Friday, November 19, 2010
The Journey On
The Journey On was much like a relaxation technique I have used in the past called Progressive Muscle Relaxation where you tense your muscles and then relax them in order to manage stress and achieve total relaxation. My experience with the Journey On was almost as relaxing for me as Progressive Muscle Relaxation however; I did not fall asleep as I normally do with my usual relaxation techniques. With the Journey On I was able to to imagine my blood flowing from my abdomen up to my shoulders and down to my hands and while doing this I actually felt my hands and fingers getting heavier. When I was instructed to let the blood flow back to my abdomen I noticed that my fingertips were not as warm as they had been when I thought about the blood flowing to my hands. Afterwards I felt very calm and relaxed.
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Jen,
ReplyDeleteIt's great that this technique worked for you. I did not have as much success. I am not very good at relaxing, I need some practice. I have done the progressive muscle relaxation in the past with a little more success but again I need practice.
Jen, I'm glad you were able to get so much out of this exercise. I am not familiar with Progressive Muscle Relaxation although I think I have done it but did not know what it was called. I enjoy the ones that focus on each body part at a time moving along your body.
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