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Relaxation: Ways to Calm Your Mind.(Cover Story)
(For more information go to health.harvard.edu/NEWSWEEK.)
Over the past three decades scores of studies have confirmed the benefits of what we call the "relaxation response," a state of mental calm during which your blood pressure drops, your heart and breathing rate slow and your muscles become less tense. Practicing the relaxation response on your own is simple. Once you're comfortable with it, you can use it to cope better with stresses from road rage to performance anxiety. Kids can benefit, too. Studies of inner-city middle-school students have documented better grades, work habits and cooperation among those who learned the relaxation response.
Here are three simple ways to elicit the relaxation response:
Meditation: Our original approach to evoking the full relaxation response is a form of this ancient practice. Choose a short phrase or prayer that is rooted in your belief system, such as "peace" or "the Lord is my shepherd." Sit quietly in a comfortable position and close your eyes. Relax your muscles, progressing from your feet to your calves, thighs, abdomen, shoulders, neck and head. Breathe slowly and naturally, and as you exhale, say your word or ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Relaxation: Ways to Calm Your Mind.(Cover Story)