Reflection:
I listened to the audio tape: "A Time To Relax"
I listen to the audio tape. It was hard for me to get in the mood to relax because I have been doing homework all day. I am very tense and my head and my back really hurts. As I listened to the tape I could not get my mind to cooperate. I kept thinking about taking notes rather than relaxing. I will listen to the tape again after doing other things to relax such as showering, sitting still with my eyes closed concentrating on nothing. I agree with the facilitator of the tape when he said,"We have the ability to began to make any part of your body feel comfortable by just thinking (thinkfulness). The mechanisms behind this technique involves the flow of the blood from the bodies core which is the abdominal area. The abdominal area holds 80% of our blood and the extremities hold the remaining 20%. According to the video utilizing some of this 80% of blood to areas we want to make feel comfortable is part of the relaxation process." Much of our tension and stress is felt in our hands, arms, and legs. In the tape it was demonstrated how to relax these areas by increasing the blood flow, saturating the area like a sponge, making them hot and heavy. Once muscles reach this state they start to relax. I feel it takes time and commitment before this process can be achieved, at least in my case.
Helen
Hello Helen,
ReplyDeleteIt's good to be able to read your post. I listened to the relaxation exercise and at first I thought there is no way this is going to work for me. It took me a minute to get my body to relax, but once it did I was totally relaxed. I didn't really feel the blood moving or my hands getting warm. I did feel like I was sinking into the floor, when I opened my eyes afterwards I felt like I wanted to just lie there and do nothing even though I knew I had to get back to doing my homework. Miles Holt
Hello Helen
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with the busyness of life it is so hard to relax with school, work, family members wanting to eat and everything in between.It also took me 2 times to listen to fully feel the relaxation however I thought it was to long and could have been shorter. But with our rushed lives I guess that is how it is. I do hope the next relaxation lesson I can be more relaxed. Marina