Thursday, April 1, 2010

RELAXATION


To relax, you first need to reprogram your mind by practicing mindfulness, which is simply focusing your attention on the present moment. As you learn to calm your mind, your muscles will relax. Allowing your mind to be renewed through meditation will help you to get rid of distortional thinking that causes tension.

You can combine mindfulness with specific techniques to further enhance the relaxation response. These techniques include deep breathing and progressive muscle relaxation. Various forms of massage therapy and other relaxation techniques can be explored, which are like icing on the cake of relaxation.

The good news for stressed out people is that it is possible to move from a state of frustration and anxiety to a relaxed state fairly quickly. Even more importantly, it is possible to live continually in a much more relaxed state.

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