A relaxed person is better equipped to cope with the pressures of everyday living. Many people find it difficult to relax and need to be taught relaxation techniques in order to stop wasting energy on needless activity.
Relaxing is a skill. Physical relaxation is best obtained after a period of intense activity, such as a sport game or jogging. This principle applies to relaxation exercises that help a person to be aware of the tone of the body muscles. It is easy to feel when is tensed for activity, but difficult to feel when it is fully relaxed. Relaxation exercises systematically tense the muscles throughout the body, starting at the toes and working upward toward the head. Then there is a conscious ‘letting go’ or relaxing one. It is this point that a person can start, after much practice, to ‘automatically’ relax.
Deep breathing with the diaphragm is also good way to help relaxation. Lie or sit down comfortable. Place the hands on the abdomen just below the ribcage. Slowly inhale through the nostrils, pulling the fingers open ward to the shoulders. Hold the breath for a few seconds, and then slowly exhale through the nostrils. At the end of the exhalation, concentrate on the rib shoulder muscles in their relaxed state. It is believed that four or five deep breaths prepare them for any stressful situation.
Relaxing is a skill. Physical relaxation is best obtained after a period of intense activity, such as a sport game or jogging. This principle applies to relaxation exercises that help a person to be aware of the tone of the body muscles. It is easy to feel when is tensed for activity, but difficult to feel when it is fully relaxed. Relaxation exercises systematically tense the muscles throughout the body, starting at the toes and working upward toward the head. Then there is a conscious ‘letting go’ or relaxing one. It is this point that a person can start, after much practice, to ‘automatically’ relax.
Deep breathing with the diaphragm is also good way to help relaxation. Lie or sit down comfortable. Place the hands on the abdomen just below the ribcage. Slowly inhale through the nostrils, pulling the fingers open ward to the shoulders. Hold the breath for a few seconds, and then slowly exhale through the nostrils. At the end of the exhalation, concentrate on the rib shoulder muscles in their relaxed state. It is believed that four or five deep breaths prepare them for any stressful situation.