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What
is relaxation?
According to the Oxford
dictionary:
To Relax means, to become less tense, or
less tight. It is an action to release,
to let go.
Progressive Muscle Relaxation is a process,
which reduces muscle tension and eases mental
stress. A relaxed person is one whose resting
heart is low, breathing is slow and deep,
there is very little tension in the muscles,
and the posture is balanced, calm expression
on the face and whose speech is not agitated.
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Why
is it important to relax?
Relaxation is
one of the fundamentals of happiness.
Relaxation creates a harmonious mind-body
relationship and thus it is a prophylaxis
and therapy for stress. It’s
a very potent antidote to the mental
and physical effects of stress. Relaxation
eases the muscle tension, giving way
to a blissful mind-body equation. |
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Relaxation
and performance:
Whether it is
sport or business, the best results
are obtained when one is relaxed.
A calm mind can function better under
duress. Any top golfer will tell you
that winning a major tournament requires
as much stress management as course
management. In business very often
you lose your cool and also the deal.
Many poor decisions are made in heated
moments on a reactive basis. A relaxed
mind can give you an opportunity to
become more proactive and focused,
without letting stress affecting your
thought process and your performance.
Relaxation helps you douse the fire
of stress whose smoke can often suffocate
the mind. |
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Progressive
muscle relaxation
PMR
is a simple stress buster which can be learnt
and practiced with great benefits. Jacobson
the pioneer of PMR argued that since muscular
tightness accompanies stress, one can reduce
anxiety by learning how to relax the muscular
tension. Jacobson trained his patients to
voluntarily relax certain muscles in their
body in order to reduce anxiety symptoms.
The basic idea of PMR involves following the
“Tense/Un-tense” formula.
For more detailed
information on progressive muscle relaxation
you could refer to the book “Calm
Sutra, the Art of Relaxation”.
To learn PMR step by step click here.
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