{"id":405,"date":"2019-03-11T16:45:27","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T08:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/yathashim\/?p=405"},"modified":"2019-03-11T16:47:30","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T08:47:30","slug":"techniques-of-relaxation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/yathashim\/405\/2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Techniques of Relaxation"},"content":{"rendered":"<ol>\n<li><strong>Deep Breathing<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>This is the most basic technique.<\/li>\n<li>Breath in and out deeply.<\/li>\n<li>Can be done anywhere and any time.<\/li>\n<li>Try to practice for a few minutes 3 to 4 times daily and whenever you feel tense.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(More info on procedure)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Imagery<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>It is about building pictures in the mind.<\/li>\n<li>It creates distraction from stressful thoughts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(More info on procedure)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"tajuk_1\"><strong>Procedures For Relaxation Techniques<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Deep Breathing<\/strong><strong>Breath in<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Sit and place your hands firmly and comfortably on your stomach.<\/li>\n<li>Completely relax your stomach muscles.<\/li>\n<li>Breath in slowly and deeply through your nose filling and letting your stomach expand as much as possible<\/li>\n<li>Hold your breath for a few seconds before breathing out.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Breath out<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Breath out slowly through your mouth with the hands on your stomach.<\/li>\n<li>As you breath out, your diaphragm (the large muscle under the lungs) relaxes and your chest feels \u2019empty\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>Imagine that the air leaving your body is carrying the stress out of your body.<\/li>\n<li>Begin the breath-in and breath out-cycle again.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(Repeat this cycle three or four times at each session)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Imagery:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Settle yourself in a peaceful place.<\/li>\n<li>Close your eyes and listen to your breathing.<\/li>\n<li>Listen to it getting calmer with every moment that passes.<\/li>\n<li>As your mind becomes more peaceful, your body will also lose some of its tension.<\/li>\n<li>Imagine a scene which you find pleasant and relaxing. Eg. Imagine a beautiful day out at the beach\u2026with blue sky..soothing wind..and calm water\u2026etc.<\/li>\n<li>Take a moment to choose the setting.<\/li>\n<li>Let your scene take shape.<\/li>\n<li>Create its visual detail.<\/li>\n<li>Find a path and experience the sensation of moving through the scene.<\/li>\n<li>Feel the tension leaving your body.<\/li>\n<li>Enjoy the peace and calm of the scene you\u2019ve created.<\/li>\n<li>When you are ready, gradually bring your attention back to the room.<\/li>\n<li>Feel yourself alert, refreshed and more relaxed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\">[source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myhealth.gov.my\/en\/techniques-of-relaxation\/\">http:\/\/www.myhealth.gov.my\/en\/techniques-of-relaxation\/<\/a>]<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deep Breathing This is the most basic technique. Breath in and out deeply. Can be done anywhere and any time. Try to practice for a few minutes 3 to 4 times daily and whenever you feel tense. (More info on &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/yathashim\/405\/2019\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14467,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-405","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/yathashim\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/yathashim\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/yathashim\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/yathashim\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14467"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/yathashim\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=405"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/yathashim\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/yathashim\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=405"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/yathashim\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=405"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/yathashim\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=405"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}