If you struggle to meditate, try this mindfulness practice to relax instead

While there are many types of mindfulness practices—from breathwork and guided meditation to visualization—there is one ...
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How to Use Your Body to Relax Your Mind (The Science of Happiness)

Scroll down for a transcription of this episode. Want to destress your mind? Start with your body. Progressive Muscle Relaxation is a practice where you methodically tense and release your muscles to ...
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Your body is holding stress you don’t even know about

Your body naturally responds to stress by tightening muscles as part of the ancient fight-or-flight response, but modern life has created a perfect storm of chronic tension that your conscious mind ...
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Melt away stress with progressive muscle relaxation

Progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) is a simple yet powerful method to release tension from your body and mind. By tensing and relaxing muscle groups in sequence, you can shift from stress to calm in ...