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RelaxSpring Is Finally HereSteve Uhlenbrock Add Beauty and Relaxation to Your Backyard with a Backyard Gazebo Amanda Taylor What is one of the best places in your home for relaxation? It is your backyard. Whether it is being on the deck or patio of your home or actually in an area of the yard, the backyard.. The cold weather is gone. The snow has melted away. It is time to get outside and exercise our tight muscles. And it is time to start doing all of that fun yard work; mulching, weeding, Spring clean up, etc. So much for relaxing. But we need to do it. Many people don’t know how to relax; and even the thought of taking time to relax is stressful. Read on to see how relaxing is good for you both mentally and physically. What is relaxation training? Relaxation is the voluntary letting go of tension. This tension can be physical tension in the muscles or it can be mental or psychological tension. During relaxation, the nerves in the muscles change the types of signals that they send to the brain. These different signals bring about a general feeling of calmness, both physically and mentally. Muscle relaxation has a widespread effect on the nervous system and therefore can be seen as a physical treatment, as well as a psychological treatment. Components of relaxation training In order to be more in control of anxiety, emotions, and general physical well-being, it is important to learn to relax. To do this the individual will need to learn to recognize tension and relax. Recognizing tension The following questions will be useful for examining an individual's tension level in greater detail: 1. Where do you feel tension? Do you notice tension in your face and jaw? Do you clench your fists? What other parts of your body feel tense? Are there parts of your body where tension goes unnoticed until you feel pain? 2. What are the characteristics of the tension? Do your muscles feel stretched and sore? Do your muscles feel hard and contracted? Do your muscles feel fatigued? Does there appear to be effort involved in maintaining normal posture? Progressive muscle relaxation training Progressive muscle relaxation involves relaxing the muscles in a progressive or step-by-step manner. This form of relaxation is a practical skill which is best learned through instruction from a skilled teacher. Many music stores sell relaxation tapes which guide the individual through the progressive relaxation exercises. Although these tapes are useful, they are recommended as training aids rather than as a substitute for training itself. Other relaxation methods Other methods include: deep breathing; meditation; aerobic exercise; yoga; tai chi; etc. These methods can be useful if they reduce tension for that individual. Steve Uhlenbrock, M.Ed., M.A. is the owner of Feel Great Life Coaching and is available for motivational speaking, corporate presentations, and individual coaching. For more information, email him at Steve@FeelGreatCoaching.com, visit http://www.FeelGreatCoaching.com or call him at 610-873-7767. Relaxation Music Downloads
Erik King There are plenty of places that offer relaxation music downloads, however, many of them have pay per download fees, for example iTunes, which can be quite expensive. So thats not a pretty..
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