Progressive Muscle Relaxation

• This technique focuses on identifying and relieving tension in the muscles.
• Progressive Muscle Relaxation is the process of tightening and then relaxing muscles in sections, until you have progressed through the entire body.
• The end result should be full body awareness and relaxation.

• With each muscle group, start by fully contracting to maximum tension. 
• Then, fully relax the muscles
• Start at your toes – curl your toes as tight as you can, and then fully relax. 
• Do the same as you progress through your 
  • arches of your feet
  • ankles
  • calves 
  • thighs 
  • buttocks 
  • abs
  • fingers/hands
  • wrists/forearms
  • upper arms
  • shoulders
  • neck
  • face]

Give Progressive Relaxation a try with cues to walk you through the whole technique