When we begin to reflect, we discover that we have so many, I would say so very many things to change - so many that we don't know where to start. Well? Too much confusion! Calm down. Calm down! One thing at a time! Without hurrying! With patience, you can obtain everything! When we begin to reflect, we discover that we have so many, I would say so very many things to change - so many that we don't know where to start. Well? Too much confusion! Calm...

This recording offers a guided development towards a state of deep relaxation and calm. It will provide a means of unlocking and freeing habitual muscular tension and pacifying the autonomic nervous system. After instructions as to the appropriate position and situation in which to listen to the tape are given, you will be encouraged to slow down your breathing mechanism and allow yourself the time to release any tightness or tension in the body....

First program (Sleep) teaches a muscle-by-muscle relaxation technique to help induce sleep. Second program (Relaxation) states that complete physical relaxation and a proper mental attitude can prevent most pathological, psychological, and neurological disorders; mentions the importance of diet, hydration, exercise and clean air in accomplishing full relaxation; then repeats the relaxation technique of the first program, in abbreviated form.

When Dr. Herbert Benson introduced this simple, effective, mind/body approach to relieve stress in The Relaxation Response twenty-five years ago, the book became an instant national bestseller. Since that time, millions of people have learned the secret of the relaxation response--without high-priced lectures, drugs, or prescription medicine. The tremendous success of this approach has turned The Relaxation Response into the classic reference recommended...

More than three decades ago, Dr. Herbert Benson of Harvard Medical School proposed a theory in his multimillion-copy bestseller The Relaxation Response, which stated that by calming the mind, one could calm the body and alleviate stress, pain, and illness. Recent landmark research from the genome project has proven Benson's theory: using the mind to quiet the body not only eases stress, it actually alters the activity of thousands of genes,...

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