Monday, September 2, 2013
Relaxation Exercise
Listening to the relaxation exercise was an interesting experience. The background sounds were very calming and soothing. They were soft and inspired me to breathe easier and relax. I was quite stressed when I began this exercise and while listening to the instructions on what to focus on, I found myself slowly relaxing my muscles and letting the stress and anxiety go. The suggestive words really inspired positive feelings and a positive physical response. I have always been a believer in how the mind influences how you physically feel, and this exercise certainly reaffirmed that notion for me.
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Hello Allison,
ReplyDeleteI too am a firm believer that the mind influences how a person physically feels. I know that when I become sad, stressed, etc. I will begin to feel tired or to not have as much energy as I normally would. At these times I will take a walk, exercise, write in my journal, among many other things in order to alleviate some of the stress, sad feelings or thoughts in order to feel better physically. I have been trying to make myself realize when I am having negative thoughts about myself in order to stop the negative thinking that will have a big effect on my feelings and physical state as well. When I notice I am having negative thoughts about myself I will write in my journal at least three positive aspects about myself. I do this to try to replace the negativity with positivity. I feel as though one of the most important things is to notice your thoughts and to understand your thoughts also. I found the relaxation exercise to be very soothing. The man's voice and the music were very calming and truly helped to bring me to a more relaxed state.
Allison, I can say that I was never a believer in relaxation or meditation techniques, however after completing the exercise I can say that there might be something to this. I experienced some of the same feeling that you did, however it did feel very awkward to me. Maybe because I really have never put any power into the idea or maybe because it was an experience that was a new one to me. Whatever the idea behind it I am now intrigued. Thanks for the post Sam
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