XPost: alt.meditation, alt.yoga   
   From: mgziyn9q@jgf352323.com   
      
   Different relaxation exercises can have effects on different systems in the   
   body. For example:   
      
   Relaxing the muscles of the body is best done with progressive muscular   
   relaxation (tense and relax each part of the body) and or (self) hypnotic   
   induction (go over each part of the body and say inwardly it is becoming   
   "relaxed and heavy") .   
      
   Slow the heart rate and rate of breathing with rhythmic breathing. For   
   example: for a few minutes, maintain a ratio 2:1:2:1 of  inhalation 2 heart   
   beats, hold 1 beat, exhalation 2 beats, hold 1 beat). Use a ratio of 2:1 if   
   that is most comfortable or 4:2 or 6:3 etc. what ever is most comfortable.   
   Other ratios/values are recommended by different schools of thought and   
   can work well too.   
      
   Visualization -  is excellent for relaxing the mind. For example, visualize   
   a location that you would find relaxing or pleasant, a natural scene, or   
   your dream home, anything that would be calming. Visualization puts the mind   
   in a "dream like" state. (Also, dreams are known for having psychic content   
   so visualization may stimulate psychic abilities especially clairvoyance.   
   Practicing visualization makes one more sensitive to perception   
   of internal images, the way practicing a musical instrument   
   improves your ear for music).   
      
   Using these different exercises in combination produces an extremely deep   
   state of relaxation very quickly. Visualization should be used last since it   
   may be difficult to do the other techniques once the mind becomes deeply   
   relaxed. One can also alternate and repeat techniques during the same   
   session. For example start with progressive muscular relaxation, then a few   
   minutes of rhythmic breathing, then alternate induction and visualization   
   until the desired state of relaxation is attained.   
      
      
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