Relaxation is a way of training the body. By relaxing, we mean progressively and consciously teaching the body’s ‘bunches’ of muscles to lengthen, soften and let go of the tension we get so used to holding that we no longer notice it’s there. Participants learn to do this by being guided through the process, and
through repetition.
We practice relaxing while sitting, standing and walking. Participants are able to carry over their new skills into the lying position. Thus, you can teach the body, through practicing, to be more relaxed all the time. This not only makes you feel better, it also releases for better uses the energy you have been using to hold the muscles tight. This allows the body to move more freely and releases held emotional tension from the muscles, giving it a chance to be dealt with or let go (which can be done using mindfulness and / or meditation).
One of the characteristics of mindfulness is that it makes us more objective. We notice and watch what’s happening and become less immersed in it. That objectivity can give us a moment in which we can decide what to do instead of reacting without thinking. This can feel enormously empowering by –
Meditation –
Mindfulness is so beneficial for –
As there are particular physical exercises we can practice to train particular muscles in the body, we can gradually, with practice, train the mind to stay for longer and longer periods quietly resting on the meditation subject. Let us help you practice meditation, mindfulness, loving-kindness and contemplation today, to really take you all the way home to true and lasting happiness.
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