Instructions for Deep
Relaxation
Before starting deep relaxation bear in mind that:
(1) Your aim is to quiet your nerves and rest your body by ridding
yourself of all conscious tensions and contraction.
Deep relaxation is a must-do for all those who have the problems of :
(i) lack of vitality, fatigue, or poor concentration.
(ii) wearing oneself out by remaining constantly on the go with no moments
of respite and never being able to gather enough energy for getting started
on whatever they intend to do.
(2)To learn to relax completely takes time, and can not be mastered in one
easy lesson.
But you will certainly learn how if you are willing to try. Moreover, from
the very beginning, even while you are still unable to let go completely,
you will begin to feel the benefits of what you are doing. And this, in
turn, will make for more success.
Soon your nervous system will become like a complicated network of highly
charged electric wires with the current turned off: no hum, no sparks, no
vibrations, while the batteries that are mainspring of energy recharge
themselves.
Do you know that there are over four hundred muscles on each side of human
body-no fewer than twenty in the forearm alone. Most of time we are not even
conscious of using half of them. Moreover, we use them in groups and many of
the small ones are beyond the range of our conscious feeling. Certainly we
do not tense them consciously nor would we know how to let go of them
(3) Making a routine is very helpful in deep relaxation.
You should try, whenever possible, to do your relaxing exercises at
approximately the same time each day. An early morning relaxation helps
insure a good, serene day while a late evening period is a good preamble to
a restful night's sleep. On the other hand, you might be one of those
majority of people who need to replenish their energies at the end of their
busy & tiring working day. In deciding what is best for you, your guide
should always be your own ease and comfort. Any sense of "must",
of pressure, should be avoided.
(4) Place of relaxation and cloths to wear during relaxation.
Unless you become so adept at relaxing that you can relax anywhere by
shutting out the world around you at any time and any place, your period of
relaxation should be taken away from other people, in a room where you are
alone, with the door closed. You will need a quiet atmosphere so as not to
be distracted by anybody. Since most of us are city dwellers it is difficult
to avoid a certain amount of traffic noise, but do try to control what
sounds you can, since conversation, the radio, the ticking of a clock can be
most distracting. Keep disturbance at a minimum.
Your clothes should be comfortable, too. In fact, the less you have on the
better : Make certain you are not annoyed by a tight belt, a stiff collar, a
girdle, a brassiere. Anything that might make you unduly conscious of being
physically confined should be avoided. On the other hand you must not feel
cold. Be sure there are no drafts in the room since it is impossible to
relax properly while chilly.
Now we'll start the real technique of deep relaxation:
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The
technique of Deep Relaxation
