Relaxation Techniques
for Energetic, Mental, Emotional and Physical Health

Click here to learn Progressive Muscle Relaxation.

Click here to learn how to relax through meditation.

Click here to learn how to use your breath to relax.

Click here to learn how to use essential oils (aromatherapy) to relax.


Relaxation techniques can do wonders for your health--physical, mental, emotional, and energetic.

The energy field of a person when they are relaxed feels very different from when they are tense and anxious. On an energetic level, relaxation allows our energy to shift more easily to a state of healthy balance and flow.

On a physical level, relaxation feels great and allows our bodies’ natural self-healing and restoration processes to work like they’re supposed to.

Most of us think of relaxation as a luxury. Something for vacation, or that spa visit we’re saving for. Relaxing now? Who has time for it?

But it’s so much more than a luxury. In fact, I believe that it’s a necessity--so good for you that I wish there were a branch of medicine devoted to it: Relaxation Therapy.

Stress
It’s not that stress is all bad. A moderate amount of temporary stress can actually be good for you. And as we all know, at least some stress is involved in almost all good outcomes. Think of having children; getting a new job; starting something new. Stress seems almost necessary for growth and change.

But there’s stress and there’s STRESS.

Good stress is temporary and manageable. Bad stress feels overwhelming, and it doesn’t let up for days, weeks, months, even years.

Bad stress is a contributor to many kinds of illness and disease, not to mention mental suffering. Click here to see a list of some of the negative effects of “bad stress."

The Relaxation Response: a Prescription for Health & Wellness
Relaxing, on the other hand, turns off our body’s response to stress—with remarkable benefits for our physical, mental, emotional, and energetic health. Here are some of the good things that relaxing does for you:

• Slows your heart rate
• Normalizes blood pressure
• Slows your breathing rate
• Reduces the need for oxygen/allows oxygen to be used more efficiently
• Decreases adrenal glands production of stress hormones
• Increases production of growth and sex hormones
• Improves immune system health
• Increases blood flow to major muscles
• Reduces muscle tension
• Helps relieve aches and pains such as headaches and back pain
• Helps you handle negative emotions such as anger and frustration
• Gives you more energy
• Improves concentration and creativity
• Improves ability to handle problems

See what I mean? It sounds like the secret key to health nirvana, a veritable fountain of youth.

Secrets to Relaxing
So, then, what’s stopping you? Relax!

What? It’s not that easy?

Well, of course not, with all those stress hormones pumping through your system.

But there are ways to learn to turn off the stress response and move into a health-building state of relaxation. Some of these relaxation techniques are incredibly simple.

Progessive Muscle Relaxation is one of these techniques. Learn how to do it here.

Meditation is another simple relaxation technique for calming yourself and keeping your subtle energies healthy. You can learn how to meditate here.

You can also use your breath to relax. It's a powerful tool for managing stress. Click here to learn how.

Aromatherapy (essential oils) is another effective--and highly enjoyable--tool for relaxation. Click here to learn about how to use essential oils to relax.