This information is excerpted from the book, Recapture Your Health, by Walt Stoll, M.D. and Jan DeCourtney, C.M.T. Feel free to use up to 10 tips in an article or story as long as you quote the source and ordering information for the book (at bottom).
There are different levels of relaxation, and some relaxation methods have a healing capability. The one that heals the most is called Skilled Relaxation (SR). SR cultivates the ability to reliably reach a deeply relaxed state in a short period of time. During a Skilled Relaxation session, there is a definite shift in the body s relaxation response and a change of brainwave that allows healing to occur. When practiced regularly over a period of time, Skilled Relaxation can reverse many chronic symptoms.
There are moments in ordinary relaxing activities such as receiving a massage, going fishing, swimming, doing artwork, or even drumming when deep relaxation can occur for many people. However, the relaxation in a Skilled Relaxation session is deeper than what most people consider relaxing. The method is called Skilled Relaxation because it is a skill that needs to be learned and practiced.
Find a relaxation practice that you enjoy, and set aside 20 minutes twice a day to do the practice. Pay attention to your body and make sure that you are relaxing body and mind. If you are in doubt whether or not you are relaxed enough, go for a biofeedback session and ask the technician to verify that you are reaching the relaxation response or an alpha brainwave. After you are successfully relaxing in this manner, you should see health improvements quickly with the most dramatic results visible after 6 months to a year.
Walt Stoll, MD, and Jan DeCourtney, CMT, are co-authors of the book, Recapture Your Health: A Complete Step-by-Step Program to Reverse Your Chronic Symptoms and Create Lasting Wellness, (ISBN 0965317129), available at local and online bookstores, and from Sunrise Health Coach Publications, 1-877-357-9355 or www.sunrisehealthcoach.com.
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