Digest Number 1289

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In the early 1940s, somatic stress researchers found

that stress manifested itself differently on mental

and physical planes. Physical effects included the

classic ‘fight-or-flee’ response — tight muscles,

rapid and shallow breathing, increased blood pressure

and heart rate, adrenaline secretion and sweating. The

cognitive effects of stress were listlessness,

concentration and memory problems and loss of

motivation.

 

The two-fold or psychophysical manifestation of stress

led to a simple, but profound, means of stress-relief

— corrective relaxation and breathing techniques.

These were already known to the ancients.

 

The key insight of yoga, for example, is that it is

literally impossible to be anxious and relaxed at the

same time. In modern parlance, this is expressed as an

inverse relationship between relaxation and anxiety.

In practical terms, whatever promotes relaxation also

leads to reduction of anxiety.Progressive muscle

relaxation (PMR), which is similar to the conscious

unwinding of tension envisaged in the yogic shavasana

or the corpse pose, is a method designed to teach how

to recognise involuntary muscle tension and relax

muscle groups, to minimise negative stress. MORE

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