrolet, Reebok, RayBan became household names.

Indian companies had to adapt to these changed ground realities.Changed situation made them take a re look at business models, operations, product portfolios, cost structures.Exponential growth in top line and bottom line became a dream which every company was aspiring for.

Entire pressure trickled down to corporate executives.They were witnessing changeover from complacent to performance oriented work culture.Scaling corporate ladder upwards was no more an easy task.Managers became task masters in order to achieve tough goals.

This pressure cooker situation disturbed work-life balance.Burnout rates peaked up.Gaps between aspirations and realities widened which resulted in frustrations.Health care took a backseat.

Tough mind and body are needed to face tough challenges.Many good corporates offered gym facilities to corporate executives.But just proper care of physical body is not enough.Any imbalance between body and mind will result in poor performance.Mind has to be nourished through exercises to clear it of all the cobwebs so as to keep it focused on the goals .

Also with the increased pressures,we have seen degradation of values in order to get ahead or survive in rat race.Some people with no values,but only aspirations are resorting to all kinds of unfair means.These people with no values are poisoning work culture of companies.Corporate world can’t move ahead on the back of such people.This points to the need of having soul in proper shape.

Swami Ramdevbaba is trying to teach Indian masses the same thing.He not only talks about physical exercises ,but also yogic breathing exercises to keep body , mind  and soul perfectly aligned.Great response to his meetings nationally and internationally shows off that what he teaches is working for millions of people.Lately some Indian companies have also embraced this concept.

 Keeping in mind today’s business environment,need of the hour  is achievement of this balance so as to keep oneself focused on goals.