Progressive Muscle Relaxation

Stress is a tension. Relaxation is a state opposite to stress. That is why progressive relaxation using Jacobson's technique is one of the most effective methods of dealing with stress. The secret of the Jacobson's method is in the relation between negative emotions and muscle tension. Negative emotions (fear, anxiety, uneasiness, panic, irritation and other) always cause muscular tension. You don't have to look too far for examples. Any of us can easily recall frowning of the eyebrows, straining of the shoulders and stomach tightness in stressful situations. And this relation of stress and muscular stress is so strong that if you learn to get rid of the excessive muscular tension you will know how to decrease the intensity of stressful emotions.

But how can you learn this? Children and animals know how to relax (take a look at how relaxed a child when he/she sleeps or how cat enjoys the sun). But all adult people in this crazy world are gradually accumulating stress and tension. Most of them already forgot how to relax.

TV, reading, games and other forms of entertainment do not give valuable relaxation. We cannot be relaxed even at night and as a result of this we cannot fall asleep, sleep becomes intermittent and we don't feel as good as usual in the morning. And just wanting to relax is not enough anymore. Something else is needed.

And that's where progressive relaxation method can make a big difference. You perform special exercises to make your muscles tired and tired muscles weaken automatically without any need of conscious decision. You only have to watch the relaxation process.

This relaxation method consists of three stages.

At the end of the course you will be able to get rid of stressful tension in 20-30 seconds. But to get such result you need to train regularly. It is recommended to do it 15 minutes 3 times a day. It is also recommended to do it for at least 2-3 months.

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