Deep Relaxation
When you go into Deep Relaxation you invite your parasympathetic nervous system (your break) to be turned on and your sympathetic nervous system (your gas) to be switched off for a moment.
The parasympathetic part of your nervous system is your time for recovery where:
* purification of your body takes place
* renewal of cells
* thoughts and feelings are processed
* your mind reboots your thoughts
* your emotions will be restored
Going into this pose, you want the best conditions for relaxation, especially if you are not used to relaxing.
How to do Deep Relaxation
* Lie on your back on a comfortable surface on the floor. Bend your knees with your feet placed on the floor, hip-width apart, or rest your lower legs on a chair (preferably propped with a pillow), or let your knees rest on a bolster to allow your lower back to relax down towards the floor.
* Place either both hands on your stomach or one hand on your stomach and one on your chest (whichever feels most comfortable for you). Start breathing slowly. Focus on the exhale and try to make it longer and longer, without forcing it.
* Move to breathe as follows: exhale - short pause - let the inhale be as soft and relaxed as possible.
After a while, the body will relax. When you feel it, try to make the inhalation and exhalation equally long.
Do Deep Relaxation 5 min, 1-2 times per day, preferably every day.
When our consciousness is silent, the thought waves cease and we see clearly enough to relate back to our spirit. We get in touch with who we really are.
- Alan Finger
Deep relaxation and meditation slow down the brain waves, which rejuvenates the brain's chemistry and gives rise to a calmer state of mind, even after the relaxation or meditation ends. It is an ultimate treatment, on a daily basis, for your mind to recover, be sustainable, healthy, and strong, at the same time as its thoughts will be clear and distinct.
Relaxation also has other related health benefits, such as: lowering your heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing rate, reducing muscle tension and chronic pain, improving concentration and mood, reducing fatigue, anger, and frustration, and can even boost confidence to handle problems.
Relaxation is the best way to create sustainable health.
Do less, relax more