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Finding Relaxation ...
What is relaxation?
Yoga introduced me to Guided Relaxation and Meditation.
At the end of each class we were asked lay down and be still, to breathe and relax our body.
At first I fell asleep, when I was able to stay awake I was usually restless, replayed conversations, or was reminded of all the things I had to do.
Is this relaxation?
I think I need more practice.
I think I need more practice.
I guess that's why they call this the hardest Yoga pose to do.
Real relaxation does require practice, patience and it has an intention.
But you don't have to do Yoga or lay down.
It can just be a walk, sitting in the garden, a few minutes in the morning or before bed, a lunch time break, sitting on the bus or waiting for the tea to steep.
There are many styles of Guided Relaxation and it might be like a story that asks you to follow along and notice what's happening as you slowly relax different areas of the body and deepen your breath.
You may hear words like release, soften let go calm slow feel open allow and breathe.
Or, it may be about focusing on an object, a scent or a visualization.
But you don't have to do Yoga or lay down.
It can just be a walk, sitting in the garden, a few minutes in the morning or before bed, a lunch time break, sitting on the bus or waiting for the tea to steep.
Any time that suits YOU.
You may hear words like release, soften let go calm slow feel open allow and breathe.
They may seem like a foreign language.
Whatever it is, it takes you on an adventure and invites you to follow along, to focus on the breath, an area of your body, a place, a thought, nature or perhaps it's as simple as a smile.
While you follow along and breathe, you slowly start to let go of all those other thoughts and begin to clear and open the mind. You start to move into the present moment.
While you follow along and breathe, you slowly start to let go of all those other thoughts and begin to clear and open the mind. You start to move into the present moment.
What you discover can be a very precious gift.
I found a time to soften and breathe,
a time to feel comfortable with who you are,
a time to remove obstacles, release tension
a time to remove obstacles, release tension
and I found a place to notice the difference, to feel it, to be with it.
The practice opened me up to a place where I had tried to reach before but had never quite made it.
The awareness and benefits you gain can also help you use the breath in your everyday life as a tool to support your wellness.
Whether it is for a quick busy day refresher, when you feel out of balance or in times of stress, you can focus on your breath and watch as it gently relaxes and guides you back to the present moment.
Whether it is for a quick busy day refresher, when you feel out of balance or in times of stress, you can focus on your breath and watch as it gently relaxes and guides you back to the present moment.
Relaxes and guides
you back to the
present moment
Even a minute can help separate you from a stress, a worry or a busy time and place.
You’ll be able to experience the feeling of your breath bringing you back to balance and to peaceful thoughts.
You may even find an open space in your schedule and in your mind.
You’ll be able to experience the feeling of your breath bringing you back to balance and to peaceful thoughts.
You may even find an open space in your schedule and in your mind.
Let the breath take you where you need to go!
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You may even want to start a Wellness group at work or with your friends.
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