A quick Relaxation Exercise ...
Just a quick tip in between which I got from a website on relaxation exercise listed in the google ads to the side of this post. It seems a pretty good site and I will post more from them over time. This first tip is a bit like something else I already posted. Check it out.
Here's your first tip—a short history lesson and a basic exercise
The basic Progressive Relaxations have been around for almost 5,000 years. Ancient Eastern styles of meditation, including the practice of yoga, have very similar roots, as does the modern version of Progressive Relaxation.
The Western style of Progressive Relaxation was made popular in the United States in the early 1900’s. Parenting educators taught a basic relaxation exercise to help children to sleep at night. For many people, this is still one of the very best ways to get yourself to sleep and benefit from a deeper more relaxing state of sleep.
You may remember this basic exercise you learned as a child. If you are having trouble sleeping, this should do the trick:
- Start with relaxing the lower extremities. Visualize your toes and the ends of your feet. Sense the muscles and consciously relax them.
- Then move to your instep and the heels of your feet. Visualize the muscles just relaxing and letting go of tension.
- Now progress slowly through each of the muscle groups of your legs —concentrate on your calves, knees, thighs. If you get distracted, no harm done, just go back and pick up where you left off.
- Continue through your hips, your buttock muscles, your groin, back, abdomen, your chest and so on. Focus on your individual fingers, the palms of your hands your wrists, forearms, upper arms.
- Pay particular attention to your shoulders, neck, jaw and around your eyes, your scalp, where hidden tension can lurk.
Continue until your body is completely relaxed, free of muscle tension. You can then drift off into a peaceful state of rest. It takes practice to get the maximum benefits from this technique.
Enjoy this technique, and know that it will help you get to sleep more easily.
Here's your first tip—a short history lesson and a basic exercise
The basic Progressive Relaxations have been around for almost 5,000 years. Ancient Eastern styles of meditation, including the practice of yoga, have very similar roots, as does the modern version of Progressive Relaxation.
The Western style of Progressive Relaxation was made popular in the United States in the early 1900’s. Parenting educators taught a basic relaxation exercise to help children to sleep at night. For many people, this is still one of the very best ways to get yourself to sleep and benefit from a deeper more relaxing state of sleep.
You may remember this basic exercise you learned as a child. If you are having trouble sleeping, this should do the trick:
- Start with relaxing the lower extremities. Visualize your toes and the ends of your feet. Sense the muscles and consciously relax them.
- Then move to your instep and the heels of your feet. Visualize the muscles just relaxing and letting go of tension.
- Now progress slowly through each of the muscle groups of your legs —concentrate on your calves, knees, thighs. If you get distracted, no harm done, just go back and pick up where you left off.
- Continue through your hips, your buttock muscles, your groin, back, abdomen, your chest and so on. Focus on your individual fingers, the palms of your hands your wrists, forearms, upper arms.
- Pay particular attention to your shoulders, neck, jaw and around your eyes, your scalp, where hidden tension can lurk.
Continue until your body is completely relaxed, free of muscle tension. You can then drift off into a peaceful state of rest. It takes practice to get the maximum benefits from this technique.
Enjoy this technique, and know that it will help you get to sleep more easily.
posted by margo | 8:45 AM
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