Progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) is a technique where a person tenses and relaxes different muscles in their body to relieve tension and induce a relaxation response. The relaxation response is a ...

Jacobson’s relaxation technique, or progressive relaxation therapy, involves tensing and relaxing specific muscle groups to increase body awareness and recognition of physical sensations. This ...

Over the years I have often recommended relaxation training to patients for various stress related disorders such as chronic pain and anxiety. Relaxation is also an important intervention for sleep ...

As Amber Lloyd, the founder of Britain’s first relaxation charity—Relaxation for Living (RforL)—reminisced, her husband had suffered a heart attack in 1969 and was told by his doctor to relax. “We ...

Most of us are strapped to our phones 24-7, overwhelmed by work, and feeling uncertain about the future of our country or the planet. We feel our well-being slipping (take this well-being quiz to ...

Vibroacoustic Therapy (VAT) originated in the 1970s through the work of Olav Skille in Northern Europe. Unlike conventional ...

Why do so many of us find it hard to truly relax? It may be because relaxation actually requires a little effort. It’s more than just kicking back on the couch or taking a break to scroll on your ...

Johari-Goldstein or β relaxation, persisting down to glassy state from a supercooled liquid, is a universal phenomenon of glassy dynamics. Nevertheless, the underlying micromechanisms leading to the ...

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A Tribe Called Quest's "Electric Relaxation" officially hit the airwaves 25 years ago this month. The single came off the group's classic album "Midnight Marauders." NPR's Marc Rivers has this ...