Progressive Muscle Relaxation : Relief Stress And Insomnia

Medical treatments, aromatherapy, and all the tired old "over-the-counter" prescriptions are just too boring anymore when it comes to treating insomnia or other sleep related problems. You need something new! Now there is a really exciting and effective technique that can be used to deal with Insomnia and other sleep disorders and it is called the Progressive Muscle Relaxation Technique.

What does this technique really do and how does it help to induce sleep? Well, there are number of good things it does and they work quite well to solve your sleeping problems. This is a technique that is used to tighten a certain group of muscles and then induce a relaxation stage afterwards that can reduce the overall tension in your body as you progress through the process. It is now being practiced widely by many people to relieve depression, anxiety, and stress. It is also used to treat insomnia as well as other habitual muscle pains in the body. It is being more commonly suggested for use amongst practitioners that have learned the technique of tensing and relaxing the muscles one group at a time. They concentrate on each group individually and thereby flush out the stresses and relieve the overall tension from each particular muscle part.

You can perform progressive muscle relaxation yourself by gradually starting the technique in your limbs and then moving to your facial area and your abdomen until you finally reach your upper body area. This technique is required for about 10 to 20 minutes a day and you will really be surprised with the results. It will show you some small but effective changes in your body that will lead to more overall relaxation.

This targets every area of your body and also provides ample contraction periods that result in a feeling of relaxation after each repetition. It then reduces the nervous feeling of "exasperation" in your muscles and replaces it with a feeling more like drowsiness to put you in the mood for a real rest. This practice can be easily done at home at anytime of the day and especially when you are having difficulty falling asleep. This is a fun alternative to try and get yourself in the mood for bed. It is also very simple and a very practical way to aid yourself in sleeping. It is especially great for those people who are hesitant to try over-the-counter treatments or who have found the herbal medications to be ineffective.

Progressive muscle relaxation is very easy and sort of like reading a book before bed. It is just something simple you can do to get yourself in the mood for sleeping. All you have to do is just clear your mind of anything and gradually contract your muscles at one leg for 2-3 minutes while inhaling and exhaling slowly. Then move to your other leg and to each of your arms, always contracting the muscles for a few seconds and then releasing them. Feel that wonderful relaxation after you release?
That is the technique starting to take effect!

Your mindset helps a lot when it comes to this. Set your mind to experience the feeling of relaxation each time you release the contraction and you will begin to get the idea of how you can fall asleep after you are done. Soon you will feel relaxed with the technique and you will start to feel very light. You will get a lot better at putting yourself to sleep in no time.

This is a very simple and convenient way to help you fall asleep. The technique has often been used on Insomnia patients with great success. It is safer than those drug medications for sleep disorders and it will not cost you any money at all. It fits with the saying that "mental serenity and calmness starts with relaxation". With Progressive Muscle Relaxation, you are more than assured of a relaxed muscle and a relaxed body that will lead to a calmer state of mind. You do not need to worry any longer about having to go through all that sleep difficulty. With some very simple and basic contractions, you will learn to teach your body how to relax and your mind will then follow. Go try it out and have a great rest tonight!