And Now – Let’s Get to Work
Progressive relaxation is a physical skill and like all such skills must be learned through practice.With sufficient practice, the ability to relax will become second nature to you.To build up this skill, you will need daily practice.
Set aside a half – hour period everyday in which you will be able to practice progressive relaxation.Choose time for yourself, taking one factor into consideration, that you must be able to guarantee yourself uninterrupted privacy.Without privacy and freedom from interruption, you will not be able to practice properly.
Always do your practice in a quite, dimly lit room and make sure beforehand that there will be no interruptions.Take the phone off the hook and switch off your mobile phone, if necessary instruct your family that you are not to be disturbed.
The instructions are as follows:
1. Take two deep breaths.
2. Tense and relax the muscles of your tounge and jaw.
3. Take two more deep breaths.
4. Tense and relax your stomach muscles.
5. Take two more deep breaths.
6. Tense and relax the muscles of your thighs and hips.
7. Take two final deep breaths.
You should be able to perform these techniques whether sitting down or standing up and you should be able to do it without anyone noticing that you are doing anything.When you mastered this new skill, you will have taken a further step towards your ultimate goal. “Happy Quitting”
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