Conscious relaxation
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Mita Bhan | Aug 14, 2009
Stress has become such an integral part of our lives, we end up rushing from errand to errand and thought to thought, with little or no regard for our bodies. No wonder a majority of ailments today are stress related ranging from physical symptoms like an increased blood pressure to mental symptoms like less concentration and depression.
The perfect antidote to stress is Conscious Relaxation, which is simply allowing our bodies to relax bit by bit in a controlled, aware manner. Not only is it extremely refreshing and rejuvenating, with every exhalation we release the build up of negative energies, toxins and tensions.
Many techniques exist for Conscious Relaxation including Meditative techniques, Yoga Nidra, Progressive Muscle Relaxation and techniques used in Hypnotherapy available in the form of classes, CDs and books.
Conscious Relaxation needs no added skill and simply taps into what our human bodies are designed to do naturally, which is breathe and relax. And if practiced daily for as little as 20 minutes, it can benefit us in the following ways:
1. Boosts of our energy levels. We automatically experience increased energy levels when our bodies relax. This allows us to be more productive and focused in our tasks and chores.
2. We smile more and feel better about ourselves. Studies have revealed those who consciously relaxed were more positive in their outlook and generally optimistic about life.
3. By consciously letting go suppressed emotional energies like anger, anxiety and sadness we end up feeling lighter after a session of conscious relaxation.
4. Body organs function normally and over time, immunity increases.
5. Decreases muscle tension and allows the release of suppressed mental and emotional energy, promoting feelings of well being and harmony.
6. Better problem solving abilities and greater concentration especially for students.
Conscious Relaxation is easy to practice and requires no more than 20 minutes per session. A single session of conscious body relaxation is equivalent to hours of sleep and rest.
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I have been doing many of what you have suggested, but never realized it is conscious relaxation. Excellent article! Keeping a gratitude journal, writing thoughts and feelings on paper, doing Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) are some form of relaxation that has helped me.
This is good advice but is only one approach to stress management and one that has been around for a long time – see Benson technique. There is a whole range of tactics people can adopt: being more assertive with people that cause stres; managing time to allow for de-stressing; doing things that give pleasure and energy.
OPne of the key requirements is being able to distinguish between pressure and stress. Some pressure is generally necessary for performance but there comes a point after performance has been maximised when pressure turns into stress and performance declines. Everyone will have his or her own limit. It is important to recognise where and when this occurs and have strategies to deal with it.
A nice article. In fact most of them on tickled I find useful. It will be nice if someone can put them together as book, may be few different books on diff types, for the benefit of all.