The 7 Myths Of Relaxation

I voluntarily teach relaxation by the bed side for heart,stroke
and cancer patients in the hospital
I thought it might be interesting to address the 7 Myths of
relaxation through the eyes of the patients
Myth 1 If you slow down and relax nothing gets done
Having a major health challenge allows you to appreciate the
joys of slowing down
Myth 2 I don’t know how to relax
The patients in the hospital learn the relaxation process faster
than all my other clientsI guess their mind is not cluttered
with all the stresses of the world
Myth 3 Keeping yourself busy as a form of therapy for dealing
with stress
A young stoke patient (40 years old) discovered that being busy
stopped her from getting in touch with her true feelingsIt took
the experience of a stroke to convince her that there is no need
or benefit for always being busy
Myth4 You need to accept that you are stressed
A young man 40 years old was stressing out about having a
strokeIn the relaxation process I was able to take him to a
gardenThis garden brought back memories that he had not
experience for the last 35 yearsHe now understood that with
these memories there is no need to be stressed
Myth 5 Relaxation is from the outside
One older gentleman who had a stroke told me that his
relaxation was to please his dad This desire caused him to
forsake his family because he was always attempting to change
the world Changing the world meant that he got his dad’s
approval
When his dad acknowledged him he felt relaxedNow after having
a stroke at age 67 he has decided it is time to spend some time
with his family
Myht 6 Relaxation should be a one time thing
Most patients agree,as a result of their experience, that to be
healthy you need to slow down and smell the roses Slowing down
is a process and not a quick fix
Relaxation is not part of life; relaxation is a process of
living in each moment
Myth 7 It is OK to be all stressed out
Sometimes you need a life altering experience (like a stroke or
a heart attack) to appreciate the fact that you create stress
That is the bad news
The good news is that now you know you have the ability to
create stress, you can also find pleasant memories within you to
help you create relaxation
In summary
1Relaxation helps you slow down so that you can notice the
feeling of peace and tranquility and listen to your thoughts
which will make you become more relaxed, productive and healthy
2 Relaxation if practiced regularly give you a feeling of more
energy as you notice you’re becoming more focused
3Now you can notice the feelings, that it is not healthy to
avoid a situation by being busy
4Relaxation makes you more aware, as you listen to that part
of you that you now call ‘relax’ and notice the feeling
5 You do not need other people’s approval to make you feel
relaxed Also, you may begin to notice the feeling of the health
benefits of being relaxed
6You need to practice relaxation regularly because you will
begin to acknowledge and notice the experience of the sounds of
the simple things in life
7When you discover your experiences of the ways you create
stress, then within the next 30 days you can look foward with
excitement as you tell yourself how many ways you are going to
create relaxation
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