6 Minute Reset Relaxation Exercise
Your state of mind is determined to a large extent based on your muscular tension level. If you would like to feel better emotionally & mentally the best thing to do first is to begin relaxing your upper body muscle tension a little at a time as you exhale fully over and over again very slowly and comfortably. Begin that now. The process of exhaling and relaxing a little more in your upper body several times can reset your Central Nervous System (CNS) to a calmer state of mind in 2-6 minutes time. This Resetting of your CNS can deliver you more control right now over your intrusive thoughts, obsessive worry, physical & emotional pain & annoying habits & fears. Resetting your CNSoften everyday will improve your memory recall, your performance @ work or in your relationships, your creative problem solving, your test taking, your healing time, your communication style, your romance, and stabalize your mood. By relaxing several times each day you will begin to notice how your decisions are adjusting slowly to become a better match with your overall preferences for yourself and your life style because calmer decisions are not impulsive or immediately gratifying to you, either one. Calmer decisions are more gratifying to you later on and overall, instead.***Sit in a comfortable place and continue relaxing your shoulders and your rib cage front and back a little bit and exhale completely. You can place your hand gently on your solar plexus muscles where your left and right rib cages join in the center below your heart to aid further relaxation of this important region of your chest wall. Relax deeply as you exhale fully. Without judging, blaming or dooming yourself or your difficulties think about them right now. Relax your shoulders, ribs, solar plexus and chest wall a little more as you exhale completely. Relax the muscles underneath your hand just a little more deeply so that your ribs come apart a little bit more as & exhale fully. Imagine your thoughts on your difficulty are passing through your mind effortlessly just like the clouds pass across the sky. Quietly allow your mental flow of thought on this difficulty or habit to become more effortless to you. Be aware and nonjudgmental of your pain or uncomfortable thoughts and emotions right now. And relax your upper body muscles a little more anyway, even though you may be uncomfortable. Just relax your muscle tension in your shoulders and chest wall a little bit more anyway as you exhale fully right now.***Continue the exercise now by collecting & recovering your mental awareness of your overall personal preferences on the difficulties or habits you have been thinking about. Persist in letting go of judgment, blame, doom, muscle tension & exhale fully. Just become aware of what you want to see happen overall on your topic or pain or habit. We are only as emotionally upset or physically tense as we are far away from what we are wanting. So, what is it you want to see happen on this important matter? Think about what you are wanting to have happen on this matter as you continue to relax your upper body and the muscles of your chest wall and solar plexus a little more on each exhale. Remember, knowing what you want is more important & empowering than getting it; & hardships prove you are a normal human experiencing your life normally. Use this 6 Minute Reset Relaxation Exercise 2-3 times daily for the steady improvement of your daily life habits and difficulties. You have completed the 6 Minute Reset Relaxation Exercise. ©Pamela Whitworth, Ph.D. All rights reserved.
