About Body — Relaxation Me

Reduce physical tension and improve body awareness.

Why it helps

Stress often shows up as persistent muscular co-contraction. Body-based methods help reduce baseline tension and improve interoceptive awareness so stress is noticed earlier.

How to practice

• Move attention slowly through one body area at a time.
• Use brief tension-release contrast only where comfortable.
• Finish with two quiet breaths and notice what softened.

Techniques

• Body Scan Meditation — Use a body scan meditation to move attention through the body and release physical tension area by area.
• Progressive Muscle Relaxation — Practice progressive muscle relaxation by tensing and releasing muscle groups to reduce stress and physical tension.
• Autogenic Training — Use self-directed phrases of heaviness and warmth for deep body relaxation.
• Tension Release Exercise — Use a quick tension release exercise to find held tension and consciously soften it on the exhale.
• Grounding Exercise for Anxiety — Orient to the present moment through senses and surroundings during anxiety or stress.