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We always remain under stress of facing attacks as we step out for duty. Yoga helps remove this fear. Yoga also helps us deal with worries about our homes and memories of our families ,\" Vanesh says.\u003cbr/\u003eYoga instructor Ved Prakash has devised a yoga exercise regime suited to the needs of soldiers who are often sleep deprived and don't get to communicate with their families for days.\u003cbr/\u003eFor those living with chronic stress and physical exhaustion, yoga can be a great healer he says.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Earlier they would be under tremendous stress. After their duty hours, they would generally be quiet�sometimes they would not even eat their food and quietly sleep. When they talk to their families by telephone , the stress levels go up further, \" Ved Prakash says.\u003cbr/\u003eExperts say practicing yoga for at least half every day can build endurance to face tough situations, relax the muscles and keep the mind alert.\u003cbr/\u003e\"It has really worked well with them. Now they perform their duties in a relaxed manner,\" Prakash adds. \u003cbr/\u003eThe two-decade-long armed rebellion has waned but anger against Indian rule still runs deep in Kashmir.\u003cbr/\u003eThe two neighbouring countries have fought two wars over the control of Kashmir since they won independence from Britain in 1947.\u003cbr/\u003eGrenade attacks and shootouts at police posts are common in Kashmir and danger lurks everywhere.\u003cbr/\u003eAbdul Rahman, a resident of downtown Srinagar, runs a small business.\u003cbr/\u003eHe has three sons and the youngest, Abdul Majeed, joined the Kashmir police in 2005 to support the family.\u003cbr/\u003eDespite misgivings, Abdul Rahman gave in as they need the money and jobs are hard to come by.\u003cbr/\u003eBut with frequent reports of encounters with suspected militants and attacks on security bunkers, he says the family fears he may be killed. \u003cbr/\u003e\"\"Police are vulnerable to attacks as the ground situation is getting worse with each passing day. It has a psychological effect on all of us ,\" says Abdul Rahman.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Only after talking to him we feel at peace  and until he reaches home , we remain concerned about him, \" he adds. \u003cbr/\u003eExperts say yoga can be an effective stress buster for those living in constant fear of being attacked.\u003cbr/\u003eIn a hostile environment, split second decisions can mean life or death.\u003cbr/\u003eDr Hameedullah Shah is a senior doctor at Kashmir's only psychiatric hospital.\u003cbr/\u003eHe says depressive disorders are common among soldiers who are overworked and have no social contact outside of their job.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Sometimes they don't get leave or their leave is delayed. So these multiple factors lead to high levels of stress and they feel frustrated. Frustrations lead to imperiled judgement which leads to over reaction. Sometimes they overreact on a minor issue that results inextreme actions,\" Dr Shah explains. \u003cbr/\u003eIt is not only the rebels who are targetting the soldiers, suicides and incidents of soldiers killing their colleagues called fraticides here, are common among the security forces.\u003cbr/\u003eYoga practice has made a significant contribution in bringing down such incidents , officials say.\u003cbr/\u003e\"If you see the overall graph in last few years , the rate of suicides and fratricides among CRPF has come down. Yoga has contributed a lot and has played a major role in bring down the graph , \"says Kishor Prasad, Spokesman of the Central Reserve Police Force in Kashmir.\u003cbr/\u003eSecurity officials are hoping the yoga induced flexibility, inner calm and sharper mental faculties will help the soldiers keep up their fighting spirit in the face of danger.\u003cbr/\u003eSrinagar, 01 May, 2014.\u003cbr/\u003e1. Various of soldiers at Dal Lake.\u003cbr/\u003eSrinagar, 01 April, 2014\u003cbr/\u003e2. Mid of paramilitary soldier Guru Vanesh wearing helmet before leaving to go on patrol. \u003cbr/\u003e3. Various of Vanesh on patrolling duty\u003cbr/\u003e4. Top shot of soldiers practicing yoga. \u003cbr/\u003e5. Various of Vanesh practicing yoga.\u003cbr/\u003e6. Top of yoga teacher and soldiers practicing yoga.\u003cbr/\u003e7. Pan from soldiers to Vanesh practicing yoga.\u003cbr/\u003e8. SOUNDBITE (Hindi ) : Guru Vanesh, paramilitary soldier \u003cbr/\u003e\"Yoga gives us strength. We always remain under stress of facing attacks as we step out for duty. Yoga helps remove this fear. Yoga also helps us deal with worries about our homes and memories of our families .\"\u003cbr/\u003e9. Various of Soldiers practicing yoga.\u003cbr/\u003e10. Top shot of Yoga teacher Ved Prakash\u003cbr/\u003e11. Various of Prakash conducting a yoga session\u003cbr/\u003e12. SOUNDBITE (Hindi ) Ved Prakash, Yoga teacher\u003cbr/\u003e\"Earlier they would be under tremendous stress. After their duty hours, they would generally be quiet�sometimes they would not even eat their food and quietly sleep. When they talk to their families by telephone , the stress levels go up further. As a solution, our commandant organised yoga classes for de-stressing the soldiers. It has really worked well with them. Now they perform their duties in a relaxed manner.\"\u003cbr/\u003eChadoora, Budgam - 02 December 2014\u003cbr/\u003e13. Various of soldiers running towards the site of shootout by suspected Islamic militants in which a Station house officer and two police men were injured \u003cbr/\u003eSrinagar, 28 September 2013\u003cbr/\u003e14. Mid of soldiers in position near site where shoot out with suspected militants is in progress\u003cbr/\u003eSrinagar, 15 April, 2014\u003cbr/\u003e15. Low shot of Abdul Rahman, father of a police man.\u003cbr/\u003e16. Wide of Abdul Rahman with family members\u003cbr/\u003e17. Mid of policeman Abdul Majeed, son of Adbul Rahman.\u003cbr/\u003e18. SOUNDBITE  (Kashmiri ) : Abdul Rahman , father of a Kashmiri policeman: \u003cbr/\u003e\"Police are vulnerable to attacks as the ground situation is getting worse with each passing day. It has a psychological effect on us. Our hearts and our entire focus remains on our son until we make a phone call to him�only after talking to him we feel at peace  and until he reaches home , we remain concerned about him.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSrinagar, 01 April 2014.\u003cbr/\u003e19.Various of soldier guarding a bunker.\u003cbr/\u003eSrinagar, 07 April 2014.\u003cbr/\u003e20. Set up of Psychiatrist Dr Hameedullah Shah in his clinic\u003cbr/\u003e21. SOUNDBITE:  (Urdu/English ) Dr Hameedullah Shah, Psychiatrist , Government Psychiatric Disease Hospital\u003cbr/\u003e\"They (soldiers) have less social contact. They have less relations with the home people, less contact with their families, they don't even get time to talk to their family members. Sometimes they don't get leave or their leave is delayed. So these multiple factors lead to high levels of stress and they feel frustrated. Frustrations lead to imperiled judgement which leads to an over reaction. Sometimes they overreact on a minor issue that results in extreme actions\".\u003cbr/\u003eSrinagar, 01 April 2014.\u003cbr/\u003e22. Various of soldiers practicing yoga.\u003cbr/\u003eSrinagar, 07 April, 2014.\u003cbr/\u003e23. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dr Hameedullah Shah , Psychiatrist, Government Psychiatric Disease Hospital\u003cbr/\u003e\"\"As such we advise that for depression , you should go for  relaxation exercises. Relaxation exercises are those where we try to give relaxation not only to the body but also to the mind. So yoga is a one form of that exercise. By doing yoga they can get this relaxation of body and mind. 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