By
Kevin Sinclair
Whether you have a high stress job such as an airline pilot and
have to sit in one cramped place for long hours at a time or you are the
worn out mother of a toddler on the run from morning till night, you
can feel like your nerves are shot to pieces. You probably crave genuine
relaxation but doubt you can achieve it.
Whether you have a high stress job such as an airline pilot and
have to sit in one cramped place for long hours at a time or you are the
worn out mother of a toddler on the run from morning till night, you
can feel like your nerves are shot to pieces. You probably crave genuine
relaxation but doubt you can achieve it.
No matter what your
situation, the answer to your stress may be as simple as progressive
muscle relaxation. This technique originated in the 1930s and is still
popular today. This method of relaxation is simple; muscle groups are
flexed then systematically relaxed. The idea behind progressive muscle
relaxation is that by relaxing the
