meditation

Progressive Muscle Relaxation Progressive muscle relaxation is a deep relaxation technique that has been effectively used to help control stress, anxiety, insomnia, and pain.  It is also one technique that can be used when working towards reaching a meditative state in a yogic practice.  It’s a simple two-step process in which you systematically tense and then relax different muscle groups in your body.  With regular practice, it can provide you a great understanding of what both tension and complete relaxation feel like in different parts of your body.  This awareness can help you react to the first signs of muscular tension [...]