Feel the tension in your entire right leg and thigh. Hold for about 5 seconds… and relax. Feel the tension melting away from your leg. Now flex your right foot, pulling your toes towards you and feeling the tension in your calves. Hold for about 5 seconds… and relax, feel the weight of your legs sinking down. Feel the tension in your entire left leg and thigh. Now flex your left foot, pulling your toes towards you and feeling the tension in your calves.
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Tense each muscle group and notice how that muscle feels when it is tensed. Hold this tension for five seconds while breathing in. Then, release and relax that muscle all at once.
Pay close attention to the feeling of relaxation when releasing the contracted muscle. Practice tensing this same muscle group one or two more times but using less and less tension each time. This helps build awareness of tension in the body and improves the ability to differentiate between tension and relaxation in certain muscle groups.
Experiment with saying the word RELAX each time you release a muscle group to deepen the feeling of relaxation in the mind and body. When you have a good sense of what it feels like to be relaxed in that area of the body, transition on to the next muscle group. Make sure to not hold your breath during this practice. If it begins to hurt, cramp or feel uncomfortable while tensing a certain part of the body, reduce the contraction or stop and move on to the next muscle group.
When going through the PMR exercise, it is recommended to start at one part of your body and move systematically. For example, some people start with the feet, others at the face. You may do one side of the body hand, arm, leg, foot at a time, or do both sides at the same time. Progressive Muscle Relaxation was written by Shilagh A. Veterans Crisis Line: Press 1.
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